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Deep Sensory + Yoga = Calm Student

Want a quick way to help your special needs students achieve a more calm, relaxed, focused state?  I have been using this routine in my school to provide a sensory break for students with high functioning autism. The routine consists … Continue reading

Teen Meditation Class at the Neurosculpting Institute, Boulder, Colorado

Teen Meditation Class!! Hey teens and parents, want to get your brain on board for powerful thinking?  Come and play with these fun techniques and find the ones that work best for you. The meditation toolbox will be filled with … Continue reading

Relaxation and Focus for Test Taking

In my school this week, we are taking a dip in the sea of standardized testing.  It is our yearly state assessment time.  Students and staff alike are feeling the change in schedules, routines and the effects of hours of … Continue reading

Getting the BIG Perspective: Hot Air Balloon Ride Script

Helping kids get to a cool, calm and collected state when they are upset or worried about something, supports them in seeing all the possible options to a situation and to pick the one that feels best.  When emotions run … Continue reading

New Beliefs New Brain

Wanted to take this opportunity to introduce this book to you, New Beliefs New Brain by Lisa Wimberger.   I have been using guided meditation from this book with my groups at school and it has been wonderful!  Lisa dives … Continue reading

The “Right Now” Show

Make your relaxation practice with your kids fun and entertaining by hosting a Right Now Show.  When I work with students in my office, we often pretend that we are meeting in front of a live audience.  This audience is … Continue reading

Write Your Book of Dreams

We don’t have wings, but still we fly. . . -Milkshake, Book of Dreams song It is a gorgeous Monday morning.   The sun is shining, I am singing and my imagination is ALIVE with wonder and possibility. I have … Continue reading

Little Leaf Blowers

As we head into the holiday season, you might be searching for some quick relaxation techniques to practice with your child.   It’s that time of year when leaf blowers are working hard.  Invite your child to become a little … Continue reading

Heart Wash

The Heart Wash is a guided imagery activity designed to activate the imagination to “wash away” any tension in your heart area. When the heart area feels open and expansive, we experience deep relaxation.  The Heart Wash helps you let … Continue reading

Preparing for Relaxation Practice

I’ve been re-reading the book, Point Zero- Creativity Without Limits, by Michele Cassou.  I love how she encourages the creation of art from connection, intuition, and the initiation of a feeling space.  As I am reading, I am thinking how … Continue reading