I have been working with and teaching children since 2011, and for my degree in Education, I researched mental health in primary school children. That research made me curious and the more I learned about the pressures children carry, the more I wanted to find ways to give them simple, joyful tools for finding stillness.

Back in the classroom, I trained in the Massage in Schools programme and used it with real success. I introduced guided meditation into the afternoon routine, and I brought crystals in as part of a quiet wind-down time. Watching children respond, the way they settled, the curiosity on their faces, the little sighs of relief, was one of the most rewarding things I have ever experienced. It confirmed what I already believed: our mental health matters just as much as our physical health, and the earlier children learn that the better.