Social Innovation Park designed a 6-weeks long virtual webinar series from July 12, 2020 to August 02, 2020 for the 35 beneficiaries of the Community Development Council (CDC) in the age-group of 10-12 years. The objectives of the webinar series were to introduce participants to mindfulness and its application to different aspects – managing negative emotions and stress management. The webinar series encompassed the following themes:
Introduction to mindfulness
Mindfulness and emotions
Mindfulness, loving and kindness
Mindful movements through yoga
Mindfulness and compassion
Virtual drama focusing on emotions.
Based on the post-project survey, the key outcomes of the webinar series were as follows:
Key outcomes:
A positive shift in terms of participant acceptance and awareness of emotions/stressful situations
The older group shared some bullying experiences that have been flagged to CDC team
Based on the survey results, 80% of students felt the practice of mindfulness helped them with stressful situations, negative emotions and also helped improve focus
If you’d like to learn more about SIP Academy’s mindfulness-based courses, drop us a note at academy@socialinnovationpark.org
Testimonial from CDC:
