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      • Teens: Creating Happy Memories- Toads
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      • But will it work with preschoolers?
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      • I Just Can’t Get To Sleep: My First Audio- Freely Given To You
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      • Happy New Year 2016: Free Mindfulness Recording
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        • Book Review: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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    March 13, 2017

    Mama Has A Quieter Mind

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    • loving kindness, mindfulness, Parents, caregivers
    The past few months I have been moving away from doing; instead, I am staying engaged in life in the moment.  I wanted my writing to come from a place of enlivened energy rather than a “checklist” of things to do.  I  was much like the winter here in British Columbia, dormant, […]
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    December 15, 2016

    The World Speeds Up And We Need To Slow Down

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    This is the time of year where things seems to speed up faster and faster.  I say every year that I will take it slower and do less.  This year I have.  I am creating crafts at school that take time to do and help the children to center and […]
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    November 10, 2016

    If fear and confusion is in the driver’s seat, James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna have some tips for inner peace

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    • For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
    James Baraz shares a blog post for adults on how to  slow down and make choices from a calm and centered place. Michele offers a sweet audio to send you off to sleep. Nurturing ourselves as adults is the key to Awakening Joy in Children. Take good care of yourself. The […]
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    October 16, 2016

    Stormy Weather- Relaxing mindfulness for families and kids.

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    Stormy weather- Relaxing Mindfulness for families and kids
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    October 9, 2016

    Happy Canadian Thanksgiving

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    • Audio recording, Awakening Joy in Kids, Gratitude Practices, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
    This week I have two new resources for you.  The first is a radio interview James Baraz and I did with KPFA, in San Francisco.  Our host, Kris Welch, had questions that ranged from, “How can I bring Awakening Joy For Kids to my grandchild” to “What is one simple […]
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    October 1, 2016

    Grit

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    • Classroom Lessons, grit, Praise, Uncategorized
    Sitting around a camp fire with an 80-year-old friend of mine last night, I shared that I had been wrestling with the notion of GRIT. My youngest son, 18 years old, has a new job that requires him to work outside digging and bending rebar for up to 10 hours a […]
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    September 18, 2016

    Audio recording for webinar: Michele Lilyanna, James Baraz and Kate Munding

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    Here is the audio recording of Saturday’s webinar with James Baraz, Michele Lilyanna and Kate Munding Awakening Joy for Kids Click to play.
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    September 17, 2016

    Ten steps to Awakening Joy For Kids and offerings from our Saturday webinar

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    • Audio recording, For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized, webinar, webinar materials
    This is the Ten Steps PDF we offered to viewers on our webinar Saturday.  We thank Kate Munding for hosting and have provided a link to her excellent online materials.  Also attached is a sweet audio recording to help your children sleep.  We had an excellent call with many thoughtful […]
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