What is Creative Mindfulness?
What is Creative Mindfulness?
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It's a gentle, child-centred approach that combines mindfulness practices with expressive, hands-on activities.
It helps children explore their thoughts and feelings in a safe, supportive way, while having fun and using their imagination.
At its heart, Creative Mindfulness is about helping children become more aware of their inner world, their emotions, their thoughts, and how they feel in their bodies.
Through simple tools like breathing, visualisation, affirmations, and creative projects, children learn how to calm their minds, express themselves, and build emotional resilience.
Many children say it helps them feel more relaxed, happy, and able to handle their big feelings. Parents and teachers notice a positive ripple effect after just a few sessions.
Mindfulness in these sessions isn’t about always being still or silent, though there are moments of calm and quiet. It’s about creating a space where children can slow down, notice how they feel, and express themselves in different ways.
Each session offers opportunities for children to feel more present, peaceful, and connected to themselves, in a way that’s supportive, playful, and age-appropriate.
Creative Mindfulness has been developed and studied here in Ireland, with strong roots in both child development and evidence-based mindfulness practice.
It’s now used in schools, family homes, therapy rooms, and wellbeing spaces across the country.
How Creative Mindfulness Works
How Creative Mindfulness Works
Creative mindfulness helps children and teens gently come back to themselves, to a place of calm, confidence, and emotional balance. When life feels overwhelming or busy, kids can often carry around big feelings without having the tools to process them. These sessions create a safe, supportive space where children can pause, tune in, and feel what’s really going on inside with kindness and without pressure.
By combining mindful practices with creativity, movement, and play, children access a range of tools that support their emotional wellbeing. Breathing, stretching, crafting, reflecting, and resting all work together to help regulate the nervous system and release tension. This helps children feel more settled in their bodies, clearer in their minds, and more connected to themselves and others.
The process is gentle but powerful and the benefits often show up in quieter moments: a child handling a tricky emotion with more ease, speaking kindly to themselves, or pausing to take a breath before reacting.
Creative Mindfulness In Action
Creative Mindfulness In Action
Interesting Facts About Creative Mindfulness
Interesting Facts About Creative Mindfulness
Emotional regulation: Helps children recognise, name, and manage their feelings even the big, tricky ones in healthy, calm ways.
Stress & anxiety reduction: Mindfulness has been shown to lower stress and reduce anxiety levels by calming the nervous system.
Everyday joy: Perhaps most importantly, mindfulness invites children to notice the small, joyful moments around and within them, even on ordinary days.
Improved focus & concentration: Regular practice can strengthen attention, which supports learning and engagement both in and out of school.
Resilience: These tools help children respond to life’s challenges with a greater sense of calm, flexibility, and strength.
Better sleep: Mindfulness helps quiet busy minds, making it easier for children to settle and rest at night.
Self-awareness & confidence: When children learn to tune into their thoughts and feelings without judgment, they begin to build inner trust and self-belief.
Kindness & compassion: Mindfulness gently encourages empathy, helping children relate to themselves and others with more care and understanding.
My Passion For Creative Mindfulness
My Passion For Creative Mindfulness
I discovered mindfulness as an adult during a time when I often felt overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, and worry about things I couldn’t control. Over time, these practices helped me reconnect with a sense of calm and steadiness within myself. Not in a perfect, everything’s great now kind of way, but in a more grounded, gentle way. I still have busy, messy days (like we all do), but mindfulness gives me something solid to return to.
As a parent and primary school teacher, I’ve seen how much children carry emotionally, socially, and mentally. That’s what makes me so passionate about sharing creative mindfulness with them. It offers simple, meaningful ways for young people to understand their feelings, calm their minds, and connect to a deeper sense of confidence and ease. Watching them realise they can take these tools into their everyday lives, that they already have everything they need within themselves, is one of the most fulfilling parts of this work.
FAQs About Creative Mindfulness Sessions
FAQs About Creative Mindfulness Sessions
Is Creative Mindfulness based on any religion?
Is Creative Mindfulness based on any religion?
No, Creative Mindfulness is a secular practice. It’s not linked to any religion or belief system. Everything I share is grounded in emotional wellbeing, creativity, and simple, age-appropriate mindfulness tools that are accessible to all children, no matter their background or beliefs.
Will my child have to talk about their feelings in front of others?
Will my child have to talk about their feelings in front of others?
Not at all. While we might gently explore emotions through stories, activities, or art, there’s never any pressure to share personal experiences out loud. Children are always encouraged to participate in a way that feels safe and comfortable for them.
Is this just like an arts and crafts class?
Is this just like an arts and crafts class?
Creative Mindfulness sessions do include art and creative activities but there’s much more to it. Every part of the session is designed to support emotional regulation, build self-awareness, and introduce mindfulness tools in a child-friendly way. It’s playful and fun but also calming.
What age group is this suitable for?
What age group is this suitable for?
I offer sessions and classes for a range of age groups from 4 years right up to teens. Each session is tailored to be
age-appropriate, with different activities, language, and pacing to suit the needs of the group.
What happens in a Creative Mindfulness session?
What happens in a Creative Mindfulness session?
Each session blends simple mindfulness practices with creative, engaging activities that help children connect with their thoughts, feelings and bodies. We might begin with a short breathing exercise or story, followed by arts and crafts, movement, or games, all designed to support emotional wellbeing. Sessions are varied and age-appropriate, with a balance of quiet moments and active exploration.
Does my child need any experience with mindfulness?
Does my child need any experience with mindfulness?
No experience is needed at all. Mindfulness is introduced in a fun, accessible way that meets children where they are. Whether it’s their first time hearing the word “mindfulness” or they’ve tried similar activities before, they’ll be gently guided and supported every step of the way.
Is this only for children who are struggling?
Is this only for children who are struggling?
No, it's or everyone! While Creative Mindfulness can be especially helpful for children who experience anxiety, overthinking, or big emotions, it’s equally valuable for any child. These sessions support emotional literacy, build self-awareness and resilience, and help all children experience more joy, calm, and connection in their daily lives.
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