Kind Minds

💚Happy World Mental Health day 2022! 💚 🌎 🧠 😊
Here's a beautifully illustrated reminder (by the amazing Charlie Mackesy) for us all to be Kind to ourselves ...we cannot pour from an empty cup, so take a moment and fill yours today...you are definitely worth it🥰☕💚






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Clay play day!🥰❤💛💚🧡💜💙 The last while has been so busy and today was a perfect antidote to the hamster wheel. Hours of fun, relaxation, and incredible creativity... and all from one batch of air dry clay. A big thank you and bigger hugs to some of my favourite humans who spent the clay play day with me!

4 more sleeps!!!!🥰🙌🎄 We know that this can be a crazy busy weird stressful lonely amazing awful excited demented...time. Whatever this festive season brings for you, try and carve out a little moment to just be. We hope this Hot Chocolate Mindful Moment will bring you joy or at the very least...a moment of peace😊💕. Have a lovely Christmas everyone 💚❤

This week we were delighted to have the opportunity to chat with Jennifer Zamparelli on RTÉ 2fm about Kind Minds...and share our passion for supporting children's well-being with the nation💚❤....about 1.41 in if you want to have a listen back 📻😊


https://www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/jennifer-zamparelli/programmes/2021/1214/1266683-jennifer-zamparelli-tuesday-14-december-2021//

Jennifer Zamparelli Tuesday 14 December 2021 Nailing the day with her distinctive brand of humour and edge Jen Z tells it like it is and hears it back for real from the listeners and guests every weekday morning.

Yup...🎵it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎶🎄🎅. And sometimes that can bring up lots of big feelings that need a safe space to go. Yoga is a lovely mindful movement activity that is great for helping us relax. Thought this might come in handy for the coming weeks. 🥰💚🎄🎅🙌 😅

Woohooo!!!! We are very excited about the Late late toy show Tonight!! And since this year's theme is The Lion King so we thought this technique might be a good giveaway...for everyone in the audience!😉🧡

A massive thank you to Martina O'Donoghue and EchoLive.ie for the fantastic interview, and to SEI for all the support. We are so excited for our next chapter! Stay tuned...and stay kind❤

Cork women behind Kind Minds are giving children tools to tackle anxiety MARTINA O’DONOGHUE talks to the two women behind Kind Minds, a mindfulness programme for children

What a fabulous Thursday pick-me-up!!! 🥰❤🙌Thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful graduation package and handwritten card!!😍 Being part of the Ideas Academy 2021 was such a fantastic experience that allowed us to grow and learn so much as a social enterprise. The unwavering support from everyone in SEI and the Ideas Academy has been so inspiring... we are very grateful and excited for our next steps🤩💚

Happy Halloween!🧡🎃🐈‍⬛🍂🦇💀Seeing spiderwebs at this time of year always reminds me of a moment a few years back, when my youngest child threw her arms around me squeezed me tight and thanked me for growing all the spiderwebs by the front door! I had just been in the middle of a thought about what a crap human I was at the time...I hadn't got around to cleaning that door, or decorating for Halloween, I never made it to the park with the kids as promised, homework wasn't done, dinner wasn't prepared, I was behind on paperwork and laundry mountain had finally toppled over...I felt I was toppling over too. But with one squeezy hug, my then 4 year old managed to anchor me in the present so I could let go. Like autumn leaves falling to the ground I let go of all the expectations I had set, allowing myself a moment to savour a very precious hug, and the relief was instant. The laundry will always (always!) be there, dinner isn't ready...yet, homework isn't done...yet, and that's OK...you are enough and what matters is being kind to ourselves especially in those tricky moments. Obviously I took credit for having spiderweb growing powers though!😉🥰🧡

Do you work with children?
Are you struggling to find activities that support their wellbeing development?
Do you long for a toolkit of techniques that will empower and nurture them? Well...we've got you! Our research based series of workshops are designed to help you💚😊
Next online workshops for Early Years and Primary Teachers are 16th, 23rd, 30th November 💻🧠🧘‍♀️🌿
For information and bookings email us: [email protected]

It's freebie Friday!! Just for you...Pumpkin breaths! 🎃🧡 Here's a lovely breathing technique that might be handy in the run up to mid term. Connecting with our breath like this helps us feel relaxed and calm whilst reducing stress and tension. In moments of anxiety, mindful breathing lowers our heart rate allowing us to pause and reset. Such a valuable life skill!😊 Younger children really enjoy using this technique during exploration with real pumpkins too...as they trace the ridges of the pumpkin breathing in...and out🥰.

It's World Mental Health day!💚🥰🧠 The theme for is Tools2Thrive...practical techniques that help us to look after our mental wellbeing. On rainy days, 🌧 we sometimes use a raincoat or umbrella☔...and in tough moments we can use some mindfulness and self-care. Tough moments are like storms...they always pass. We love this beautifully illustrated technique from ..."when the big things feel out of control....focus on what you love right under your nose" 🥰💚

Here's a lovely simple October activity to build into your daily self care and gratitude routine. The little humans in this house have really enjoyed it, and it has definitely made bedtimes a little easier as they look forward to adding their favourite moment to our Gratitude Pumpkin🎃🧡🍂🥰. You will need: a pumpkin and a marker...at the end of each day everyone picks a word that reminds them of their favourite part of the day. Write the words on the pumpkin and enjoy🧡🧠😊

A little October fun anyone? 🍂🍁 What words did you see? We got gracious 😇, laughter 😂and courage🦁! Definitely attributes we can focus on throughout the month. We have lots of lovely things happening this month and we can't wait ...so keep watching 👀🙂Details very soon!🍁🦇🍂🧡🎃🐈‍⬛

Happy World Gratitude Day!!🥰🥳❤😊 Gratitude can be a real game changer...Did you know that even thinking of something you're grateful for can improve your mental and physical health, decrease your blood pressure, increase self esteem, and aids better sleep?!😮🥰 We love filling a Gratitude jar with drawings and pictures of things we're grateful for. It's a really lovely activity and particularly helpful as part of a bedtime routine for any worry warriors.❤

Just an average Thursday in Kind Minds HQ😄Very grateful to EchoLive.ie and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland for this amazing feature

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We did it!!!🎉🥰 We are officially the proud graduates of the SEI Ideas Academy 2021!!! It has been a roller coaster journey that has really empowered us to lean in, dig deep and continue to champion children's mental wellbeing development 🎶

It's Self-care September!!🥰🙂Here's a lovely calendar from Action for Happiness to help us develop a habit of looking after ourselves.🌻You can't pour from an empty cup ☕ and self care is a great way to show children how to be Kind to their Minds💚🧠. Children learn far more from what we do than what we say...so go on...Dare to self-care!🥰🙌

It's Self-care September!!🥰🙂Here's a lovely calendar to help us develop a habit of looking after ourselves.🌻You can't pour from an empty cup ☕ and self care is a great way to show children how to be Kind to their Minds💚🧠. Children learn far more from what we do than what we say...so go on...Dare to self-care!🥰🙌

Self-care isn't selfish - you can't pour from an empty cup. Join us for 'Self-Care September' and find ways to be kinder to yourself (as well as others)

www.actionforhappiness.org/self-care-september

Who would like a simple back to school tool? This is a pocket hug!🤗🥰 Perfect for keeping in your pocket or a pencil case too. Anytime you need a hug or you're feeling a little anxious, you can hold it in your hand and rub the smooth surface. Take a nice deep breath in ....and out. You've got this❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Make your own pocket hug by painting a pebble or small stone in your favourite colour. Some clear varnish will seal it. Try rubbing your favourite cream or some perfume on it too to smell as you breath in and out. 🤗💐 2021

Some testimonials from our recent online training workshops for practitioners🥰 If you would like more info or details, pop us a message on here or through our email [email protected] 💚

'I really enjoyed the workshops, there were some great practical activities and ideas to use with the kids'

'Amazing as always! Very informative and useful resources - particularly loved how adaptable everything is for children - very inclusive'

'I really liked the personal touch put on the workshops, thank you for sharing your wisdom'

'Extremely informative, looking forward to putting these great tools to use'

Kind Minds updated their phone number.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7hUHWx4ZAvE&list=PLlmDigDXDrmbYp2ZFOymQLCjHojKnEGSo&index=2
Check out what we've been up to!! Definitely stepping outside the comfort zone! But that's OK 👌because nothing grows there anyway😉. We're really excited about our 2021 journey...it enables us to be better advocates for children's mental health and support their wellbeing development through mindfulness, creativity and kindness.😊🥰❤🧡💛💚💙💜🌱🌻

Sarah's #SEIacademy video diary #02

So we have an announcement!! 👀😁🤩Kind Minds has been chosen to participate in the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Ideas Academy 2021!!!🇮🇪💫✨ We are beyond excited and so looking forward to this adventure🥰🍀🌟🎉💚🎊😃✨.

A massive shout out to the fabulous team !! https://m.facebook.com/EdelHouseCork/
They recently attended our series of online workshops for supporting children's mental wellbeing through mindfulness, creativity and kindness. ❤️ We will be delivering this series online again soon if you or your team would like to join us! For availability and more information you can email us at [email protected] ☺️💚

Love this infographic from GoZen ❤️. A great technique to support wellbeing development and emotional regulation🎈🎈🎈

Go on!! 😁 .... Dare to self-care!! A long weekend is a great time to start😊💕 . You can't pour from an empty cup ☕ and when we mind ourselves we replenish our reserves which enables us to mind each other.