CREATIVE WELLBEING: 6 week course
Movement for Wellbeing is a specialist program for Primary School Teachers, SNAs, SEN teachers, Parents and people working with children and young adults.
Parents and professionals working with children and those with additional needs are also very welcome to attend this training.
Learn practical and creative techniques to soothe anxiety, refresh attention and inspire positivity in the children you care for.
No equipment, props or materials required.
This program focuses on creating inclusive accessible learnign environments for children of all abilities.
About
Creative Wellbeing is an accessible program that has developed since 2015 in partnerships with schools, additional needs centres, national health organisations and residential centres for people with profound disabilities.
Laura is an international facilitator of inclusive dance training, creative health talks and presentations at conferences and festivals focused on inclusion, arts, science and health, and her collaborative work with people with vision-loss. Read more here!
you WILL GAIN NEW IDEAS FOR
- Movement Breaks to Refresh Mind and Body
- Creative Movement for Tension and Emotional Release
- Self-Soothing Techniques for Student Self-Care
- Methods of Non-Verbal Communication for Worry and Anxiety Relief
- Creative practices that develop Empathy, Listening and Communication
Skills for life
A lot is demanded of teachers; aside from educating they are supporting children with a complexity of emotional, behavioural, and learning difficulties that affect their concentration, development, and social engagement.
Lockdown, COVID regulations, social-distancing, and protocols around contact have added huge stress and strain to family and school life. Children have experienced new pressures and confusion that will require additional sensitivity and support from their teachers on their return to school.
This training offers teachers resources to support student wellbeing through practical and creative techniques to engage student interest and support the learning environment and morale within the classroom.
This program supports teachers in designing the wellbeing components of their curriculum.
the facilitator
Laura is a Yoga, Somatic Movement and Wellbeing expert and a professionally trained Dancer who has worked for over ten years with children and adults of all ages, needs and abilities.
Her Creative Wellbeing approach supports children’s emotional and mental health through movement expression, meditation and self-care. She provides training for Healthcare workers, Teachers and Parents.
Her work has featured on Nationwide in 2024, in the Irish Times, Irish Independent, TV3, Deafblind International Magazine, Yoga and Wellness Websites.
Key Details
- World-class training bringing wisdom and experience from multiple modalities.
- Specialist learning in non-verbal communication and methodology for working with people with cognitive, sensory, and mobility needs.
- An opportunity for personal development, and professional learning that will add value, creativity, and fun to your teaching experience.
- Support for teachers and their students during the challenging times of the pandemic, changing COVID regulations, and the effect on school policy and the learning environment.
creative wellbeing Program Schedule:
6 WEEK foundation program :
Each workshop is 1.5 -2 hours approximately, consisting of creative wellbeing practices, self-care techniques and Q+A at the end.
Live workshops will be recorded and available by replay.
MODULE 1: MOVEMENT FOR TENSION + STRESS RELEASe
You will learn:
Practical techniques to support students’ in the physical release of nervous tension and stress.
Creative movement for self-expression, processing and integration of experience through non-verbal formats.
Quick release techniques for down-regulating, grounding and soothing.
MODULE 2: ANXIETY, COMPASSION + SELF CARE
You will learn:
Somatic Sensing and Focusing techniques to down-regulate.
Techniques for Self-Care. As teachers are limited in their physical contact with students, self-soothing techniques are critical to replace this lost contact and reassurance.
Self-Compassion practices to inspire students’ self-awareness of emotions, needs and energy levels and how to nurture themselves to feel better, rest, and replenish.
MODULE 3: CREATIVE EXPRESSION FOR EMOTIONAL HEALTH
You will learn:
Creative practices to encourage individual expression through movement, words, sound and art.
How Emotion is expressed through the body.
Key concepts of holding and giving space, active listening and the role of the observer.
MODULE 4: FOCUS + CONCENTRATION
You will learn:
Practical ways to focus students’ attention through mindful movement, breath-work and body-mind centering techniques.
Techniques to improve co-ordination and dexterity- warm-ups for both brain and body!
Somatic Meditation practices and how meditation supports mental wellbeing.
MODULE 5: IMAGINATION + RELAXATION
You will learn:
Self-care practices to relax students as a group or in a one to one context.
Mindful Movement – calming group energy.
Ideo-Kinesis – how the body responds to imagery.
MODULE 6: REASSURANCE & NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
You will learn:
Methods of non-verbal communication and expressive dialogue through movement.
Introduction to social haptic communication and body stories.
Integration and Grounding techniques.
CERTIFICATE AWARD
On full completion of the modules- attendance (live or by replay) and assignment completion, participants will receive a certificate stating their participation in this course and the total learning hours.