Mindfulness Programs and Professional Development for Schools & Organisations

Creative, practical mindfulness support for children, educators and communities

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Meditation Capsules offers mindfulness programs, professional development, mentoring and consultation for schools, early learning centres, community organisations and professionals working with children.

Janet’s approach is practical, creative and child-centred. Sessions can support children, teachers, wellbeing teams and organisations to bring mindfulness into everyday learning, care and community settings in a meaningful way.

Programs can be tailored for:

  • Schools and classrooms

  • Early learning centres

  • Community organisations

  • Wellbeing and family support services

  • Therapists and allied health professionals

  • Parents and carers

  • Teachers and education teams

  • Meditation and yoga teachers working with children

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What Janet offers

Janet can work with your school or organisation through:

  • Student mindfulness sessions

  • Teacher professional development

  • Staff wellbeing workshops

  • Parent information sessions

  • Private consultation and mentoring

  • Program design support

  • Children’s meditation and mindfulness training

  • Creative wellbeing programs for groups

“I’ve been teaching for 15 years and have attended many talks, conferences and workshops.  I cannot think of another session that was so accessible, relevant, inspiring and re-affirming about the positive changes that a teacher can bring about in her students.”

— Simone Tausend. Teacher, St Michael’s Grammar School, Melbourne

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For schools and early learning centres

Meditation Capsules supports schools and organisations to introduce mindfulness in a way that is simple, creative and easy to use in real life.

Programs may support:

  • Calmer transitions

  • Focused learning

  • Emotional awareness

  • Connection and kindness

  • Teacher and Facilitator wellbeing

  • Whole-school/organisation wellbeing approaches

  • Mindfulness practices for different ages and stages

  • Creative classroom rituals and short “capsule” practices

“Janet’s way with children, her love of and commitment to what she is teaching, and her creative way of communicating principles and practices without complicating them or making them lose their immediacy is both inspiring and instructive.”

— Professor Craig Hassed (Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies)

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Professional development and staff wellbeing

Teaching, caring and supporting children asks a great deal of the body, mind and nervous system. Janet’s professional development supports staff to understand mindfulness through direct experience, practical tools and creative approaches that can be used immediately.

Sessions can include:

  • Mindfulness for educator wellbeing

  • Creative mindfulness practices for children

  • Mindful transitions and classroom settling

  • Using story, senses, movement and imagination

  • Building a mindful toolkit

  • Supporting children’s focus, confidence and emotional awareness

  • Embedding mindfulness into daily routines

For organisations and community groups

Janet also works with organisations that support children, families and communities. Programs can be adapted for wellbeing services, family support programs, community groups, therapeutic settings and organisations wanting creative mindfulness tools for children.

This can include:

  • Children’s mindfulness workshops

  • Family wellbeing sessions

  • Staff professional learning

  • Creative group programs

  • Mentoring for facilitators and practitioners

  • Support to adapt Meditation Capsules resources

If your school, organisation or community group is interested in mindfulness programs, professional development, staff wellbeing or consultation, Janet would love to hear from you.

Please get in touch and include a little about your setting, the age group you support and the kind of program or guidance you are looking for.

Enquire about a program, workshop or consultation

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Looking for a deeper training pathway?

For educators, therapists, parents and professionals wanting more comprehensive training, Janet also offers the Meditation Capsules Children’s Meditation Teacher Training, a registered training program with Meditation Australia.