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title: "Mindfulness"
url: "https://rusheygreen.lewisham.sch.uk/mindfulness"
school: "Rushey Green Primary School"
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# Mindfulness

## Modelling Wellbeing and Improving Self-Regulation in the Classroom

### What is Self-Regulation in school?

It’s a child’s ability to:

- Manage **emotions** (calming down when upset, bouncing back from frustration).
- Control **behaviours** (waiting, taking turns, following rules, resisting impulses).
- Direct **attention** (focusing on tasks, shifting when needed, ignoring distractions).

### How Mindfulness Helps Self-Regulation

### 1. Awareness of Feelings

- Mindfulness teaches children to notice emotions (“My heart is beating fast, I feel angry”) rather than acting on them immediately.
- This pause creates space to make a choice instead of reacting automatically.

#### 2. Calming the Body

- Breathing and sensory exercises lower stress responses (fight/flight) → helps the body feel safe and calm.
- This makes it easier to return to learning after dysregulation.

#### 3. Improved Attention Control

- Short practices (e.g. mindful listening, mindful breathing) strengthen the “attention muscle.”
- Children become better at focusing on instructions and sustaining effort.

#### 4. Empathy and Relationships

- Mindfulness can improve perspective-taking and kindness, which reduces conflict with peers and improves classroom climate.

#### 5. Resilience to Stress

- Regular practice helps children recover faster after setbacks, making them less likely to escalate into full dysregulation.

### What do our mindfulness sessions look like at Rushey Green?

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