Smiling Mind aim to equipped young people with the skills they need to have a healthier mind through mindfulness mediation.
Practicing mindfulness can help manage stress, improve resilience and improve general health and wellbeing.
Meditation is about training the mind to become more aware and to gain new perspectives. You’re not trying to turn off your thoughts or feelings. You’re learning to observe them without judgment. And eventually, you may start to better understand them as well.
Learning to mediate is like learning any other skills. With practice and time it becomes easier.
Immerse yourself, get into the zone, tune out!
Why not try and focus on some of these mindfulness colouring in drawings.