Do you have students who experience anxiety from time to time? Perhaps they are your perfectionistic high achieving students. Or maybe they are the students who find it difficult to come to class. They might avoid assessment tasks or struggle to speak in front of the class.

Formal relaxation practice is not only an effective way to manage life's stressors, but it has a magnitude of well-researched benefits. In this piece, you'll find a 25 minute relaxation tool to add to your own Coping Toolkit, to use for your own personal practice in both audio and audio-visual formats, for your convenience. 

I have a very vivid memory from around five years of age playing with my sister and cousins in their caravan when someone had the bright idea of taking it in turns at being locked in the little bar fridge!

Ever feel like you're on the outside looking in? Are you shy? Do you find yourself wanting to crawl inside your shell?

“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally. It’s about knowing what is on your mind.” Jon Kabat-Zinn