Dr Nicole J Albrecht - Mindwellcoach

15/09/2025

The following interview, part of Tom Blackwell’s Voices series, highlights my journey with mindfulness —from early meditation as a student to teaching and researching mindfulness in schools and universities. In the article, we explore how mindfulness connects us to ourselves, each other, and nature, and why it’s vital for education, teacher wellbeing, and even facing big challenges like climate change and Artificial Intelligence.

Read more here 👉 https://tomblackwell.education/2025/09/05/voices-mindfulness-with-nicole-albrecht/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM0It1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjG6BEzejZ_1W4g10WI7nOnMrGdLbzFmrBUoMJERmJuJdnSHK_Pu_ZX97ble_aem_zHRGuZUa4csuAIb5zbOW6w

In this, the second interview in my ‘Voices’ series, which collects the deeply personal wisdom and experience of some very special people, Nicole Albrecht shares her journey with mindfulness. Nicole, a mindfulness practitioner, educator, and researcher, has spent the last two decades working in ...

02/09/2025

Just finished reading The Last Human by Lee Bacon – a fantastic children’s novel set in a future where AI has taken over. 🌍🤖 Beyond the adventure, it carries powerful messages about mindful living and the impact of our choices.
We’ve put together a sequence of lessons that link the story’s themes to real-world wellbeing and environmental mindfulness. 🌱✨ These activities give students practical tools for empathy, mindfulness, and caring for the world around them. Suitable for 10 years up.
Can’t wait to share – hope you enjoy! Free to download. 💡📚
https://www.academia.edu/143740398/The_Last_Human_and_Ecological_Mindfulness
The Last Human Rationale

13/08/2025

Here's a lesson plan that integrates The Boy Who Grew Flowers by Jen Wojtowicz with Morgan and Albrecht’s Ecological Model of Mindfulness. It’s designed to foster emotional awareness, interconnectedness, and environmental kindness in children, using storytelling as a gateway to deeper reflection and hands-on learning. https://www.academia.edu/143413074/Lesson_Plan_Growing_Kindness_and_Connection_

18/07/2025

Our model of Ecological Mindfulness integrates contemplative practice with nature immersion to cultivate a deep, embodied connection to the environment. Rooted in deep ecology, the model expands self-identity beyond the ego to embrace all life. Key components include mindful nature connection, non-materialism, and acts of environmental kindness, transforming internal awareness into pro-environmental behaviours. It equips individuals to cope with ecological crises, foster compassion, and engage in social and environmental activism. Educational applications demonstrate its capacity to inspire long-term lifestyle change. This model reframes ecological education as an experiential journey toward unity with nature, promoting both inner transformation and outer action.

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28/06/2025

If you are looking to further your higher in education in wellbeing and mindfulness, Flinders University in South Australia has Master degrees specializing in the topics for more information see. Learn how to design whole school wellbeing strategic plans for your organisation - see https://postgradaustralia.com.au/.../master-of-education... or contact leigh.burrows@flinders.edu.au

10/02/2025

A great and much needed new book connecting drama and wellbeing. Lots of great ideas.

23/10/2024

Very proud to say that the organisation where I teach wellbeing and environmental mindfulness, Flinders University, has become the first organisation in the world to earn a coveted Gold rating under the newly released version 3 of the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS. Great news for the future of the world if all organisations can move to this way of being.

Flinders University has become the first organisation in the world to earn a coveted Gold rating under the newly released version 3 of the international Sustainability […]