Mindfulness Workshop on Transforming Worries

Objective of the workshop

This workshop encourages students to learn some mindfulness exercises to deal with worries.  More importantly, it provides a platform for teachers or counsellors to listen and understand their students, and discuss with them, in a caring and loving manner, on transforming worries.

 

Users of the workshop

This workshop can be delivered by school teachers or professional helpers who have received basic training in mindfulness, such as completing an 8-week MBCT, MBSR or .b Foundations course. They can click the “Requesting Resources Package” link below to upload the proof of their completion of an 8-week mindfulness course and then obtain the link to download all the resources. Teachers or professional helpers who receive no prior training in mindfulness but wish to use the resources can e-mail us (jcpanda@hku.hk) for training. We are happy to deliver a talk on mindfulness and demonstrate how to deliver this workshop in their school. By then, they can obtain the resources.

 

Resources for the workshop

1. Facilitator’s manual
2. Presentation slides (ppsx file)
3. Two animation clips
4. A video clip on ‘flower petal’ mindfulness practices
5. An audio guide on ‘flower petal’ mindfulness practices
6. An audio guide on ‘transforming worries’ mindfulness practices
7. Worksheet

 

Audience and format of the workshop

The audience of the workshop are secondary school and primary 4–6 students. The class size may range from 5 to 30 students.

 

The duration of the workshop

The workshop lasts approximately for an hour.  In response to students’ needs, teachers may shorten or extend the discussion at the end of workshop, or even not to use the worksheet.