Mindfulness matters Week 3: 'Raisin' awareness of the senses!

'Its Soup... How can I

 eat soup Mindfully?' 

Year 6 student approaching  their  lunch  after  today's  session

So after a two week break over Chinese New year the students returned to Mindfulness matters week 3. This week was focused around sensory exploration, paying conscious attention to things that perhaps we take for granted.

The Year 2's  approached the task of trying to see, hear, smell, touch and taste a raisin as if it was a strange object from the moon with a lot of wonder! Some of them were amazed at how strong and bitter the raisin tasted, and the difference in texture between the outside and inside. All were surprised that raisins had a sound when you roll them next to your ear!

Their patience was tested when they were asked to slowly walk  mindfully  around their shared area concentrating on their feet and how it felt to walk, but they were completely calm by the time they got back to the classroom!

For the Year 6's the session started off with an activity around checking out the internal 'weather forecast' of their feelings, and a discussion of how quickly the 'weather' can change. They too did the raisin activity, and agreed to try and eat their lunch slowly and mindfully. Following a short activity sitting still like a frog, their teacher commented on how much better they are getting at quickly paying attention to their breathing!

Next week, feeling feelings for the Year 2's and Patience and faith for the Year 6's