Making time to pause
At a school in Nattandiya, the Rotary Club of Ja-Ela–Kandana and facilitators invited students to explore mindfulness through guided movement and a conversation about well-being. The students got up from their chairs and tried the movements together, giving them a chance to practise paying attention to what they were doing in the moment.
One idea behind the session was simple enough to take back into the school day. Before a test or after a difficult conversation, a brief pause can give us a moment to notice how we feel and consider what to do next.
Thank you to the school community for welcoming us, to the facilitators and Rotary members who made the session possible, and to the students who gave it a go.
