by zemirah | Dec 19, 2010 | Positive Self-Talk
My daughters recently watched the movie, Aquamarine. In the movie, Aquamarine, a mermaid, had starfish earrings that spoke only truth. When she put them on they would whisper in her ear, “Aquamarine is beautiful. Aquamarine is full of love.” What if we were to...
by zemirah | Nov 13, 2010 | Deep Breathing
After you have spent some time practicing deep breathing with your children, teach them this quick method to check in and see if they are chest or tummy breathing. While teaching deep breathing to children, deep, diaphragmatic breathing is offen referred to...
by zemirah | Sep 18, 2010 | Parenting Resources, Positive Self-Talk, Uncategorized
A calm mind is fertile soil for learning. When the seeds of learning fall on the fertile soil of a calm mind, the beginning conditions and chances for growth are optimal. When we teach children how to calm their minds, their potential for learning is maximized. A...
by zemirah | Sep 18, 2010 | Educator Resources, Family Relaxation, Parenting Resources, Uncategorized
Tension is our guest, we invite it. Relaxation is our nature; we don’t have to invite it. You don’t have to relax, you have just to stop inviting tension, and relaxation begins on its own. In your very core, in every fiber, in every cell of your being,...
by zemirah | Sep 12, 2010 | All Relaxation Activities
For a quick energy shift–help your child to shake out their stress. Tell them that we are going to shake, shake, shake our bodies until all the tense energy is released into the space around us. Begin by simply allowing the body to shake in whatever way it...
