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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association

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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association shared Festival pour l'école de la vie's video.

Festival pour l'école de la vie
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3ème festival pour l'école de la vie du 22 au 24 septembre à Montpellier réservez vos places ici www.festival-ecole-de-la-vie.fr/reservation/ - Massages à l'école - Les enfants d'une clas...

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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association

5 days ago

I was asked to write about my work in primary schools with "The Massage in Schools Programme" in Scotland by Jashpreet Kaur, Nurturing Touch Specialist in Malaysia. She is going to send my story to MISA International.
Thank you Jashpreet for your inspiration.
The Massage in Schools Programme in Scotland (2016/17)
I have just completed a very busy year implementing The Massage in Schools Programme in primary schools in the Falkirk area of Scotland. I visited 9 primary schools, teaching the programme to children from primary 1 (age 5) to primary 5 (age 9). I also visited another school in the area to talk about the programme with all of the teachers and the children.
Most of the time, my journey begins with a meeting with the Head Teacher of the primary school, often after I have made many phone calls or emails previously. Afterwards the Head Teacher often refers me to the deputy head or a principal teacher who oversees the Health and Wellbeing programme for the school.
During these initial meetings, I discuss the MISP using the MISA powerpoint . I also promote “Touch in Schools” by Mia Elmsater and Sylvie Hetu. One teacher commented that this book could be used as part of teachers CPD ( continued professional development which teachers in Scotland have to complete yearly)
After this, I usually have a meeting with the class teacher(s) when I receive general information about the class.
If the head teacher has agreed, I teach the programme to the younger children during 7 x 30 minute sessions per class. ( The older children receive 5 x 45 minute sessions ) My first visit is to meet the children to tell them all about the MISP. During the following 5 visits, I teach 3 massage strokes per visit and finish with children demonstrating all of the strokes to me and their teacher. On two occasions I have arranged a photographer from a local newspaper to come into school to capture the children in action!
It is fantastic to see how the children engage with the programme during my visits and to hear that so many of the children are practising the programme at home.
I have been invited back to one of these schools in September to teach “The Massage in Schools Programme” to other classes as the Head Teacher is obviously aware of the many benefits the programme has to offer for the mental health and wellbeing of the children in her school.
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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools AssociationThank you so much for sharing your experience - a great resource for fellow instructors :)

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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association shared Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond's photo. ... See MoreSee Less

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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association shared Happonomy's post.

A very interesting article about children and stress. The Massage in Schools Programme offers children another skill to help with stress at home and at school.

"Children are feeling anxious at younger and younger ages, worrying about grades and feeling pressure to do better at school.
I recommend that parents consider teaching their children the skills they will need to be more resilient in the face of stressful events. While we can’t change the work and life demands that we face at work and at school, we can use techniques such as meditation, yoga and breathing to better deal with the pressures we face. These tools help children learn to tap into their parasympathetic “rest and digest” nervous system (as opposed to the “fight or flight” stress response)." ... See MoreSee Less

Many widely-held theories about what it takes to be successful are proving to be counterproductive. #Happonomy

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MISA Scotland - Massage in Schools Association shared Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond's post.

Emotional intelligence has such an important role to play in the life of a child. The Massage in Schools Programme enhances the emotional intelligence of a child as children are given the opportunity to express their feelings and share their ideas as the programme evolves. ... See MoreSee Less

Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, evaluate, and regulate emotions. In our quest to raise emotionally intelligent children, positive parents understand the importance of accepting a ...

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