Wellbeing Workshops for Secondary Schools
Practical tools to help young people manage stress, regulate emotions and feel more equipped for everyday life.
Young people today are navigating academic pressure, social expectations, constant stimulation, uncertainty and an increasingly fast-paced world.
While we can't remove every pressure they face, we can give them practical tools to understand what's happening within them and respond differently.
Christine Higgins delivers engaging, accessible wellbeing workshops for secondary schools, helping students develop greater self-awareness, understand stress and emotional responses, and learn simple techniques they can use when life feels overwhelming.
Sessions are practical, relatable and designed to meet young people where they are — without making wellbeing feel like another subject they have to get right.
Behind every exam result, classroom interaction and achievement is a young person learning how to navigate themselves as well as the world around them.
Stress doesn't only affect how we feel.
It can influence concentration, confidence, emotional responses, communication and our ability to think clearly under pressure.
Christine's school workshops introduce students to simple concepts around stress, nervous system regulation, emotional awareness and self-regulation in a way that feels understandable and relevant to everyday teenage life.
Students aren't expected to share personal experiences or disclose anything they don't want to.
Instead, they leave with practical tools they can choose to use when they need them.
Supporting the Person Behind the Student
“When young people learn to understand what’s happening within them, they’re better equipped to navigate what’s happening around them.”
The Embodied Energy Method™
Christine's work is grounded in the Embodied Energy Method™, her practical wellbeing framework designed to help people better understand what is happening within them and develop tools to support greater balance and self-awareness.
At its heart are five simple stages:
REGULATE — recognising stress and creating greater calm
RELEASE — learning healthier ways to process what we're carrying
RECONNECT — developing greater awareness of ourselves and our needs
REALIGN — making choices that better support our wellbeing
RADIATE — bringing those tools into everyday life
For schools, the framework is adapted to be age-appropriate, accessible and practical, with an emphasis on wellbeing education and everyday self-regulation tools.
No previous experience with meditation, mindfulness or wellbeing practices is required.
Flexible Options for Schools
Every school community is different, so workshops can be adapted according to age group, group size and the particular needs of your students or staff.
Sessions can be delivered as:
Student wellbeing workshops
Year-group sessions
Transition Year wellbeing experiences
Exam preparation and stress-management workshops
Wellbeing Week activities
Staff wellbeing sessions
Teacher and leadership wellbeing workshops
Parent wellbeing talks
Half-day wellbeing programmes
Bespoke school wellbeing events
Sessions are available in schools across Dublin and nationwide, with selected workshops also available online.
About Christine Higgins
Christine Higgins is the founder of Embodied Energy Wellness and creator of the Embodied Energy Method™.
With more than 20 years' experience across education and corporate environments, Christine understands the realities of working with people, managing pressure and creating spaces where individuals feel comfortable enough to engage.
Her work combines practical wellbeing education with nervous system regulation, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, emotional awareness and embodied practices.
Christine's facilitation style is warm, grounded and relatable.
Her aim isn't to tell young people how they should feel.
It's to help them better understand how they do feel — and give them practical tools for what to do next.
School Wellbeing Workshops
The Student Reset
Stress, Self-Regulation & Emotional Wellbeing
An engaging and practical wellbeing session designed to help students understand what happens in the body and mind when stress begins to build.
Students explore how to recognise their own signs of overwhelm and learn simple ways to pause, regulate and reset.
Depending on the age group and needs of the school, sessions can explore:
Understanding the stress response
Recognising signs of overwhelm
Simple breathing and grounding techniques
Emotional awareness
Responding rather than reacting
Building self-awareness
Creating personal reset strategies
Knowing when to seek additional support
Students leave with practical techniques they can use in school, at home and during stressful moments.
Exam Calm
Practical Tools for Exam Stress & Pressure
Exams can place enormous pressure on young people.
Exam Calm helps students understand how stress can affect the body, concentration and thinking — and, importantly, what they can do when they notice that pressure building.
This practical session can support students preparing for the Junior Cycle, Leaving Certificate, mock examinations or other periods of increased academic pressure.
Students learn:
What happens when the body enters a stress response
How stress can affect concentration and clear thinking
Simple breathing techniques for calming the body
Grounding techniques that can be used before or during an exam
How to interrupt spiralling thoughts
Practical ways to reset after becoming overwhelmed
Creating a simple personal pre-exam routine
The aim isn't to eliminate nerves.
It's to help students feel better equipped to work with them.
Supporting the Adults Who Support Them
The Educator Reset
Stress & Nervous System Regulation for School Staff
Student wellbeing matters.
So does the wellbeing of the people supporting them every day.
The Educator Reset is a practical wellbeing workshop for teachers, SNAs, school leaders and support staff navigating increasingly demanding working environments.
Christine introduces accessible tools for recognising stress earlier, regulating the nervous system and creating small moments of reset during busy school days.
Sessions can include:
Understanding stress and the nervous system
Recognising personal stress patterns
Practical regulation techniques
Breathwork and grounding
Creating boundaries around work
Emotional awareness and self-regulation
Guided meditation and mindfulness
Sustainable wellbeing practices
The emphasis is on realistic tools that can actually be used within the demands of a school environment.
Let's Support Your School Community
Whether you're planning a Wellbeing Week, supporting students through exam season, looking for a Transition Year workshop or wanting to invest in staff wellbeing, we can create an experience around the needs of your school.
Get in touch to discuss your students, staff and what you're hoping to support.
Call the office on 01 513 0636, book a complimentary 15-minute call, or complete the enquiry form below.
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