Sati Pasala was established in March 2016 with the aim of sharing mindfulness with students, teachers and everyone in the school community. Mindfulness is classically defined as the ability repeatedly bring our bare attention, on purpose, to the present moment, non-judgementally. Although the practice of mindfulness is widely popular and has been integrated into the education systems in the Western developed nations, in Sri Lanka it is yet to get formally established in a systematic manner.
Neuroscientific research during the past two decades has convincingly shown how mindfulness results in certain areas of the brain undergoing demonstrable structural changes. In addition, certain functional changes which positively affect emotional regulation, coping skills and better management of anxiety and stress, have been demonstrated. During the formative years of a child when the growth of the brain and its functions are exceptionally rapid, mindfulness has been shown to have
