by zemirah | Jan 19, 2015 | All Relaxation Activities, Deep Breathing, Positive Self-Talk, Relaxation Practice, Uncategorized
I just love it when ideas spontaneously produce themselves. Just began one of my groups with this activity: Happy Thought Bubbles. 1. Discuss how a deep breath is a silent message to the body that it is “time to relax.” 2. Practice a few rounds of deep...
by zemirah | Jan 14, 2015 | Educator Resources, Family Relaxation, Mindfulness Practice, One Minute Relaxers, Relaxing in Nature
Several years ago, my daughters and I watched a beautiful movie called The Child and The Fox, a 2007 French film directed by 2007 Luc Jacquet. Narrated by Kate Winslet, it’s a story about a girl who befriends a fox in the forest of the Jura Mountains in...
by zemirah | Jan 9, 2015 | All Relaxation Activities, Educator Resources, Family Relaxation, Relaxing/Balancing the Body, Resources, Stress Management
EFT, known as the Emotional Freedom Technique, is an excellent emotional regulation and stress management tool for kids. It involves tapping on specific points in the body. By tapping on these points stress and energy blocks are released and energy...
by zemirah | Jan 3, 2015 | All Relaxation Activities, Bedtime Relaxation Activities, Family Relaxation, One Minute Relaxers
I was cleaning out a book cabinet, (one of my FAVORITE activities because I usually get caught up more in reading than cleaning), and came across an old old copy of a Dr. Norman Vincent Peale book called Stay Alive All Your Life. In flipping through and skimming the...
by zemirah | Dec 21, 2014 | Relaxing with Art
Before my daughter, Maddie, could walk, even while she was still in diapers, she would spend hours drawing little circles on a piece of paper. That was one of my first clues that she would be an artist. But, also, it showed me how relaxing it was for her to become...
