It could be a daunting task to implement mindfulness into your school if you didn’t know where to start…
With this self-paced online course there is no need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ as its programme has already been tested with students of all ages and in classrooms across New Zealand and with hundreds of teachers in New Zealand and Australia.
The course is based on the successful programme Mindful NZ Schools has been running the past five years and it complies with the objectives of the curriculum for personal development, with focus on social and emotional development, personal self-regulation and building resilience – qualities recognised as benchmarks for success in life.
“Thanks for all your help and an Awesome useful course”.Debra S.
Making a difference in a distracted world
Mindfulness is not just some trend, but a proven method to help increase focus and awareness, make it possible to self-regulate and shift attention when caught up in negative thinking and worrying. Mindfulness exercises are designed to train our awareness and the ability to stay calm under stress and turbulence as well as having better sleep and increasing resilience.
Harvard, Oxford and Stanford Universities offer Mindfulness courses. So do many successful companies such as Google and Intel.
As the benefits from Mindfulness are becoming more commonly known and acknowledged there is now a growing demand in schools for Mindfulness training and trained Mindfulness facilitators.
In this online course you will be introduced to and learn the powerful Mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance and focus in their lives. You will also receive tools and share these techniques to anyone around you, including adults, students and children.
“A great course. Life changing. Can’t wait to get started in the classroom!”.Emma B.
Mindfulness can’t be learnt by talking or reading about it. Mindfulness is experiential. To be able to teach mindfulness you need to understand how it works from the inside out.
The course gives you the background, science, practices and techniques to teach/guide others and to establish a regular practice yourself.
“We ask students to pay attention all day, yet we never teach them HOW”
Dr. Amy Saltzman
Why should we teach mindfulness to students?
Studies have shown that emotional regulation, social behaviour and academic achievement have noticeably improved for those who have received Mindfulness instructions.
Benefits such as:
- Decreased stress and anxiety
- Better sleep
- Better self-management
- Less reactivity
- Improved mental resilience
- Increased self-awareness
- Better memory
- Increased attention and focus
- Better conflict resolution skills
are common and expectable result from regular Mindfulness practice.
Ready to use lesson plans designed by a registered teacher
This training will give you the resources to improve everyone’s, including students and children’s ability to deal with stress and anxiety as well as improve attention and focus and cultivate kindness and empathy. Activities and practices will be taught to help engage students in the mindfulness process and assist in internalising the mindfulness practices.
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“Since this course I have been using these skills with my students and I want to thank you so much. Your course is amazingly comprehensive and has given me a full toolbox while also taking me on a personal journey”.REGISTER HERE
Naomi M.
How to win the battle
for students attention?
With the added distraction from mobile devices, texting and social media, the
challenge of keeping students attention in the classroom has become a whole new ball game.
In this course you will learn how to help students to be more present and stay focused by showing them powerful strategies to intentionally shift attention when the mind wanders.
Is this course for me?
There is no religious belief or doctrines attached to mindfulness. Mindfulness has it’s roots in many contemplative practices but doesn’t require or impose on anyones belief system. It’s a mental activity that has proven to be of great benefit for maintaining physical, mental and emotional balance.
The many benefits of Mindfulness have been well documented, especially in the past 30 years since Jon Kabat-Zinn established the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programme that has led to the wide-spread, acceptance of these practical exercises anyone can do.
Mindfulness practice doesn’t require any preparation or beforehand or knowledge of meditation. Anyone can experience the effects from these simple exercises.
It doesn’t matter if you never have meditated or done one mindfulness exercise in your life, this course is for anyone who wants to establish their own mindfulness practice and get the tools and resources to help others to improve focus, develop mental resilience and impulse control.
Learn At Your Own Pace
with guided audio sessions
Audio exercises that you can listen to online
or download to any mobile devices.
Learn From Home
30+ Instruction videos
Guided Audio Exercises
Easy Online Access on any Device
Ready -To-Use Lesson Plans
Easy To Follow Weekly Lessons
Study in your own time
Private Live Session
Certificate of completion
Extensive Course Material
Here is a list of the tools and resources that you can access immediately after signing up.
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Mindfulness Facilitation Manual
with key points for guiding and leading mindfulness sessions with tips on how to use
language, your own authenticity and natural authority and create the space where ‘Mindfulness can happen’. - Connector.
Guided Mindfulness audios
Audios for each weeks exercises that you can listen to anywhere.
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4 Hours of Demonstration Videos
with instructions and explanation of how Mindfulness works
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8-Week Lesson Plans - ready to use
that covers all main mindfulness exercises; breathing. listening, eating etc.
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Students 8 week Work books
to hand out to students and other interested.
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Assessment & Evaluation Forms
To use before starting a training and collect feedback at the end.
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Enquiry Log
A journal with questions and notes for each weeks exercises.
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Online Forum
Where you can share thoughts & communicate with other participants.
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Power Point Presentation
with over 60 slides to use as a resource when you teach.
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Private Skype or Zoom Session
where you can go deeper into different aspects of the training
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Tools & Resources
Reports, Posters, Articles and much more to expand your knowledge
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Certificate
A certificate of completion will be proved in PDF format or hard copy
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Technical Support
Easy Online Access
You find the complete course , all resources; audios, videos & downloadable PDF files etc. logically structured in the online dashboard that you access anytime through your personal member account.
Trainer with 28 Years Experience
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Rita Riccola is a NZ Teacher and a trained Mindfulness teacher with 28 yrs experience who has completed courses with Mindful Schools USA and attended many Mindfulness retreats.
Rita has designed these courses to meet the growing need for educators and human resource workers to offer Mindfulness training to all interested. The courses are continually well-received by many participants in NZ and Australia.
She has provided training for schools in Auckland and trained teachers at Diocesan Schools for Girls and Dilworth Junior College.
“Rita is a fabulous facilitator – she made us feel extremely comfortable, was open-minded and encouraged us all to share from our diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. I came away with many very practical, easy to use exercises that I have since been using with with my classes of various ages. Thank you Rita for gifting me such a wonderful and enjoyable afternoon of learning”-Louise Dore, participant, Auckland
“I’ve learnt valuable human, approachable ways to bring Mindfulness to my school and my own life”Peter, Sydney
ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS COURSE
Powerful Skype or Zoom Session
for in-depth learning
With the course comes a privat skype or zoom session where you can go deeper into certain aspects of mindfulness.
This session is also a great opportunity to ask questions and give and get feedback.
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To sign up and start your Mindfulness Journey, simply click the button below and you are taken to the registration page for checkout and immediate access.
Cost for the complete course including Part 1, 2 and 3 is $495 AUD.
There is no risk involved – You are covered by a 90 Days 100% Money Back Guarantee.
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Cost for the course is normally $495 AUD.
But for a limited time we are offering it for $295 AUD.
SPECAL BONUS!
As part of the course you can register and come for half price to any of the 2 day Live Mindfulness Facilitation courses that are held regularly Online using Zoom and in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch etc.) . In this course, you get to spend time with like minded people in a relaxed place and the chance to guiding the group for first-hand experience and feedback.
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Example of the ‘mind jar video’
Demonstration Videos
More than 20 Videos to demonstrate how to use the tools and resources as well as guiding videos for the facilitation training in part 2.
Who is the course for?
Developing Competence
in guiding mindfulness
Mindfulness is experiential. To be able to teach mindfulness effectively you need to understand how it works from the inside out. Mindfulness Facilitation is about co-creating an environment where mindfulness can ‘happen’. The Course’s Facilitators manual answer questions such as:
» How to begin a class?
» How to use language & the voice?
» How to use your authenticity?
» How to deal with difficult emotions? etc.
Why Mindfulness?
In our fast paced lives, where we rush from one demand to another, there is very little time or space to stop and pause. Mindfulness offer the tools needed to connect with our inner intelligence, where we can access natural calmness beneath the busy minds.
Evidence based results from around the world continue to show that the regular practise of Mindfulness has ongoing benefits for physical and mental health.
As the benefits of Mindfulness practices are becoming more widely recognised, there is now a growing demand in schools and work places for Mindfulness training and trained Mindfulness facilitators.
Ongoing research into Mindfulness points to the need for all students to receive some form of mental training to fulfil their educational and personal potential.
This 3 part online course is aimed at teachers and others who want to introduce mindfulness to their students and clients.
Part 1 is a foundation course where you establish your own mindfulness practice.
Part 2 consist of modelling videos and a teachers manual with key points in delivering mindfulness sessions. It gives guidance on how to use language, your voice and guide groups.
Part 3 is a complete set of lesson plans covering eight weeks. Ready to use as they are or as a starting point for building your own lessons. Several videos to demonstrates the different exercises are included.
There are also regular members only webinars where we look deeper into different aspects of teaching mindfulness and where you can ask questions directly to the teacher and share insights and observations.
Ready To Use
8 Week Lesson Plans
Part 3 of the course is designed as a lesson-by-lesson process of delivering Mindfulness classes to both primary or secondary students.
Each week’s lesson provides detailed content and delivery suggestions.
» weekly exercises & practices
» improve students ability to deal with stress
» cultivate kindness and empathy
» designed by a registered teacher
» complies with the objectives of the curriculum for personal development
How does it work?
The ability to focus on one thing at a time is a skill and requires practice. Just as athletes train on a daily basis to maintain fitness and stamina, Mindfulness, which is a mental training, requires regular daily practice to experience the many well documented benefits especially of de-stressing, relaxing the body and generally self-managing in a new and empowering way.
Through guided, simple easy-to-do practisies you are training the mind to be more present in the moment. resulting in it to be less anxious, more alert and alive.
Classroom Resources
to engage and explain
The tools and resources for each week’s Lesson Plan are provided in high resolution PDF format for easy print out for when you run your own mindfulness classes after finishing the online course.
“With Mindfulness training you are not adding to your knowledge in the
traditional meaning – you are actually removing some of the mental clutter
that is holding you back from being naturally mindful and in a state of
equilibrium”.Rita Riccola
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
This online course is based on Mindfulness in Australia’s programme that has been tested and proven with hundreds of participants of all ages.
We are fully confident it will work for you too if you follow it closely.
If you are not satisfied with the course for any reason you will be given
a full refund within 90 days of the purchase.
What Participants Say about Rita’s 2 Day Mindfulness Facilitation Course
“What I liked best about the 2 day training was the relaxed, knowledgeable approach to Mindfulness”.
-Laura, Melbourne
“I liked the pace, experiential learning and the facilitators sharing her experience”
Alison, Sydney
“I’ve learnt valuable human, approachable ways to bring Mindfulness to my school and my own life”
Peter, Sydney
“ I’ve learnt that you can choose to change. The interaction between participants was especially valuable”
– Jen, Sydney
“Rita is a fabulous facilitator – she made us feel extremely comfortable, was open minded and encouraged us all to share from our diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. I came away with many very practical, easy to use exercises that I have since been using with with my classes of various ages. Thank you Rita for gifting me such a wonderful and enjoyable afternoon of learning”.
-Louise Dore, Auckland
“I found Rita’s expert and gentle facilitating a wonderful way to explore mindfulness personally, whilst also guiding me to share mindfulness with others”.
-Suzanne Henwood, Auckland
“The Mindfulness Teacher Training 2 day workshop delivered some excellent material and provided participants with some definitive tools to enable them to develop their own teaching programs around. Rita’s knowledge and inclusive manner of facilitating made for an enjoyable experience”.
-Errol Alison, Wellington
“What I liked best about the course was the practical nature and the openness to ask questions”
-Wendy, Sydney
“I’ve learnt very practical strategies and meaningful discussions of experiences”
-Sarah, Christchurch
What do you get from this Course?
PATHWAY TOBecoming a
Mindfulness Facilitator
THE 3 COMPONENTS OF THE ONLINE COURSE
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8 Week Mindfulness Training
The first part where you establish your own Mindfulness practice if you don’t have one.
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Learn To Facilitate Mindfulness
The second part is about learning to guide others.
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Bring Mindfulness To The Classroom and groups.
Third part with ready- to -use lesson plans and demonstration videos
Summary of Complete Course Content – Part 1, 2 & 3
- What is Mindfulness?
- How does it work?
Evidence-based research results
and the neuroscience. - Why Teach Mindfulness to Students and Children.
- Breathing Exercise 1 and 2
- Guided Body Scan
- The STOP Method
- How to build a MIndfulness Lesson
- Tools & Resources
- How to identifying patterns of thinking and reacting that keep us trapped.
- Practical ways to work with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions.
- Turning boredom and restlessness into curiosity
- Mindful Listening-expanded awareness.
- The ‘Mountain meditation’
- Training Session – Teaching Mindfulness
- Questions and Answers, feedback/personal Enquiry into your own experience
SUMMING IT UP
Part 1 – Establish Your Own Practice
The first part of the course is an 8 week foundation where you focus on establishing your own Mindfulness practice by listening to guiding audios and watching some instruction videos while keeping a daily mindfulness journal.
In your own time you will be introduced to and learn the powerful Mindfulness techniques that are helping individuals from all walks of life to have more balance and focus in their lives.
You will see for yourself that the ability to focus on one thing at a time is a skill and requires practice. Just as athletes train on a daily basis to maintain fitness and stamina, Mindfulness, which is a mental training, requires regular daily practice to experience the many well documented benefits especially of de-stressing, relaxing the body and generally self-managing in a new and empowering way.
Through guided, simple easy-to-do practices you are training the mind to be more present in the moment resulting in lowered anxiety, increased alertness anda being truly present in your life.
Part 2 – Learn To Facilitate Mindfulness
In the second part we will be looking carefully at the basic neuroscience; how purposefully connecting with the body’s self-calming para-sympathetic nervous system leads to- lower stress and anxiety, increased attention and mental clarity, improved social and emotional intelligence and a host of other life-enhancing benefits.
Teaching mindfulness is about guiding people to their own mindfulness practice. It’s about co-creating an environment where mindfulness can ‘happen’.
In this ‘safe space’ everyone has the ability to come into a deeper contact with who they really are by continually being offered the possibility of surrendering to the present moment, exactly as it is, without an agenda or expected outcome. That requires the shared intention of all present.
In this module you will learn, as the teacher/guide, how to use language, your voice, authority and authenticity to create an environment, where a deep trust between participants naturally arises and a sense of freedom and safety also.
To guide mindfulness is like nothing else, it is not teaching in a traditional sense, it is not therapy either. It is more like ‘uncluttering’ the over-filled, busy mind.
Establishing your own Mindfulness practice (part 1) and the fundamental understanding of how mindfulness works from a more scientific point of view, you will have built the foundation needed to effectively guide others on to their own mindfulness journey. You will find that you more easily can put into words experiences that are outside the tangible and ‘practical’.
Neuroscience and how the Mindfulness process works is also covered in a
live webinar where you can ask questions and give feedback.
NEW – The Science of Mindfulness
We have just added a whole new section to the course. It is a 20 part video series recorded direct from live zoom trainings that takes you through a number of highly relevant topics such as Neuroplasticity & the Brain, The Thinking and the Observing Self, The Limbic System & Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, How To Guide a Group, Interconnectivity, Cultivating Values, What it takes to become a trainer etc. There are interactions with the participants and guidance on how to develop your own mindfulness program and the requirements for becoming a successful facilitator.
We believe this addition of more than 3 hours of new content will take the course to a new level of usefulness and give you heaps of ideas for powerful exercises to use and how to setup your sessions in the most effective way.
Part 3 – Bring Mindfulness to The Classroom
In part 3 you are provided with detailed lesson plans that can be run as an 8 week block-study in the classroom or you can build your own lesson plans referencing this material. Each lesson can run for 30-40 minutes but this can be adapted as needed.
This 8 week programme has run extensively in schools for primary and secondary and only needs language-appropriate adjustments to cater ot each group. The lesson plans can be adapted for adult groups also, designed to raise all participants awareness of our relationship to our thoughts, feeling, others, the earth and recognising the emergence of the qualities of kindness, empathy and compassion over the 8 week period.The lessons build over the 8 weeks to week-by-week develop a deeper understanding of why mindfulness is such a wonderful, effective, self-regulating strategy.
Get immediate access and start learning Mindfulness Facilitation today!
40% Off – Limited Time Offer!
Cost for the course is normally $495 AUD
But for a limited time we are offering it for $295 AUD.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
This online course is based on Mindfulness in Australia’s programme that has been tested and proven with hundreds of participants of all ages.
We are fully confident it will work for you too if you follow it closely.
If you are not satisfied with the course for any reason you will be given
a full refund within 90 days of the purchase.