Introduction to Mindfulness Key Points

• Children and Teens can be naturally in moment but focus and concentration are learnt rather than instinctive skills.
• Qualities of empathy, calm, resilience and compassion help young people feel good about themselves and help them to develop meaningful relationships with family and friends.
• Mindfulness is a translation from the Pali word Sati meaning awareness of the present moment.
• Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist Monk who campaigned for peace during the Vietnam war brought his message of compassionate mindfulness to the West. 
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings are short and simple and focus on awareness of the breath.
• His core teachings provide a framework for teaching children how to see themselves and the world around them.