3 February 2022 16.00 – 18.00 and then every Thursday for 7 weeks.

.b Foundations is an 8 week course designed especially for teachers and adults in the school community who wish to learn the foundations of mindfulness. The training has been trialed and proven effective in over one hundred school across the UK.

What are .b Foundations objectives?

For participants to be able to use mindfulness to:

• Feel happier, calmer and more fulfilled
• Get on better with others, including pupils and colleagues
• Work more effectively by bringing increased awareness to the process
• Increase resilience in the face of stress and difficulties

What does .b stand for?

.b stands for “stop, breathe and be”. Where adults experience .b Foundations, and their pupils .b (age 11-18) or Paws b(age 7-11), the school community can have a shared .b mindfulness language.

Who teaches .b Foundations?

.b Foundations teachers are qualified to teach mindfulness to adults and have undergone additional training in order to deliver .b Foundations. The trainer for this course is Linda Gutierrez from Powys Pupil Referral Unit based in Brecon.

After .b Foundations, can I teach mindfulness to others?

.b Foundations is for adults to experience mindfulness and develop their own practice, rather than a training to teach mindfulness to others. However, those who take this course and feel inspired to continue to practise, could go on to take further courses to teach .b and Paws b to students.

This course is free to Powys CC employees. External attendees will be charged £50.