The Power of Awareness and Emotional Regulation

Overview
Designed to help teachers and SNAs strengthen emotional regulation skills. This course focuses on noticing early signs of stress, understanding body-mind connections, and responding from awareness rather than impulse, essential for maintaining calm with students.

Learning Outcomes:

• Introception - reconnecting to our bodies
• Asking Key questions when we recognise overwhelm
• How can we support ourselves
• Respond Vs React

Facilitator - Aileen Slein
Aileen Slein is a qualified mindfulness teacher trained through the University of California, Berkeley with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, and a member of the Irish Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). She also studied Recollective Awareness Meditation with Jason Siff and spent three years living in India, immersing herself in yoga, meditation, and philosophy. Aileen specialises in Neuroaffirming Mindfulness, creating inclusive, compassionate spaces for neurodivergent individuals through grounding, sensory-based, and self-compassion practices that promote regulation and authentic wellbeing.