by Digital Schools | Oct 11, 2019 | Grownups, Healing, Just Breathe Blog, Mindfulness, Schools, Science and Media, Upschool
Habits One of the greatest developments in contemporary psychiatry and behavioural psychology is the knowledge that the mind and the brain are in fact two separate things and that with the power of your awareness you can change the structure and the chemistry of your...
by Digital Schools | Aug 16, 2019 | Just Breathe Blog, Mindfulness, Nature, Schools, Science and Media, Upschool, Wellbeing, Wildlife
The Ghost Bat – An Australian Mammal Like all bats, the Ghost Bat, (Macroderma Gigas) has the unique ability to manoeuvre itself through the night, dodging objects and mapping pathways through thick forest, grasslands and backyards. Using echolocation – a...
by Digital Schools | Jun 10, 2019 | Mindfulness, Science and Media, Upschool, Wellbeing
In Sync Music could hold the key to improving student engagement and learning.Could listening to music before classroom tasks enhance the social and emotional bonds of students, enhance cognitive function and improve the overall health and wellbeing of our kids? Music...
by Digital Schools | Jan 30, 2019 | Famous People, Mindfulness, Schools, Science and Media, Upschool, Wellbeing
We all want to be happy Sometimes in life, we don’t hear the words we need to and listen to the ones we shouldn’t. Instead of being praised we might be instead punished, and this can leave a lasting effect, causing us to unconsciously seek approval or find comfort...
by Digital Schools | Dec 18, 2018 | ADHD, Grownups, Just Breathe Blog, Mindfulness, Schools, Science and Media, Upschool
Mindfulness in the mainstream. Since founded in 1979 by Jon Kabat – Zinn, Mindfulness or MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) has been used the world over in hospitals, corporations, the military and schools as a form of brain training, stress reduction...
by Digital Schools | Nov 11, 2018 | Grownups, Just Breathe Blog, Mindfulness, Science and Media, Upschool, Wellbeing
I’m Dying For A Hug We live a time that has been defined by its scholars as the loneliest civilisation in human history. With the advances in communication and the standard of living it’s highest in all recorded history, you would think this could not...