Bernie Woods is a primary school teacher and Creative Mindfulness Practitioner for Children from Co. Kilkenny. She has a huge interest in the well-being of children and is passionate about equipping young people with strategies and coping mechanisms that will help them throughout their lives. Bernie’s love for writing poetry stemmed from her own school days. She enjoys using her poetry to stimulate conversations and to explore these strategies in the classroom and in the mindfulness sessions that she delivers. Meaningful Mindful Poetry is inspired by Bernie’s life experience, her seventeen years teaching experience, the wonderful creative mindfulness practitioner training and Bernie’s work as a Creative Mindfulness Practitioner. The poetry encourages children and young people to explore mindfulness, their well-being and the different ways they can navigate situations they may find difficult.