It’s All About Being Present

Being present is quite a buzz phrase now. Everyone is urged to live in the present yet it seems so elusive if we can even understand what this means. In hectic environments such as schools where we are usually focused on what is coming next, being in the here and now is not a natural way of being. Yet this means that often, what is happening right in front of us can go at best unnoticed and at worst can be misinterpreted as we aren’t able to engage fully in the person or actions that are unfolding.

The Schoolgenie programme focuses on the skills to cultivate being in the present and the quickest way to this is through the body. We live in our bodies all the time yet rarely even notice them, your feet on the floor, your clothes on your skin, usually until they cause us pain. We have shared with you below two of the key tools to becoming present. They are very simple and easy changes you can make in your working life and pretty lovely to do too!