Meet Janet Etty-Leal
Founder of Meditation Capsules | Mindful Education Specialist | Children’s Meditation Teacher Trainer
Janet Etty-Leal is a pioneer in creative mindful education in Australia, with more than 20 years’ experience bringing mindfulness, meditation and wellbeing practices to children, teachers and schools.
Her work is grounded in a simple belief: mindfulness should feel real, meaningful and alive for children. Through stories, imagination, creative activities and practical classroom tools, Janet helps children build self-awareness, emotional understanding, focus, kindness and inner confidence.
Meditation Capsules programs are designed for children from 3 to 18 years of age and are used in schools across Australia and internationally. Janet’s approach combines mindfulness with whole-child learning, positive education, current neuroscience and creative pedagogy.
Her programs have been researched and endorsed by Masters and PhD candidates from universities including Monash University, RMIT and other universities across Australia, as well as universities in the United States, Hong Kong and Puerto Rico.
A Note from Janet
“Mindful education is my passion. My aim is to make mindful learning real, relevant and fun, so children can discover practical tools for awareness, kindness, confidence and connection.”
Creative mindfulness education for children
Janet’s work is warm, practical and child-centred. She creates mindfulness experiences that children can feel, understand and use in everyday life.
Her programs include:
Creative meditation and mindfulness practices
Stories, metaphors and themes that children can connect with
Hands-on activities for the classroom and home
Teacher-friendly resources and lesson structures
Training that supports confidence, creativity and authenticity
Whole-child learning that supports mind, body, heart and imagination
Janet’s aim is to make mindful learning real, relevant and enjoyable, while giving teachers and children tools they can return to again and again.
Supporting teachers, schools and families
Meditation Capsules was created to make mindfulness accessible, engaging and meaningful for children.
Rather than asking children to simply sit still or “calm down”, Janet’s approach invites children into mindful awareness through creativity, curiosity, movement, reflection and connection. The practices are flexible and can be used as short capsules, extended lessons or whole programs.
Meditation Capsules supports children to:
Build self-awareness
Strengthen focus and attention
Develop emotional literacy
Connect with themselves and others
Grow confidence from within
Learn practical lifelong wellbeing tools
Meditation Capsules programs and resources
Meditation Capsules also offers Children’s Meditation Teacher Training, a registered training program with the Meditation Association of Australia.
The training supports educators, parents, wellbeing professionals and meditation teachers to share mindfulness with children in creative, age-appropriate and meaningful ways.