New club gives young girls space for mindfulness

Girls in Melksham are taking part in a new mindfulness club designed to help them relax and unwind.

The Little Lunars launched at the end of last year and runs mindfulness and meditation sessions for girls aged five to 15 years old from a premises on New Road.

One of the group leaders, Charlotte Watts, said, “We know that now more than ever with social media and gaming being more prevalent, children are incredibly busy but incredibly overstimulated. It’s wonderful to be able to offer an opportunity for girls to relax, unwind and build genuine face to face connections.”

The sessions are led by Charlotte, who is a qualified primary school teacher and was previously mental health lead for staff and children, and her friend Bec, who has worked as a houseparent at a boarding school and led pastoral activities based on mindfulness and relaxation.

Charlotte said, “The sessions are differentiated depending on the ages within the groups and we take time to plan each circle with the children’s ages in mind. For instance, in the opals group, our youngest members have more movement breaks and generally we split the craft session into two sessions so that they aren’t writing for a long period of time. We also specially select the mindfulness and meditation for each age group.

“In our sessions we offer knowledge about the monthly moon and crystal properties. The feedback from parents has been amazing. We are so thrilled that the girls who have attended have enjoyed their session and can’t wait for the next one.”

For more information, search ‘The Little Lunars’ on Facebook.

Pictured: Members of Little Lunars in their new hoodies