Hi, I’m Xanthi — the founder of Empowering Little Minds and a qualified Peaceful Kids facilitator with a passion for helping children build confidence, emotional resilience and healthy wellbeing habits from an early age. I offer wellbeing sessions for children from Kindergarten to Year 6 that support children in developing confidence, emotional awareness, self-esteem and healthy coping skills for everyday life. Through calming strategies, creative wellbeing activities, breathing exercises and confidence-building practices, my sessions create a nurturing and supportive environment where children can feel calmer, more connected and empowered from within
My sessions support children in learning practical tools to:
Positive Psychology -Mindfulness for Kids
Up to 8 children per session
In-person workshops & online
Hi, I’m Xanthi. I’m the founder of Empowering Little Minds — a children’s mindfulness and emotional wellbeing program designed to support children in building confidence, emotional resilience and healthy wellbeing habits in a calm, nurturing and supportive environment. Based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, I offer mindfulness and wellbeing sessions for children from Kindergarten to Year 6 within schools, workshops, wellbeing groups and community settings. As a qualified Peaceful Kids facilitator, I’m passionate about helping children develop greater calm, confidence and emotional awareness through mindfulness-based practices and practical wellbeing tools for everyday life. Alongside my wellbeing work, I have spent the past 1.5 years working with primary-aged students through after-school robotics programs within Sydney schools. This experience has allowed me to build strong connections with children within supportive educational environments and has further deepened my passion for supporting young minds. My journey in emotional wellbeing began through supporting expat women through my wellbeing brand, Empowered To Thrive, focused on mindset, confidence and personal growth while navigating life abroad. As a mum, my passion for children’s emotional wellbeing deepened in a much more personal way when my daughter began experiencing anxiety and emotional challenges within the school environment from an early age. Supporting her through those experiences opened my heart to the importance of helping children develop healthy coping skills, confidence and emotional resilience from an early age. This inspired me to create Empowering Little Minds — a space dedicated to supporting children in developing calmness, confidence, emotional awareness and healthy wellbeing habits from an early age, helping them feel supported, encouraged and empowered from within.
Empowering Little Minds offers mindfulness and wellbeing sessions designed for schools,
wellbeing groups and supportive educational environments for children from Kindergarten to
Year 6.
Through guided mindfulness activities and practical wellbeing tools, children are supported to:
Children are introduced to age-appropriate mindfulness exercises, breathing activities and wellbeing practices that can support them both at school and at home. The focus is on creating a positive, supportive and emotionally safe environment where children feel encouraged, empowered and understood.
Children learn to recognise a rising wave and meet it with a breath - not a meltdown.
"I feel frustrated" instead of "I hate everything" - a small change that opens enormous doors.
Settled bodies fall asleep faster. Wind-down practices that work, even on busy nights.
Knowing their character strengths gives kids a sturdy place to stand when things feel hard.
Empathy practices help children listen, share and repair -the real skills of belonging.
Even five minutes of stillness changes how a child's brain meets the next maths page.
Can’t see your question here? Write to Xanthi directly –
she answers every email herself, usually within a day.
No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.
No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.
No - and we're careful about that line. Peaceful Kids is a preventative wellbeing program teaching mindfulness and positive-psychology skills. It's wonderful alongside therapy if your child already sees one, but it doesn't replace clinical support for diagnosed conditions.
