Mindful Souls

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  • Mindful teachers, Mindful children

    Teachers have the power to shape the lives of thousands of children, this in itself is a huge responsibility. Alongside that, add in the pressure of tests and meetings, expectations of administrators,  pressure from the parents, and the curriculum requirements. This makes one believe that teachers are superhumans… the sad reality, they are not… they…

  • A Mindful Day

    A Mindful Day How often have you heard someone use the words exhausted, burnt out, stressed, just done with everything, overworked? These have become a part of our daily life. Every second person is anxious, tired, stressed and that is sole because we try to accomplish way too many things at the same time. However,…

  • Are we grading wellbeing?

    As a parent of two, I often interact with other parents and between the dinners and coffee meet-ups (pre covid of course!), a constant feature in the conversation is the classes that our kids attend, over and beyond the school hours. Most kids nowadays spend anything between seven to eight hours in school, add in…

  • Raising kids to join future workforce or compassionate human beings?

    Are we raising children to merely join the future workforce or are we bringing up compassionate human beings? Doesn’t the world need an amalgamation of both? A Happy Workforce How often do you come back from work or finish a full day of work and feel that you haven’t achieved much? How often do you…

  • Learning the art of emotional expression

    We have all heard of “being comfortable in our own skin.” Most of us exist in a bubble with the assumption that we are, however, the question is, are we really comfortable with ourselves? Do we understand what drives us, what motivates us, and what makes us happy? To be able to really decipher the…

  • Are we ready to address children’s mental heath?

    A Step Towards a Brighter Childhood The definition of childhood for most of us begins with carefree days, running around with friends, playing games, and chatting, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. Childhood is now limited to staying at home, playing alone or with a sibling, increased screen time, and zero interaction with the…

  • “Kisses And Kind Thoughts”: The Parenting Styles Unknown to The Capitalist World

    “Mumma scolds me” complained a 5-year-old girl in my mom’s online class and my mom being the empathetic teacher told her not to worry and she will talk to her mom to not scold her. The child was happy and smiled geekily while reciting the rhyme. Punishments act as the aid to control a child’s…

  • Fly Their Dreams – Monday 28th June

    Mindful Teachers Program is based on extensive research focused on inculcating mindfulness, compassion and wellbeing among teachers. This program is intended to assist teachers to inculcate the same virtues in their classrooms, by setting an example that children would be happy to follow. Furthermore, this program is based on the understanding that the classroom can…

  • Schools Post Covid

    Schooling Redefined COVID-19 is everywhere… it hit us from nowhere and when it began it came across as just a viral, we all assumed that the adjustments and the changes are just for a bit. A year and a half later, the pandemic hasn’t ended, but in this time, a lot has changed. Most of…

  • Compassionate Teachers Create Compassionate Students

    A Dose of Compassion Do you remember a time when all the other kids in school were playing while you stood out, looking at all of them, wishing you were a part of the game? Did you ever feel like no one stood up for you when you needed it the most? Have there been…