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Mindfulness suggests that the mind is fully attending to what’s happening, to what you’re doing, to the space you’re moving through.

That might seem trivial, except for the annoying fact that we so often veer from the matter at hand. Our mind takes flight, we lose touch with our body, and pretty soon we’re engrossed in obsessive thoughts about something that just happened or fretting about the future. And that makes us anxious.

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.

Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses, it’s not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it.

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Becoming more aware of where you are and what you’re doing, without becoming overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you.

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Staff wellbeing in Early Learning and Care (online seminar recording)

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Staff wellbeing in Early Learning and Care (online seminar recording)

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Staff Wellbeing in Early Learning and Care | Barnardos

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Webinar: Staff Wellbeing in Early Learning and Care
This webinar is a recording of an online seminar looking at staff wellbeing in Early Learning and Care wi...

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Calm is the #1 app for sleep and meditation. Join the millions experiencing better sleep, lower stress, and less anxiety.

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We discuss food in emotional terms: it can be a comfort, a reward, a guilty pleasure, a bit of nostalgia.

For years, researchers have treated what we eat as a role player in our emotions and science has proven what we put in our mouth affects what comes out of our head.

What should we eat to feel our best?

Quinoa

Salmon

Mushrooms

Dark chocolate

Food with probiotics (yoghurt)

B6 vitamins – poultry, leafy greens, beef

Grapes

Folic Acid (bok choy, turnip greens)

Vitamin C (oranges, peppers)

Magnesium (nuts & seeds)

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Healthy Ireland Framework 2013-2025

The Healthy Ireland Framework 2013-2025 supports Government's response to Ireland's changing health and wellbeing profile.

A healthy population is a major asset for society and improving the health and wellbeing of the nation is a priority for Government. Healthy Ireland is a collective response to the risks that threaten Ireland's future health and wellbeing. This new Framework calls for action to improve the health and wellbeing of the population of Ireland over the coming generation.

The Framework draws on existing policies but also proposes new arrangements to ensure effective cooperation and collaboration to implement evidence-based policies at Government, sectoral, community and local levels. It is about each individual sector helping to improve health and wellbeing for all.

The Healthy Ireland Vision

A healthy Ireland where everyone can enjoy physical and mental health and wellbeing to their full potential, where wellbeing is valued and supported at every level of society and is everyone's responsibility.

The four goals of Healthy Ireland are

Goal 1: Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life

Goal 2: Reduce health inequalities

Goal 3: Protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing

Goal 4: Create an environment where every individual and sector of society can play their part in achieving a healthy Ireland

The Framework also outlines clear routes and strategies to achieve these goals, in which all people and all parts of society can participate.

Healthy Ireland in the HSE (Health Services)
Learn how the HSE are embracing the four goals of the Governments Healthy Ireland Framework

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The Healthy Ireland Framework 2013-2025 supports Government's response to Ireland's changing health and wellbeing profile. A healthy population is a major asset for society and improving the health and wellbeing of the nation is a priority for Government. Healthy Ireland is a collective response to the risks that threaten Ireland's future health and wellbeing.

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Today's practice is Breath Awareness.

The breath is a terrific tool we have at our disposal to create more calm in ourselves. Stress makes our breathing faster and shallower which leads to tension in our bodies and also our minds. Allowing yourself space to breathe is wonderful gift that will reward you in untold ways. Attending to the breath has an extraordinary way of slowing down the breath and soothing the autonomic nervous system. It's as though the breath says "Oh, Thank you for noticing me, Now I can relax!". Sitting with your breath and following it in and out of your body can be difficult because the mind wants you to follow it instead. By noticing when your attention has gone somewhere else, and coming back to the breath again, you are 'flexing your awareness muscle' and strengthening your ability to focus. Informally, you can avail of opportunities during the day to pause with your breath.

Notice any insights form practicing breath awareness that arise for you.

You are invited to join us for another Mental Health Ireland's Mindful Moment Guided Practice Live Stream on Facebook at 1.30 pm .

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Today's practice is Breath Awareness. The breath is a terrific tool we have at our disposal to create more calm in ourselves. Stress makes our breathing faster and shallower which leads to tension in our bodies and also our minds. Allowing yourself space to breathe is wonderful gift that will reward you in untold ways.