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The 2020 SpunOut.ie Action Panel have chosen 'Invisible Disabilities' as the topic they wanted to highlight for their campaign

This week, we are running a campaign to highlight the experiences of young people with invisible disabilities, a topic that was chosen by the 2020 Action Panel.

Below, Rebecca Adeyemo, a member of the National Panel, explains why this issue was so important to the Action Panel and how they came to make their decision.

Action Panel Campaign 2020: Invisible Disabilities

Each year, the SpunOut.ie Action Panel, made up of over 130 young people across Ireland, choose an issue that affects young people in Ireland that they want to highlight.

In 2020, the Action Panel chose to centre their campaign around 'Invisible Disabilities'. An invisible disability can be defined as a physical, mental or neurological condition that may not be obvious by looking at someone. Invisible disabilities may limit or challenge someone's ability to take part in certain activities. There are several examples of invisible disabilities, including:

Autism

ADD (Attention-deficit disorder)/ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)

Fibromyalgia

Endometriosis

Traumatic brain injuries

Mental health conditions

Chronic pain or illnesses, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Why invisible disabilities is an important issue

This Action Panel chose this topic as it is an area that many of us are passionate about. Action Panel members have encountered invisible disabilities in several different ways whether that is with a friend, a family member, or personally. This campaign is important as it aims to end the stigma behind invisible disabilities. Unfortunately due to the symptoms of invisible disabilities not being visible, it leads to a lack of understanding, false perceptions and judgement. This campaign aims to educate others on the lives of those living with invisible disabilities and how we can support others.

Stories from young people on invisible disabilities

The focus of this campaign is on real stories from young people in Ireland. All of the content below was created by our volunteers who shared their own experiences of living with invisible disabilities and why they want to raise awareness about this issue:

About the SpunOut.ie Action Panel

SpunOut.ie is a youth-led organisation. We are by young people, for young people, and our Action Panel members are central to the decisions we make. We have over 130 Action Panel members around the country who meet throughout the year to discuss the issues that are important to them and help guide the organisation.

We are currently recruiting for new members of the SpunOut.ie Action Panel. Applications are open until January 29th, 2021.

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Shining a light on invisible disabilities - SpunOut.ie - Ireland's Youth Information Website

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When using the Padlet page, you can scroll down through each column, or you can slide the scroll bar at the bottom of the page to find information that is out of shot on the right. If an item is of interest, click on the item and it will open, taking you directly to the webpage/video/activity etc.

I hope this page will be of help as you venture your way through secondary school. I will try to update it regularly, with links to resources and games that will support all our students with special educational needs.

If there is anything we can do to help, please get in touch!

colleenfitzgeraldaherne@griffeencc.ie
aynohanlon@griffeencc.ie
Thanks for all your support
Colleen & Ayn

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Building Resilience for Students:The Mindset of a Champion The Mindset of a Champion Video

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Building Resilience for Students:The Mindset of a Champion The Mindset of a Champion Video

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Thousands of secondary school students and teachers have dedicated their time to learn more about mental health, raise mental health awareness, and foster an ethos of positive mental health.

Raising mental health awareness

Since we were first established in 2012, our campaign has gone from strength to strength. This growth is in no small part due to the phenomenal support we have received from secondary schools all over Ireland.

Raising mental health awareness

We provide secondary school teachers across Ireland with free resources and ideas of how they can bring wellness and mental health into their classroom. We also run various initiatives and events throughout the year, where teachers can receive mental health training, showcase what their schools are doing to promote mental health and get ideas from other schools across the country.

Details of how to get involved and of our upcoming activity are available below.

Ways to get involved

Ways to get involved

and much more!

We also have a number of free classroom resources available for download and use in the classroom. They can be used as a way to start a very important conversation around mental health and wellbeing and to begin educating children from a young age about these critical topics.

Meanwhile, our School Portal enables teachers across the country to capture and share the great work they're doing to promote mental health and wellbeing in their classrooms and school communities.

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Campaigns and Events

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Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come quickly.

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7 Essential Motor Skills needed for a Child to Reach Academic Success This article provides information about the 7 essential motor skills needed to "awaken" the brain for better academic success. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a reminder, ILS is not a health care provider. None of our...

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7 Essential Motor Skills needed for a Child to Reach Academic Success This article provides information about the 7 essential motor skills needed to "awaken" the brain for better academic success. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a reminder, ILS is not a health care provider.

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Check out the website for the new TuDOrs project which we are a partner in. This Erasmus+ Project is aiming to improve the knowledge and skills of foreign language teachers, to enhance how they teach people with learning disabilities (including dyslexia), by using innovative methods......

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Dyslexia Association Ireland | Supporting Children & Adults with Dyslexia

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Call Scotland Organisation:

To Support Learners with Literacy Difficulties.

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Call Scotland Organisation:To Support Learners with Literacy Difficulties.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to all of those who have contributed to the development of the software that is included in MyStudyBar: Vu-Bar; ssOverlay; Blabolka; Rapid Typing; XMind, LetMeType and System Font Size Changer.

Special thanks to EA Draffan at Southhampton University for ATBar and to Soffed Ltd (the original developers of EduApps) for allowing CALL to continue further development of MyStudyBar. Also a big thank you to Julie MacRitchie, Disability Advisor at Queen Margaret University for writing the guides. Thank you to Jisc for their continued support. And thanks also to Robert Stewart (Technology Resources Officer) at CALL, for all his hard work and help in updating MyStudyBar.

Disclaimer

The software applications that comprise MyStudyBar are distributed by CALL Scotland "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall CALL Scotland be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of these applications, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

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A suite of portable Windows freeware applications assembled into one package to support learners with literacy difficulties.

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Rewordify.com is a powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching.

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Use Azure AD to manage user access and enable single sign-on with BorrowBox. Requires an existing BorrowBox subscription.

* Enterprise Single Sign-On - Azure Active Directory supports rich enterprise-class single sign-on with BorrowBox out of the box. Users sign in using their organizational accounts hosted in Active Directory.

* Easy Configuration - Azure Active Directory provides a simple step-by-step user interface for connecting BorrowBox to Azure AD.

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is an English language website with games, digital flashcards and worksheets to help with phonics and vocabulary development for EAL and struggling readers.

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Numeracy Ninjas is a free Key Stage 3 numeracy intervention designed to fill gaps in students' basic mental calculation strategies and also to empower them with the numeracy skills and fluency required to fully access GCSE Maths concepts when they move to Key Stage 4 study.

Furthermore, through growth mindsets and the promotion of regular practice, we want to ensure students' perception of maths is positive and one in which they take pride and enjoyment.

Numeracy Ninjas is a project driven by the belief that all students can leave school functionally numerate. We aim to put the right resources into the hands of talented maths teachers, completely for free, in order to make this happen.

For too long, a levels-based culture focused on 'rapid and sustained progress' has only rewarded maths teachers for teaching students content at levels higher than their current test level. Teachers are typically not incentivised to fill gaps in students' basic lower-level numeracy skills. This is a great frustration to many maths teachers who know regular numeracy strategies practise should be part of all students' maths lessons.
This systemic problem has to change.
Students who are confident and fluent in the numeracy foundations of maths are better equipped to thrive when they learn the higher-level concepts.

We believe Numeracy Ninjas can play an important role in preventing any gaps students have in their basic numeracy strategies from becoming barriers to their learning.

And, they have gaps... Even the higher-attaining students. Click 'learn more' to see some surprising results when we diagnostically tested the numeracy skills of a whole year 7 cohort.

Numeracy Ninjas is a whole-school numeracy intervention run in Key Stage 3 maths lessons.

In each lesson students complete a 5 minute skills test which includes: 10 questions on mental numeracy calculation strategies, 10 timestables questions and 10 questions on key topics that must be mastered before studying GCSE Maths.

The tests are marked in class by students who record their Ninja Score out of 30. This corresponds to a particular colour Ninja Belt.

Only a Ninja Score of 30 will earn students the coveted Black Ninja Belt!

Teachers then discuss key mental numeracy strategies related to the questions with the class, before carrying on with their teaching of new learning material.

This little-and-often approach, in combination with a research-informed rota, which systematically plans the revisiting of skills, ensures students' improved numeracy skills and fluency are retained over time.

Numeracy Ninjas will always be a free product for schools to use and comes complete with the 5 minute skill books; full promotional material to support the delivery of the intervention including posters and certificates; and additional student activities for those students who need a little more support.

Should you like to celebrate students' success even further, optional Numeracy Ninjas branded merchandise for use as prizes can be purchased from our online shop.

Step 1- Let us know you're becoming a Ninja school

The Numeracy Ninjas project will evolve and grow over time. We want to take you on that journey with us. Please complete the form below to let us know you're going to be running Numeracy Ninjas in your school. We will keep you up to date with all things Ninja through our email newsletters.

Also, join our Online Discussion Forum where you can make suggestions for the project's development, discuss strategies for getting the most impact from running Numeracy Ninjas and more.

Step 2- Choose how you want to run Numeracy Ninjas

Make sure you've read our Terms and Conditions. Using the products implies you accept them.

We've made the product flexible so it can fit in with the curriculum time you have available in your school. Decide how many lessons per week you want to run the 5 minute skill tests. We advise running them in all your Key Stage 3 lessons to start with and then scaling them down to once or twice a week if any classes have students all reaching Ninja Black Belt status.

Once you've decided how many sessions per week you're going to run, download the Ninja Skill Booklets. Also, be sure to download our spreadsheet to record your students' results and monitor their progress over time.
Download Ninja Skill Booklets and record spreadsheet >
If you run additional interventions with Key Stage 3 students, download our Ninja Skill Focus worksheets which can be used for students to practise individual skills intensely for 10 days in a row.
Download Ninja Skill Focus worksheets >
Step 3- Beautify your classroom with our free promotional material

We've put together a great package of free promotional material to engage students in Numeracy Ninjas. There are posters, sticker sets, certificates and display materials- lots of things that look great and will help you launch Numeracy Ninjas in your school in style!
Download the free promotional materials >
Step 4- Read our guide on running Numeracy Ninjas

We've put together a quick-start guide to running Numeracy Ninjas in your classrooms. Use this and our accompanying presentations to introduce your teachers and students to the project and ensure you get off to a flyer.
Download the Numeracy Ninjas quick-start guide >
Step 5- Tell all your friends and stay in touch!

Join our social communities to stay up to date with Numeracy Ninjas developments and meet other schools participating in the project. Click the icons to visit our Facebook and Twitter pages. Use #NumeracyNinjas for discussions.

We'd greatly appreciate if you could please spread the word about Numeracy Ninjas to your colleagues in other schools. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising and we're relying on it so we can make this product free for all.

Your feedback means a lot to us. We want to make the product the best it can be and rely on real teachers at the coalface telling us what works and what could be better. If you've got something we need to know please do get in touch.

Would you like to celebrate your students' success?

There's nothing more satisfying as a teacher than seeing your students make progress. Reward them with some fantastic items from our Online Shop. There is a range of great branded merchandise suitable for all budgets.

Here are the bestsellers:
Praise Postcards Stickers for exercise books as students level up Grand Master Badges Numeracy Ninjas Pencils

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Testimonials

I love a lot of IXL's features. It is a very exciting platform that motivates students and challenges them to understand the material. Students in my school have had their grades improve due to the extra practice they receive through IXL.

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I love a lot of IXL's features. It is a very exciting platform that motivates students and challenges them to understand the material. Students in my school have had their grades improve due to the extra practice they receive through IXL. Dan Van der Vieren, 6th-8th grade teacher Weldona, Colorado, U.S.A.

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Get a head start on your Junior or Leaving Cert Maths or Applied Maths revision with our clear and concise notes and our visual and colourful question and solutions packs.

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Minecraft is all the rage. No wonder it's getting easier to find Minecraft-inspired educational and writing activities to motivate your children!

Our last set of Minecraft writing prompts was so popular, we promised to come up with more. Now you can capture your reluctant writer's interest with six new Minecraft writing prompts that encourage descriptive, narrative, and informative writing.

1. If You Build It

Use your imagination to design a Minecraft building such as a shop, cave dwelling, mansion, or theater. What will you design? How will you persuade others to come to your building? Make a list of 6-10 reasons why people will love this place.

2. Minecraft Scenario

After a terrifying shipwreck, you find yourself on a beach. You don't know where you are, and it will soon be dark. What will you do?

3. Avatar Adventures

Write a story about your Minecraft avatar. How did you arrive in your world? What are some of your goals? Who are your allies?

You have been hired to build an enclosure for a Minecraft zoo. Choose a mob to live in your enclosure, and describe the enclosure you will build for them.

5. Tools of the Trade

Describe three Minecraft tools and explain how you like to use them.

6. Dear Grandma

Your grandma has never seen Minecraft, and she has asked you to help her understand it. Write a letter in which you explain what Minecraft is and why you enjoy playing the game.
Did you enjoy these writing ideas? If so, be sure to check back each week for more Writing Prompt Wednesdays!

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Thank you! Your free Assistive Tech Guide is winging its way to your inbox right now.

Before you go, check out our video training Assistive Tech Made Easy!

In this one-hour video training, you'll learn:

What assistive technology for learning is and how you can get it for your child

How to make better use of the laptop or tablet you already have

How technology can help your child succeed in school (and make it less stressful for them and for you)

What technology will best help your child with their individual learning needs

What software and apps will make a real difference

I have two children with dyslexia and dyspraxia. It's up to parents to understand the technology that they are using with their children, how to protect their children, and how to ensure the technology works for them in school and in life. UrAbility's courses give parents a very good foundation that helps parents understand the technology that their children are using.

- Sinead

All three video lessons are short and actionable - about 20 minutes each - so you can watch and get started right away.

We'll break down the barriers to understanding what assistive technology is, how you can get it, and how it will change your child's life, including:
- How to know what technology will best suit your child

- The built-in accessibility features that are available on Windows laptops & iPads

I'll show you how the life-changing built-in accessibility options on your child's devices can help them with reading and writing, including:
- Which built-in accessibility features will make reading and writing easier

- How your child can engage with the school curriculum more effectively

- How to use voice recognition for stress-free writing

- Technology that makes handwritten worksheets a thing of the past

Video 3 | Study Skills and Touch Typing

We'll focus on touch typing and how to get started, as well as tips and tools to help your child or student stay organised and motivated, including:
- Touch typing and why it's such an important life skill

- File management and how kids can keep track of their work

- Getting information on paper with mind mapping

- Scanning Pens to make reading on the go easy for all

I've got a 12 year old son who has dyslexia and dyspraxia. I didn't have a huge amount of knowledge around assistive technology and what was available and all the supports that are there for kids that are going through school. UrAbility really has opened up another world. I can see positivity now and I can see something that he can work with that can make school a little bit easier for him.

- Anna

I'm James Northridge, the Founder of UrAbility.

Having Dyslexia and ADHD, I very much understand the learning challenges that face students.

In this training, I'll show you the foundational steps you should take to to support your child in having a successful school experience. I'll help you get your head around what technology is available and how you can support your child to reach their full potential while using it.

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Behaviour Support Pack for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 1). This resource is the first in a series of 7 booklets to support positive behaviour at home. This behaviour support pack aims to develop an understanding of behaviours of concern. The pack outlines (a) some of the reasons why a child or young person might be displaying behaviours of concern, (b) offers some useful strategies on how to prevent this behaviour(s) and (c) gives guidelines on how to de-escalate behaviour when it reaches crisis levels.

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Home Routines for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 2). Structure and routine helps to promote positive behaviour for children and young people with additional needs both in the home and at school. This resource offers helpful tips on how to design and use visual schedules, First- Next and First - Next - Then boards as preventative strategies to help children and young people at home.
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Reward Systems for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 3). This booklet is designed for children and young people with additional needs who require additional motivation or rewards to complete new or difficult tasks. It provides practical advice on how to identify and use rewards to promote positive behaviour in the home and also discusses how to create and introduce a token economy system.
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Behaviour Contracts for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 4). This booklet is aimed at children and young people who are learning to become more responsible in their everyday lives by practicing negotiation skills. It provides advice on how to set up an agreement, also known as a contract, between a child or young person and an adult. The contract defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviour as well as rewards and consequences for everyday actions.
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A Total Communication Approach for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Behaviour and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 5). This booklet provides information for children and young people who require supports for communication. The resource gives an overview of a Total Communication Approach and provides information on different modes of communication within that approach. Communication approaches such as gestures, signs, objects and pictures are discussed, to help your child to express his or her basic needs and wants.

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Life Skills for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 6). This booklet provides information on how to develop vital life skills for your child in the home environment. It gives step by step information on how to break down complex tasks into simple steps. The resource also discusses how to use visual supports and rewards to complete tasks successfully.
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Transitioning for Children and Young People with Additional Needs

Promoting Learning and Positive Behaviour at Home - (Resource 7). This booklet discusses the difficulties children and young people with additional needs often experience when they are transitioning from place to place or activity to activity. It gives suggestions on how to plan and prepare for a transition, what support your child may need as he or she transitions and ways to reward him/her for successful transitioning.
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Smiling Mind is Australia's leading digital-led, prevention focussed mental health not-for-profit and the innovators behind Australia's most trusted mental wellbeing app. The Smiling Mind App is a free tool, developed by psychologists and educators and downloaded by millions of people..

Programs in the app are underpinned by mindfulness and positive psychology strategies and designed to build mental fitness and resilience; support good sleep, study and sports training; reduce stress and improve relationships; and promote the development of new social and emotional skills..

Whether you have half an hour, or just a couple of minutes in the day, you can learn, build and practise the skills to build mental fitness and improve your mental health anytime, anywhere . Find programs tailored for children aged 3 years and older, young people and adults as well as dedicated family programs.

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We have a history of creating positive impact, and a vision to create generational change

Smiling Mind is Australia's leading digital-led, prevention focussed mental health not-for-profit and the innovators behind Australia's most trusted mental wellbeing app. Smiling Mind has been helping minds thrive for over 10 years by equipping Australians with essential psychological skills to build their mental fitness. We help people learn these skills in fun and interactive ways that are accessible anywhere and anytime.

We exist to help every mind thrive by providing accessible, life-long tools to support healthy minds. Imagine the benefits of a world in which generations of young people have the skills they need to thrive, face challenges with resilience and ultimately, suffer less from mental illness. This is our vision for the future. By 2030 we aim to create a generational change in the mental health of Australians.

"The best thing about Smiling Mind is that it relaxes you and helps you think straight." - Luke, 10

"We listen to it most nights for my son and I'm not sure what I would do without it truthfully. Thank you for helping our children and family feel better inside and out." - Year 3 and 5 Parent

This release includes a minor improvement. We would love to hear your feedback at info@smilingmind.com.au

100% puts a smile on your mind :)

I don't think Smiling Mind gets the recognition it deserves. There's a lot of meditation apps out there and they definitely set out to achieve the same results, but I have a great deal of respect for what Smiling Mind stand for - the app is always free and they never try to charge you an insane amount of money to subscribe or progress through the programs. Donate if you wish to support them, but it's never something they request, nor do they send pop ups to 'rate the app'. They actually want to raise awareness and aid in the rollout of mindfulness programs in Australian schools, where kids can learn the benefits before reaching adulthood. In this day and age, that's such a fantastic initiative!
While there may be a few minor things that could be improved, I've been using this app for a couple of years now and find it very easy to navigate. You can pick and choose your own programs that you find relevant and progress through them at your own pace and in any order you decide. Kudos to these guys and what they've done and are setting out to achieve. I hope they get the support they deserve!

Smiling Mind Review

The smiling mind app was very pleasant and easy to use. After trying out the free app for a couple of weeks I have found it to be very relaxing and upon finishing a session I felt happier and more alert. The app offered a variety of short and extended, creative exercises that changed to suit the appropriate age groups which ranged from 7 year olds to adults. The app also had sessions for different situations such as 'taking public transport' or 'taking flight' which I thought was an excellent way for people with anxiety to become more comfortable in moments of stress. The app was very easy to use and didn't require much time to start and finish a meditation session making it easy to practice mindfulness at any point of the day. Overall I think the app is excellent and really helped me become less stressed after participating in a meditation session in the morning allowing me to be more focused and ready for the day head. The smiling mind app may not be for everyone but I would definitely recommend trying it.

Exceptionally simple, useful essential tool for life!

I have some experience in meditation and have long held the view that it is an essential skill for life. I'm amazed at how easy this little app is to use and how accessible it is to a multitude of people. Even though I felt experienced in meditation it taught me many more things and gave me more purpose for increasing practice and the structure around me to make it an everyday "thing"
I want everyone to practice calm and I am now taking steps to have it as part of my workplace everyday maybe even an a part of our OccHelath&Safety compliance Mindfulness Ambassadors or Calm Wardens!!😀
This app is a positive step in the right direction for educating the general everyday folk and will help reduce stigma and isolation for people with mental illness and mental health issues as well as people with burnout at work or just stress toward illnesses.
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