Meet the Founder: John Pink
John grew up in Brisbane with a strong passion for sport and science. He attended the University of Queensland and graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement Studies/Education). He gained accreditation as an Exercise Physiologist and registration with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT).
He initially worked for Qld Department of Education and then in Corporate Health - within Australia and abroad. As a strong interest in mindfulness meditation grew, he decided to live and travel (on motorbike) around India and Sri Lanka for a year. Here, he studied and practiced with internationally renowned teachers.
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He then completed a working holiday in Asia and Australia for 2 years, gaining formal qualifications in several mind-based interventions (MBI) and gained membership with the Meditation Association of Australia . He returned to Brisbane and gained employment as a teacher with the Anglican Church Grammar School.
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He initially taught mindfulness meditation to his students to help with their focus, self-regulation, growth mindset, personal resilience and to maximise performance.
As more students, parents and teachers became interested, he created a school resilience program with a wide range of positive psychology topics and direct links to the Australian Curriculum.
When other organisations and schools became interested, ZenEd was born. Along with his staff, ZenEd now offers age-related resilience and wellbeing programs to early learning centres, schools and corporates.
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Qualifications:
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BAppSc(Human Movement Studies/Education) - University of Queensland
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Registered early childhood, primary and secondary school teacher with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)
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Registered Exercise Scientist with ESSA (Exercise and Sports Science Australia)
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Registered Teacher with Meditation association of Australia
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Registered Adult and Children Yoga teacher - with Yoga Australia
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Anglican Church Grammar School senior teacher for 12 years