8 Mindful Techniques For Your Child
Very quick, very easy, very portable techniques that work to reduce worry in a young child (and parents!).
Course Summary
Mindfulness can be a great help to everyone. It helps us all resist the automatic pilot that's in us which tells us how to think, speak, and react to everything. This control is especially the case when life is busy and we feel stressed. We then spend far too much time going through the motions which stops us experiencing life in real depth. This applies to adults and children alike.
These techniques will help you if you are a parent, grandparent or teacher. They all help a young child take more control of their automatic pilot, of their moods, of their feelings, and of their responses to events. If we can encourage children to start to realise that this is possible at an early age and equip them with some easy tools to do so then they will enjoy life more. And there will be less stress in the home and classroom - especially if you, the adult, use them too!
Course Curriculum
Nigel Lowson
My love of people, my deep curiosity in human behaviour, my desire to help people to become more complete, more balanced, more content, more fulfilled, and closer to who they have the potential to be have been life-long.
So, it was probably no surprise that I worked for 36 years in secondary education in the UK - which I loved. Much of this time was devoted to providing guidance and support to pupils, staff and parents to try to enable them to see the value in the challenges and difficulties in their lives, to see the bigger picture, to see themselves and others less harshly, and to see the value of less fear.
After retiring early I moved with my wife to beautiful Devon in the summer of 2014 and continue to offer advice to those who come to me in need.
As a long time meditator I find its value to myself and others huge. I began teaching it years ago (last century actually!) whilst I was still teaching and now teach meditation to both individuals and groups face-to-face and online. In addition, I have led evening, day and weekend retreats as well as many sessions more tightly focused on reducing stress. Designing and recording bespoke visualisations and teaching meditation 1-2-1 are in demand at the moment.
I also enjoy working with individuals to help them and their children sleep better, to be less negative in outlook, to be more mindful in their communication, to be less anxious, to be more reflective, and to enjoy life more. In all that I do my aim is always to offer practical advice to all in an appropriate, accessible, enjoyable, based in good science and discursive manner.
During the pandemic visits to businesses and schools to deliver talks and workshops have ceased although online meetings seem to work very well.
Several books are available on my Amazon page (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nigel-Lowson/e/B0034Q6LYQ) and several online courses are available from my website (https://nigel.newzenler.com) or via my YouTube Channel.
Married to Gilly since 1980 I am a father to two girls and a grandfather to two boys still at school so I still feel connected to the young, in some way!
