Health and wellbeing: mindfulness, meditative balances and relaxation techniques
Health and wellbeing: mindfulness, meditative balances and relaxation techniques
Threads
Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify changes in their heartbeat and breathing when they exercise.
- Pupils understand how exercise makes them feel both physically and mentally.
- Pupils understand what we mean by agility, balance and coordination.
- Pupils understand how to execute meditative balances.
- Pupils know why meditative balances can help us to focus and feel relaxed.
- Pupils understand the positive impact exercise has on their bodies.
Threads
Why this why now
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can identify changes in their heartbeat and breathing when they exercise.
- Pupils understand how exercise makes them feel both physically and mentally.
- Pupils understand what we mean by agility, balance and coordination.
- Pupils understand how to execute meditative balances.
- Pupils know why meditative balances can help us to focus and feel relaxed.
- Pupils understand the positive impact exercise has on their bodies.
Health and wellbeing: mindfulness, meditative balances and relaxation techniques
This unit will focus on exploring positive and negative emotions and managing them through using mindfulness techniques such as visualisation, meditative balances, mime and deep breathing. Pupils will understand why these techniques are important for a healthy mind to support our overall wellbeing.
6 lessons in unit
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