Family Relaxation
Deep Breathing Board
Deep Breathing Board Create a fun reminder to take a deep breath! Recently while at Hobby Lobby, I came across this wipe off calendar board and thought it would be a fun way to make a Deep Breath Schedule 🙂 … Continue reading
Your Greatest Treasure
Thoughts are Things The way we think has the power to determine how we feel and how we experience the world around us. Have you heard the saying, “Thoughts are things?” Teaching our kids how to observe and shift their … Continue reading
Stoplight Deep Breath!
Relaxation Practice in the Car! A perfect time to practice deep breathing during your day is to use time in the car! 1. Prime the mind to relax by focusing on the positive: Invite your child to name 5 things … Continue reading
Fairy Tale Meditations
Good Morning! I am so honored to be able to sit here and blog (FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER), alongside Zemirah. For those of you wondering, my name is Maurie and I am interning under Zemirah this semester as I … Continue reading
Rainbow of Relaxation
All Tied Up in Knots: Releasing the Worries When our brains get all tied up in knots with worry, they can look like this rubber band ball. In small group today we talked about how it’s sometimes impossible to think … Continue reading
Teacher and Parent as Gardener
You, dear parent, dear teacher… are a Gardener As I am working with kids, this is one of my most powerful mantras: I am a gardener, I plant seeds, I am not in charge of when they grow. It … Continue reading
Balancing Stones
When my daughters and I traveled to the Northern coast of Scotland last summer, we visited the enchanting village of Findhorn. Findhorn is an Ecovillage that became famous in the 1970’s when founders, Eileen and Peter Caddy with Dorothy McClean, … Continue reading
One-Minute Relaxer: Icicle/Puddle Game
One minute relaxers are relaxation techniques that can be completed in one minute or less. During busy times it is even more important than usual that relaxation techniques be easy to implement, quick to complete, and engaging for kids. It’s … Continue reading
Frosty’s Happy Paintbrush
This is a quick guided imagery activity you can read to your child to help her engage her imagination in helping her relax. Frosty’s Happy Paintbrush Find a comfortable position. … Continue reading
Brain Train
Helping kids with executive functioning challenges can take one part instruction, one part practice, one part mindfulness and one part patience. For the instruction part, I have created fun visual aids to support kids with their learning and understanding of … Continue reading
