Mindfulness helps young people lead happier, more fulfilled and connected lives. It is an invaluable tool for staying grounded in the present, overcoming anxiety, fear, and re-activity. Mindfulness encourages the attitudes of mindfulness, kindness, generosity, patience, trust, and gratitude. Brain imaging studies show that a mindfulness practice reliably and profoundly alters the structure and function of the brain to improve the quality of thought, feeling and concern for others.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness helps train attention. Its practice trains young people to be aware of what is happening now, rather than worrying about what has happened or what might happen.
Why we teach it?
The scientific evidence is clear, mindfulness is capable of improving mental health and well-being, mood, self-esteem, positive behaviour and academic learning.
How we do it?
We specialise in delivering the MiSP Mindfulness curriculum, based on rigorous research in clinical psychology and neuroscience, written by teachers for teachers.
Who are we?
Bee Present is a social enterprise company (CIC) based in North Wales. Our primary aim is to empower young people to strengthen their own physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.
Our People
Chrissy Kitchiner is founder and director of Bee Present CIC. Her experience as a parent, a teacher, an entrepreneur, and a qualified meditation teacher make her ideally placed for this role.
Subsidised Training
Thanks to our funders we are able to offer a range of subsidised training. Our intention is to make mindfulness courses more accessible to schools and youth organisations.
Our Courses
This is a full curriculum where each course is designed as a building block to the previous one, designed to support young people throughout their formative years, from aged 3 right up to young adulthood age 18. Thanks to our funders we offer a range of fully funded and part funded Courses.
What MiSP pupils say
I get anxiety, which affects me at home and school so some of these practices have been helpful. I found that it really calmed me down in tricky situations and helped me get past obstacles.
I liked everything about Paws b but, the thing I like the most was learning the different parts of your brain, and learning what they can do.
I got to learn about worries, control concentration, grow happiness and have fun! I think this skill will really help me in future times.
The best thing about Paws b is that it taught me methods that i can use when i am stressed, annoyed or if i have a fight with friends or family.
The .b was the best, it helps me focus and calm down.
I especially found it useful when I felt stressed and doing a FOFBOC really helped. It also was really useful for realising what is actually important in life.
It taught me about how to cope in stressful situations, like exams and enabled my mind to take a minute to relax and stop overthinking everything as I tend to overthink everything I do.
Learning how to calm yourself down when you stressed or nervous and it helps you concentrate on things like sports and academic.
It was fun learning about everything and how the brain works and how you can control the brain in situations. It was fun. My most favourite part was the electric shock ball game. That was awesome.
The best thing about .b was the techniques used to calm stress/anxiety. Coping with difficulties and being calm in every situation.
MiSP Curriculum Impact Data
86% were likely to use mindfulness again.
'You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf' Jon Kabat-Zinn
72% said it helped them cope with 'wobbles'.
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92% found the course enjoyable and would recommend the course to a friend.
Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skilfully made, lead to freedom. Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. Jon Kabat-Zinn
The perfect moment is this one.
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention.
If it's out of your hands, it deserves freedom from our mind too.
Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience. Jon Kabat-Zinn
Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well. Jack Kornfield