Educator Resources
Relaxation Wheel Spinner
Here’s a quick way to make choosing your daily relaxation practice fun. Make a visual aid in the form of a relaxation wheel spinner. For an in-depth blog on this activity with links to all of the relaxation activities and … Continue reading
Stretching into Newness with Meddy Teddy
Meddy Teddy™️, who you may have already met online, is a meditating, yoga stretching, relaxation bear. He is so good at holding poses while you move your body into position to match. Here is a short video in which you … Continue reading
Your Wise Self
Within each of us there is a wise self, an intuitive part of us that can inspire us, support us in solving problems, and can ignite our imagination for creative ideas. All of us have this ability! It is easier … Continue reading
Cloud Break
When I begin to feel the stress of being inside too long, when I am focused on the clutter around me, when I start to feel overwhelmed with the “to do” list, and when I have spent too much time … Continue reading
Butterfly Breathing
Hello Everyone, Here’s a short video on how to practice Butterfly Breathing. Find a comfortable space, relax, and take a few minutes to practice a deep breath with your child today! Here’s a quick video explaining how to do it. … Continue reading
Gratitude-ing
What better way to spend time together than to immerse yourself and your child in gratitude! There are so many ways to get to gratitude-ing! I like to keep a journal, a box, and an app. Like most things in … Continue reading
Kids’ Zen Garden
Zen, in Japanese, means meditation. So essentially Zen Gardening is using gardening to calm the mind and body, enhance focus, and contemplate the metaphors within it that are linked to living life. My kids loved to play in the sand … Continue reading
Positive Thought Bracelet
Create a positive thought bracelet with your child. You can string beads, dry hollow noodles, buttons, paperclips, paper rings…whatever you’ve got hanging around your house. Make it fun and engaging, choose beads or items to string together that are meaningful … Continue reading
The Relaxation Journey
Passport to Relaxation Building upon the positive passport theme, I created a Relaxation Passport for use in my small groups. Each week as we practice a new relaxation tool, we put a stamp in our booklet–to denote our travel to … Continue reading
Slow Like a Sloth
This week in small group we are studying SLOTHS! Until we slow down in the moment, and during life in general, relaxation practice isn’t effective or even very possible. Slowing down in the first step in the relaxation response, … Continue reading
