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Can we do this later?
We've only got six minutes.
OK, Catherine.
Welcome to a mindful edition of Six Minute English,
where we're exploring the rise of mindfulness,
particularly in schools.
And we'll be teaching six items of vocabulary along the way.
So I think we should start with mindfulness itself.
Being mindful as an adjective means being calmly aware of everything in your body and mind.
You only focus on now.
People practice mindfulness, the noun,
by focusing only on their breath and not allowing them's hosts to be distracted by passing thoughts.
Indeed, it's traditionally associated with Buddhism and has become incredibly popular in the secular world.
It workplaces in private classes and even in schools.
Suckula means non-religious, by the way.
OK, I just mentioned schools.
How many teachers in the UK are trained to teach mindfulness?
Is it A, 500, B, 5000, or C, 50,000?