I was, like, this is in your head, this is mental illness, it's not your body. The uncertainty and restrictions caused by COVID-19 has, for many of us, affected our sense of well-being and mental health. The time has come for many parents around the country and globe to send their little ones back to school after what has ... We are living through an unprecedented and uncertain time, requiring each of us to navigate our way, as best we can, thr... Mindfulness can be a rewarding journey for both teachers and students. I have worked most of my career in clinical practice and research across a range of major hospitals in Melbourne, primarily focussing on supporting people with cancer. Why don’t we have this relationship with our mental health? Dr Addie Wootten, the CEO of Smiling Mind, a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program, told me that March was the company’s biggest month on record. Mindfulness in the classroom. I have worked most of my career in clinical practice and research across a range of major hospitals in Melbourne, primarily focussing on supporting people with cancer. Smiling Mind is a unique web and app-based program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to people’s lives. Meet Lucy, Lucy is a teacher at Methodist Ladies College in Mallacoota and spoke to us about how she uses mindfulness in... Mindfulness has many benefits for your mental health, which is equally as important as your physical health. We acknowledge the importance of connection to land, culture, spirituality, ancestry, family and community for the wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. Alex Korb: A lot of times we experience anxiety because we don't make a decision and then we don't act on that decision. “You are the sky. Addie Wootten: I'm not sure if you're familiar with the World Health Organisation definition of mental health, but it's a really interesting one because it's completely different to what many of us would think when we think mental health, and they talk about a state of well-being where every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the challenges of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to feel like they are making a contribution to their community. The success of the research provides strong evidence to support our vision - to see mindfulness meditation on the Australian school curriculum by 2020. Thanks to producer Jane Lee and sound engineer today Simon Branthwaite. Working from home for an extended period of time will be new to many of us. In this time of restrictions and uncertainty that has come about because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are not feeling as mentally well and resilient as we'd like to. Many people may not know that Smiling Mind is a not-for-profit organisation, An ... 2 minute read Mental health vs mental illness. Alex Korb: One of the first things you can do is actually just gain a better understanding of yourself and your brain and how it works. Lynne Malcolm: Amy Parmenter, Australian netballer with the Giants. We had to move everything up to Queensland, we've been playing in a hub up in Queensland and we've been playing a condensed season, so we've been playing two games a week, so it's been very crazy. So it has helped me so much in that way. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Lynne Malcolm: So how much difference can be made to someone who is beginning to struggle with anxiety or depression by getting in early and helping them to help themselves? Lynne Malcolm: The Smiling Mind app was launched eight years ago and it's now been downloaded by 5.5 million people. Oh.... and finding money to make sure we can continue our work. Here Smiling Mind CEO, Dr Addie Wooten, provides the incredible highlights of the results achieved with the recent study "Establishing an evidence base for the Smiling Mind Education Program". When we take that approach, that it's living to our optimum, we actually start to think about mental health in a different way, and I think it could potentially give us more agency in thinking, well, what can we be doing to look after our mental health and when do I need to access care or support if I have a challenge, just like I do my physical health. I could go and talk to him and I just…honestly, I was so blown away by how much it helped my performance, how much I was able to stay in the moment and feel like I could really control my emotions.