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, parked their RV in...
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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. Talk to your body...
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 how...
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 growing up so much so that even the week before Christmas on a trip...
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. We can help our kids to feel the same. I was recently reminded in a...
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 back to class. Apparently they had watched the YouTube video on the...
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 foot on it, I was unexplainably moved to tears. Labyrinths have long...
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 "tree pose." All of the kids gathered together to assume the tree poses...
Tea Time is a perfect mindfulness activity for kids. Even in the school setting, we will occasionally set out the placemats, and tea cups and spend some relaxing moments in connection and mindful sensory perception. Kids love it! Both the boys and girls. Every...
