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. ...
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...
Book of Dreams: Visualizing my day, month or year
Book of Dreams There's this song called Book of Dreams by the band Milkshake that animates my imagination each time I listen. In fact, it's been a stable in my daughters' lives while they have been...
Attitude of Gratitude and Relaxation
Having an attitude of gratitude can support a state of relaxation. When we feel grateful, a state of wellbeing and ease, we feel relaxed, centered, at peace and in love with the world around us. ...
Help Kids Practice Mindfulness and Relaxation With These Apps!
Need some ideas for apps to help your kids relax while you're on the go? These apps are super wonderful for helping kids calm, enter the present moment attention, and self-regulate. They are fun...
Relaxing With Otters
Relaxing With Otters As I was walking down the hallway in my school today, I encountered the MOST precious sight. The kindergarten class had just finished art and was parading their otter artwork...
Labyrinth: A Journey into Relaxation
Walking the Path This past summer I had the opportunity to visit the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth to walk it for the third time. Giant in size, it is a walk of heart. In fact, the first time I set...
Relaxing with the Trees
In the corner of the world where I am, it's that time of year when the trees explode into brilliant fall colors. I LOVE to walk beneath their beautiful branches and look up into that world of...
Let it Go…the Perfect Relaxation
Recently we had Favorite Character Day at the school. Everyone, staff and kids alike, got to dress up as their favorite cartoon character (no blood, masks, or scary stuff allowed, by the way). It...
Forest of Calm
It's back to school time and the perfect time to practice relaxation techniques with your kids! Recently, the first graders and I created a "Forest of Calm" through the Vrksasana yoga pose, or...
