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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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November 29, 2015

Gratitude- 2 games for home or school

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  • Gratitude Practices, mindfulness, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends   Here are two games to get your gratitude groove going. Turn It Around My dad used to say, “You don’t know how good you have it!” I say the same thing to my own children. They respond by saying, “Yeah, yeah Mum, […]
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October 31, 2015

November 11th – Peace

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  • Awakening Joy in Kids, compassion, Gratitude Practices, mindfulness, nature, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
As the next few weeks go by I am shining my spotlight of awareness on PEACE and all the ways I can bring peacefulness into my life and the lives of my students.   Below are 11 things you can do to create a more peaceful world for you,your children […]
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July 4, 2015

Gratitude, mindfulness and sharing in an electronic age!

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  • art, Classroom Lessons, Gratitude, Gratitude Practices, mindfulness, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
Grab your iPads, grab your phones, grab your cameras and go hunting.  Children like nothing more than clicking on their electronics, so why not have an assignment that brings mindful seeing, gratitude, art, sharing and their love of electronic media together? Lesson: Have children look out into their world and […]
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October 18, 2014

Simple, Simple, Simple = Gratitude = Monday Morning!

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  • art, fine motor skills, Gratitude Practices, mathmatics, Parents, caregivers, preschool, Uncategorized
Needed: A paper plate, scissors, pen, a bit of craft paper, a split pin and a grateful heart! Curriculum Connections: math language arts fine motor skills social and emotional wellbeing art Simply put, this little spin dial creates a wonderful way for children to practice gratitude, fine motor skills and […]
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September 12, 2014

Still time to join me in the new Foundations Of Well – Being Program

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  • anxiety, compassion, Gratitude Practices, Parents, caregivers
The Foundations of Well-Being Program with Rick Hanson, uses postive neuroplasticity to wire more resilience, love, and happiness into your brain and your life.  It is only $6 a week, scholarships are availabel if you need one and it offers 24 CEU’s at just $2 a unit.  Check it out!
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August 26, 2014

Mark Nepo inspires Michele to fill a journal at the Wake Up Festival.

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  • art, Book reviews, Classroom Lessons, compassion, Gratitude Practices, Writing
Mark Nepo is an exceptional poet and inspiring speaker.  My fingers were literally sore from writing down “nuggets”! What struck me though, was the framework in which we generated ideas.  It worked for me and the other participants and I am looking forward to sharing it with my students. Here […]
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June 23, 2014

Nurturing Ourselves- Stop and Smell the Roses- A Mindful Sugar Scrub Recipe

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  • Gratitude Practices, mindfulness, Nurturing ourselves, Parents, caregivers
A Gift For You I somehow had to work this post into the website, as I have been spending the past few weeks in beds and beds of rose petals and lavender blossoms.  This year the wild roses are very abundant here in British Columbia. They are practically dripping from the canes. […]
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