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 participating in the Right Now Show. My guest...
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 decided that this break from work and time of gratitude and...
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 all of the concepts she...
X’s and O’s
Want a way to have some fun while talking with children about positive thinking? Try out this code and see how it works for you. Here’s the code: X= Something I do not like O=Something I do like Here’s the daily challenge: look for as many O's as you can find pay...
Relaxing Thoughts in the Car
I was just talking with my dear friend, Jennifer Walsh, the brilliant creator of www.TodderToddler.com, and she related that she has been practicing relaxing in the car by limiting her car time to only thoughts that feel good. When she enters the car, she closes the...
Superhero Powers: Spider-Man Relaxation
Continuing in the spirit of this summer's movies, here is a Spider-Man relaxation activity to practice mindful sense awareness with your child. The world is a beautiful noisy, sensational place, filled to overflowing with sensorial input. As I sit here writing, I am...
Sleep Talk: Book Review
The book Sleep Talk provides fast, effective techniques for helping your child deal with challenging situations or transitions. This program can be used for all sorts of issues, from behavioral problems to social interactions to physical challenges and health. What I...
Superhero Powers
Superheros are rocking our world this summer! With Avengers making record financial history, everywhere you turn in shopping land, a superhero is ready to greet you. Last night I was the superhero of my own dream. Before I fell asleep, after a particularly...
Biodots!
Looking for a way to help your child monitor stress/ tension and to increase body awareness? Biodots are a great way to begin. Biodots measure stress in the body by monitoring blood flow. Put them on the back of the hand to sense body temperature. The more blood...
Your Mind is Your Playdough!
What if we gave children the analogy of likening the mind to big hunk of playdough? Essentially that is the case. Brain research is exploding with tales of neuroplasticity and our awareness is expanding with the knowledge that our brains are continually developing...