Thursday October 28th.
Today was a ‘Pupil Free Day’ and we (the staff of St Patrick’s) used the occasion to have some PD on staff wellbeing. Last night we all checked into a local hotel and made our way to the conference room. We spent the next hour and a quarter doing group mandalas. This was followed by a group meal and back to the hotel for some social networking. Then, this morning, at seven o’ clock, we did Tai Chi in the park, with the sun on our backs (it was still freezing!) At eight we headed to a local restaurant for breakfast together. Back to the conference room at nine for some prayer and meditation. This was followed by a course on stress release provided by the local Health Board. They have a team of people who provide these courses free for companies and schools. After morning tea we did some work on ‘Shadow Sides’. The rest of the day was taken up with animal visualisation, art therapy, music therapy and more meditation.
One of our teachers spent the last month preparing and planning the day and the school funded all costs, including hotels and meals. It was a great success-it brought us all closer together and provided much needed reflection time. I fell energised in a way that only the Duracell Bunny could understand!
Today was a ‘Pupil Free Day’ and we (the staff of St Patrick’s) used the occasion to have some PD on staff wellbeing. Last night we all checked into a local hotel and made our way to the conference room. We spent the next hour and a quarter doing group mandalas. This was followed by a group meal and back to the hotel for some social networking. Then, this morning, at seven o’ clock, we did Tai Chi in the park, with the sun on our backs (it was still freezing!) At eight we headed to a local restaurant for breakfast together. Back to the conference room at nine for some prayer and meditation. This was followed by a course on stress release provided by the local Health Board. They have a team of people who provide these courses free for companies and schools. After morning tea we did some work on ‘Shadow Sides’. The rest of the day was taken up with animal visualisation, art therapy, music therapy and more meditation.
One of our teachers spent the last month preparing and planning the day and the school funded all costs, including hotels and meals. It was a great success-it brought us all closer together and provided much needed reflection time. I fell energised in a way that only the Duracell Bunny could understand!
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