--- title: Smiling Mind Blog | Smiling Mind Team description: Insights, tips & tricks, interviews and articles relating to the power of mindfulness meditation. Open your attention to the present with key techniques to avoid stress and anxiety. --- [Back to smilingmind.com.au](https://www.smilingmind.com.au/) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/SM_BlogLogo_black.svg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au) [Login/Sign up](https://app.smilingmind.com.au/?_ga=2.99144346.505229074.1559522319-1047861382.1534989894) - Mindfulness - [Meditation](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/meditation) - [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) - [Mindful eating](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindful-eating) - [Self care](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/self-care) - [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/tips-tricks) - At Home - [Children](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/children) - [Parents](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/parents) - [Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family) - In Schools - [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students) - [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers) - [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) - At Work - [Workplace](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/workplace) - [Business](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/business) - Mental Health - [Anxiety](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/anxiety) - [COVID19](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/covid19) - [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health) - [News](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/media-release) ![Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/SmilingMind_Icon_RGB_Purple-Background.png) ## Smiling Mind Team [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/SMILING%20MINDS%200N7A2580%20WEB.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/partnership-announcement-kmart) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/SMILING%20MINDS%200N7A2580%20WEB.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/partnership-announcement-kmart) [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health), [Media release](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/media-release) ## [Partnership Announcement - Kmart](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/partnership-announcement-kmart) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on August 25, 2021 We are excited today to announce a new partnership between Smiling Mind and Kmar... [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health), [Media release](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/media-release) 1 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99611-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99611-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Anxiety](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/anxiety), [COVID19](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/covid19) ## [Returning to the ‘new normal’ – keeping kids calm in the classroom](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on October 29, 2020 The past year has been one of the most unusual and unprecedented in our lives. F... [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Anxiety](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/anxiety), [COVID19](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/covid19) 2 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-404405-jpeg%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/the-science-behind-gratitude) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-404405-jpeg%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/the-science-behind-gratitude) [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) ## [The science behind gratitude](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/the-science-behind-gratitude) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on June 3, 2020 Can acknowledging what we're thankful for in the midst of a pandemic make us hap... [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) 3 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-45328-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-covid19-news-with-your-family) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-45328-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-covid19-news-with-your-family) ## [Navigating the pandemic  coverage with your family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-covid19-news-with-your-family) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on April 3, 2020 With images of cities in lockdown, exhausted healthcare workers, packed hospital... 3 minute read [![Folder_Newspaper1](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Folder_Newspaper1.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-practice-mindful-eating-in-5-steps) [![Folder_Newspaper1](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Folder_Newspaper1.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-practice-mindful-eating-in-5-steps) [Mindful Eating](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindful-eating) ## [How to practice mindful eating in 5 steps](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-practice-mindful-eating-in-5-steps) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on May 30, 2019 Now more than ever before with the pace of the world seeming only to quicken, we... [Mindful Eating](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindful-eating) 4 minute read [![image-from-rawpixel-id-100023](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-100023.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/3-surprising-effects-of-mindfulness-for-teachers) [![image-from-rawpixel-id-100023](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-100023.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/3-surprising-effects-of-mindfulness-for-teachers) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) ## [3 surprising effects mindfulness has on teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/3-surprising-effects-of-mindfulness-for-teachers) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on March 21, 2019 Mindfulness is a skill for life. Mindfulness can calm the mind, focus our attent... [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) 4 minute read [![image-from-rawpixel-id-99765-jpeg-1](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99765-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/6-tips-from-teachers-on-how-to-implement-mindfulness-in-schools) [![image-from-rawpixel-id-99765-jpeg-1](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99765-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/6-tips-from-teachers-on-how-to-implement-mindfulness-in-schools) [Children](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/children), [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) ## [6 Tips on how to implement mindfulness in schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/6-tips-from-teachers-on-how-to-implement-mindfulness-in-schools) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on March 19, 2019 In classrooms across Australia, kids are learning that mental fitness isn't just... 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Mindfulness 7 minute read [View more](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/all) ## At home [![Raising mentally fit kids in a digital world](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-1368247217.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/raising-mentally-fit-kids-in-a-digital-world) ### [Raising mentally fit kids in a digital world](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/raising-mentally-fit-kids-in-a-digital-world) Practical tips to support children’s mental wellbeing and build better screen habits, without the daily battles. Tips & Tricks, Children, Family, Parents, Mental Fitness 10 minute read [![How can we better support caregivers and the children in their care?](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-1307370020.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-can-we-better-support-caregivers-and-the-children-in-their-care) ### [How can we better support caregivers and the children in their care?](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-can-we-better-support-caregivers-and-the-children-in-their-care) Each year Smiling Mind checks in on the wellbeing of Australians through our State of Mind survey. The 2024 report focus... Children, Family, Parents, Mental Fitness 7 minute read [![Empowering Generations: A Bold Partnership to Transform Mental Health for Australia’s Women and Girls](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Collection%20Resilient%20Families%20Parents%20.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/empowering-generations-a-bold-partnership-to-transform-mental-health-for-australias-women-and-girls) ### [Empowering Generations: A Bold Partnership to Transform Mental Health for Australia’s Women and Girls](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/empowering-generations-a-bold-partnership-to-transform-mental-health-for-australias-women-and-girls) Creating generational change in mental health for Australia’s young girls and women is the driving force behind a new 3-... 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Workplace, Tips & Tricks, Business, Self care, Mental Fitness 11 minute read [![Navigating Peak Season Stress with Business Mental Fitness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-2160502739.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-peak-season-stress-with-business-mental-fitness) ### [Navigating Peak Season Stress with Business Mental Fitness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/navigating-peak-season-stress-with-business-mental-fitness) Running a business is no easy feat, and the current economic uncertainty adds another layer of complexity. To support bu... 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