2 days- Mindfulness Intensive Program4our Kids (age 6+ to 8)

2 days- Mindfulness Intensive Program for our Kids  

age: 6+ to 8 years old (before school start) 

+ Parents are encouraged to join with your child(ren) with no additional 

charge.  

The objective of this program is to encourage young people to explore and deepen an awareness of self through mindfulness training. The intensive program is designed to support social and emotional learning and cultivate awareness of stress reactivity in children and adolescents.

  

Mindfulness-based practices inspire discernment in decision-making and lead to healthier and happier choices. These experiential programs offer youth, and the families who care for them, an opportunity to discover their capacity for a deeper purpose and more meaningful connection to themselves and the world around them. By now there’s a good chance you’ve heard the term “mindfulness.” It seems to be everywhere—touted as the new yoga, the answer to stress, the alternative to Xanax.   

[Note:  Xanax- general name: Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. It works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). ] 

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the scientist and widely recognized father of contemporary, medically based mindfulness—over 30 years ago he developed a therapeutic meditation practice known as Mindful Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in USA—defines mindfulness simply as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” 

To expand on that just a little bit about mindfulness is a meditation practice that begins with paying attention to breathing in order to focus on the here and now—not what might have been or what you’re worried could be. The ultimate goal is to give you enough distance from disturbing thoughts and emotions to be able to observe them without immediately reacting to them. 

In the last few years mindfulness has emerged as a way of treating children and adolescents with conditions ranging from ADHD to anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, depression and stress. And the benefits are proving to be tremendous. 

Mindfulness and teenagers While the research on children and adolescents is really just beginning to gain real traction, there are several small studies showing that for kids who suffer from anxiety and ADHD, mindfulness can be especially helpful.  

Diana Winston, author of Wide Awake and the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, started taking teens with ADHD on retreats for what she calls “mindfulness intensive camp” back in 1993. Twenty years later the program is still going strong. 

Held on the premises of the Violet Flame KL for Mindfulness, these 2 days programs are designed for Teens. 

From 10 am to 5 pm included meal. 

Maximum 10 participants.  

RM350  (Register for 2 or more teen & receive a 10% discount or early bird before 25 Dec 2019) 

The Mindfulness for Teens program utilize a combination of age-appropriate exercises,

that include  Key focus area - yoga or movement exercise - art works - cooking class 

- personal development - games and dance  - meditation practices and multimedia  

to encourage insight, self-awareness and strengthen the capacity for self-regulation. 

Neuroscience research provides strong evidence that these mindfulness practices 

can alter the structure and function of the brain to improve quality of life. 

To find out more-  kindly contact via call or WhatsApp or :

  +60129868346 or +60320118288 or email- info@thevioletflamekl.com  

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