When life is moving very fast it can feel as if we are hamsters on a wheel. It is easy for the body and mind to feel overstimulated and, with that, feelings of tension rise. Invite your child to activate the snail principle with you today! Moment to moment, give...
Mind/Body Connection Workout: Stimulate the Physical Body for Focus Stimulating and enhancing the mind/body connection is the final step in the test taking Relaxation Gym workout. It is possible to formulate any number of combinations. The components in this step...
Summer vacation is upon us! As a parent, have you ever been caught off guard and experienced a non-relaxed state with your child at 33,000 feet? Flying provides the perfect opportunity to practice the art of relaxation and prepare our minds and bodies for the trip...
Thought Workout: Think and Repeat Positive Thoughts The second step in training student brains for test taking success is to rehearse and repeat positive thoughts associated with test taking. Through brain research, we know that as we rehearse thoughts in the brain,...
With the increasing amount of testing that has been introduced to the educational system, students and educators alike are feeling more pressure around test performance and student outcomes. It is ever more important that we train students for test taking success. ...
Schools are often very busy, noisy places. All of the noise that naturally comes from placing many people together in one place, can be over stimulating. If left unmoderated, it can be difficult to focus, feel calm and to stay on task in noisy environments. ...
This is the time of year when educators and students alike can feel stress, stress from the looming changes associated with wrapping up the year and preparing for the less structured summer months. Following are a few simple stretching activities that teachers and...
Recently I had the opportunity to visit New York City. While I was there I saw the show Wicked on Broadway. Wicked tells the story of the Wizard of Oz and tells it from the perspective of the witches from Oz. Sitting in the sixth row, I was able to truly connect...
This relaxation script is related to finding a peaceful place. Activities that support children finding a peaceful place help them to feel safe and re-establish feelings of tranquility when they are experiencing challenging emotions. Next time your child is...
This week I will be reading the classic, The Little Engine That Could, with the children in my groups at school. In this classic edition retold by Watty Piper, the author states, "She was a happy little train for she had such a jolly load to carry. Her cars were...
