About Me
Hello and welcome to Mindfulness Time!
Hi, my name is Patricia Maguire I am based in Ballina, Co. Mayo. I provide children’s mindfulness and resilience training courses. Promoting children’s positive mental health and wellbeing is something I am truly passionate about. As a mindfulness teacher and mother of four, I understand the importance of ensuring children have a set of skills to draw upon to get the most out of life, cope with adversity and reach their full potential.
From observing my own children fully engrossed in the intricacies of a Lego construction or completely absorbed in drawing a picture, I realised early on that young children are naturally mindful. They are born with an amazing innate ability to focus their full attention on the task in hand. Young children live in the moment, when emotions are high - they are released! They fully experience the simple pleasure of an ice cream on a hot day, the woeful hurt of a fall in the schoolyard or the pure joy of an uncontrollable fit of giggles. They see the beauty and wonder of nature in every flower they pick or sea shell they collect; they notice what we often miss. They laugh, they cry, they fall out with one another, they make up and they move on. They are truly, unapologetically, living in the moment!
Just as we teach our children to look after their bodies and help them create healthy habits which will see them into adulthood, it is equally important that this self-care extends beyond the physical and helps build their emotional intelligence. A good mindfulness programme teaches children about the workings of the brain and gives them the skills to cope with both adversity and success. I believe this awareness lays a strong foundation for their future positive mental health.
Professional experience and qualifications
• B.A. (Hons) in Human Development (Psychology, Philosophy & Sociology)
• Accredited Children’s Creative Mindfulness Practitioner
• Trained to teach the Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) Paws b and .breathe programmes.
• Trained in Nurture Group Theory & Practice
• Teaching Council-registered
• Tulsa’s Child Protection Training
I have over 20 years’ work experience in both the private and public sectors with extensive involvement in social housing and estate management, specialising in sheltered housing for the elderly. I have experience in community development, training, recruitment & staff management, project management and evaluation. I have designed and delivered training courses to primary & secondary schools, private companies and community groups with participants ranging in age from young children to the elderly.
I undertake regular supervision as part of my own on-going Professional Development.
For more information on my training courses, please contact me on info@mindfulnesstime.ie
Thank you,
Patricia
