OUR STORY

Head and Heart Mindfulness are passionate about teaching essential life skills to children to help them deal with difficult emotions and situations that arise and also to enhance their learning readiness and ability to focus and concentrate whilst learning.

Our quality programs integrate mindfulness, meditation and heartfulness to improve childhood mental health and wellbeing, self-regulation, attention and concentration and empower our youth to experience more calm and happiness throughout their lives.

Head and Heart Mindfulness works in preschools and schools to allow children, their carers and educators to learn about mindfulness, meditation and heartfulness and experience their many scientifically proven benefits.

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Our programs combine education with fun and have been developed based on training with Mindful Schools (USA), Relax Kids (UK), Rainbowcrystal Connection Mindfulness and Meditation (Australia) and Hart Life Coaching (Australia)

Mindful Living Online Learning by Head and Heart Mindfulness is an online learning space for parents and teachers. It’s first course, Mindful Living Essentials, aims to teach mindfulness as self-care to the big people who care for little people.

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Meet Our Amazing Team

KYLIE - HEAD AND HEART MINDFULNESS FOUNDER

As the founder of Head and Heart Mindfulness Kylie’s roles include Operations Manager, Lead Mindfulness Educator, Professional Development Trainer and Head and Heart Mindfulness staff trainer.

In her day to day life, Kylie strives for balance and to live with a positive outlook, gratitude and kindness. Kylie is a strong advocate for mindfulness as a form of meditation to enhance mental health, wellbeing and learning. She is an experienced primary school teacher who is a dedicated, nurturing and supportive to children. She is professional and friendly with parents and school staff. Kylie combines the knowledge and experience gained from her career as a primary school teacher with her years of personal mindfulness and meditation practise and also her in-depth mindfulness educator training and to bring Head and Heart Mindfulness to your aid.

Her introduction to meditation was as a child in early adulthood, Kylie broadened her meditation techniques to practise a mix of mindfulness and meditation and more recently she has added heartfulness. She finds that a combination of these practises allows her to deal with life better, to live in the moment, relax, feel joy and to be more productive.

Head and Heart Mindfulness combines Kylie’s passions for teaching and working with children, helping others, mindfulness, meditation and heartfulness as her way of making a difference in the world.

Otherwise: Kylie loves spending quality time with her husband and two beautiful children, relaxing in nature, noticing beauty in the environment, camping, meditating, eating delicious food and enjoying a cup of tea in the morning and a glass of wine in the night.

Mindfulness Training: (current and past): Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Relax Kids - Relax Kids Coach (UK), Rainbow Crystal Connection Mindfulness and Meditation - Children's Mindfulness Facilitator, Future Learn - Mindfulness for Peak Performance, and Hart Life Coaching - Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher.

BROOKE

Brooke is our Assistant Manager. Her roles with Head and Heart Mindfulness include Lead Mindfulness Educator, Professional Development Trainer and Head and Heart Mindfulness staff trainer. Brooke is a qualified Early Childhood teacher with over ten years experience in working with children in early childhood settings and primary schools.

Brooke has completed extensive mindfulness training throughout this year to enable her to deliver our preschool and primary school programs to the highest quality.

She personally practises mindfulness to help her deal with the day to day stresses of life and says that mindfulness has taught her to stop, slow down, refocus, re-balance and redirect her thoughts.

Brooke is extremely passionate about working for Head and Heart Mindfulness and being able to help equip the students of our region with the vital skills of mindfulness to support them in learning to cope, accept, slow down, have self-compassion and connect with the present.

Otherwise: Brooke enjoys spending time with family and friends , doing yoga and going for walks. She loves the beach, reading and practising mindfulness in a variety of ways.

Mindfulness training: Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Relax Kids - Relax Kids Coach (UK), Head and Heart Mindfulness - Mindfulness Educator Training (Aus), Future Learn - Mindfulness for Peak Performance (Aus),Aimee Angelique - Kids Yoga training (Aus).

KELSEA

Kelsea is our Administration Manager. She looks after our behind the scenes, online management and marketing of the business plus so much more!

Kelsea comes to us with a wealth of experience in working in businesses both behind the scenes and in face to face customer service.

She is a beautiful person whose is very passionate about mindfulness and meditation as tools to enhance wellbeing .

Her wise words beyond her years enable us to inspire many through our social media and mindfulness articles.

Kelsea has a diploma in life coaching and is passionate about helping others to develop the self-confidence to live the life that they deserve.

Otherwise: Kelsea enjoys her weekly dance classes, afternoon walks with her partner and snuggling up on the couch to binge watch some Netflix.

ERIN

Erin s a Lead Mindfulness Educator at Head and Heart Mindfulness. She is a qualified Primary School teacher with fourteen years’ experience in working with children in primary schools and Early Education settings.

Erin has completed extensive mindfulness training to enable her to deliver our preschool and primary school programs to the highest quality.

She personally practises mindfulness to help her deal with the day to day stresses of life. She says that it allows her to be more self-aware and have a heightened ability to regulate her emotions.

Erin is extremely passionate about working for Head and Heart Mindfulness and being able to help equip the students of our region with the vital skills of mindfulness to support them in learning to cope, accept, slow down, have self-compassion and connect with the present.

She is very passionate about mental health awareness and believes that mindfulness is the key to helping children thrive in this rapidly changing world.

Otherwise: Erin loves spending time with her husband and two children. She enjoys anything crafty; her family often joke that her hobby is trying new hobbies! She loves bike riding, picnics and anything that involves relaxing outdoors.

Mindfulness training: Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Head and Heart Mindfulness - Mindfulness Educator Training (Aus).

KATE

Kate is a Mindfulness Educator at Head and Heart Mindfulness. She is a qualified Primary School teacher with 17 years’ experience in working with children in primary school settings.

Kate has completed extensive mindfulness training to enable her to deliver our preschool and primary school programs to the highest quality.

Kate personally uses mindfulness for her and her family to help them all relax, unwind and destress. She finds that it allows her to centre her thoughts instead of worrying about her day or what lies ahead.

As an experienced teacher, Kate recognises that now more than ever there is an absolute need to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children. She is excited to help children that are unable to detect their own emotions or deal with them in positive ways. Kate believes that the earlier that we can teach children the life skills to combat stress and worry and to create positivity then the better chance they will have to thrive and succeed in daily life.

Otherwise: Kate loves to spend time with her 4 boys and her husband, watching them play sport and ride motorbikes. She enjoys camping with her family and spending time with friends enjoying a glass of wine.

Mindfulness training: Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Head and Heart Mindfulness - Mindfulness Educator Training (Aus).

JESS

Jess is a Mindfulness Educator at Head and Heart Mindfulness. She is a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) early years and primary school teacher and has been teaching in a variety of school settings across NSW for the past 10 years. Jess loves working with, teaching and learning from children.

Jess has completed extensive mindfulness training to enable her to deliver our preschool and primary school programs to the highest quality.

Jess has personally found mindfulness helpful for herself, as she has been dealing with anxiety since she was a young child. She says that knowing what to do and how best to cope with the stresses of everyday life has helped her as a person, mother and a teacher.

Jess is extremely excited to have the opportunity to teach mindfulness to children and cannot wait to see the positive outcomes at each preschool and school in which she visits.

Otherwise: Jess has a beautiful family, with two small children and a caring partner, whom she loves going on adventures with. She in very creative and is just a bit obsessed with Kmart. Jess loves getting together with her friends and their families.

Mindfulness training: Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Head and Heart Mindfulness - Mindfulness Educator Training (Aus).

ROMI

Romi is a Mindfulness Educator at Head and Heart Mindfulness who specialises in working in Early Childhood settings. She has studied and taught yoga and meditation for 15 years’ and has experience at working with children 3-6 years old.

Romi has completed extensive mindfulness educator training to enable her to work with Head and Heart Mindfulness. This training, along with her years of personal mindfulness practise and attendance at regular mindfulness classes, will enable Romi to deliver our preschool programs to the highest quality.

Romi is extremely passionate about creating connections with children and has a wonderful ability to communicate and resonate with the children in which she works. She is excited to be able to assist young children by teaching them tools and skills to cope with the many challenges that life holds.

Otherwise: Romi feels happiest when out in nature - she loves the bush, the beach, anywhere with open skies and space to breathe. She has two beautiful children whom she adores and i wonderful husband. Together they love to travel and have fun adventures and then curl up with a good book and a cup of tea.

Mindfulness training: Mindful Schools - Mindfulness Fundamentals and Educator Essentials (US), Head and Heart Mindfulness - Mindfulness Educator Training (Aus), Yoga teacher training.