Good Morning! I am so honored to be able to sit here and blog (FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER), alongside Zemirah. For those of you wondering, my name is Maurie and I am interning under Zemirah this semester as I am close to graduating with my undergraduate degree. I have...
All Tied Up in Knots: Releasing the Worries When our brains get all tied up in knots with worry, they can look like this rubber band ball. In small group today we talked about how it's sometimes impossible to think straight when there are all sorts of worries going...
You, dear parent, dear teacher... are a Gardener As I am working with kids in one of the many Garden Offices we have, this is one of my most powerful mantras: I am a gardener, I plant seeds, I am not in charge of when they grow. It keeps me in "seed planting mode"...
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...
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...
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 and engaging and are the perfect tools to have loaded in your phone for...
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...
