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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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September 20, 2015

Date yourself and raise your happiness- A key for Mums and Dads

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  • compassion, loving kindness, mindfulness, Nurturing ourselves, self regulation, Uncategorized
The Secret To Dating Yourself – Parents need to nourish themselves. I spent many hours this week listening to podcasts by Elizabeth Gilbert called Magic Lessons. These lessons are ways to nurture our creativity and well-being. I saw many ways that we as parents can find to cherish ourselves while […]
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November 28, 2014

Interview with James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna on Awakening Joy in Kids

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  • Awakening Joy in Kids, compassion, For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers
A partial transcript of our conversation: JB: I want to say how happy I am that you’re doing this Awakening Joy for Kids. It really makes me happy and can be a real blessing if kids benefit and parents and educators from all over get to use the materials 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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August 26, 2014

What an incredible week of learning. I am ready to share some ideas!

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  • art, Classroom Lessons, compassion, mindfulness, Nurturing ourselves
        Wake Up Festival Colorado 2014 – With Jack Kornfield   I felt like a kid in a candy store: so much sweetness and so much to choose from.  The Wake Up Festival is a five-day immersion experience in personal and collective transformation. It’s the largest and […]
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March 16, 2014

Read Aloud- Wonder By, R.J. Palacio.

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  • Book reviews, Classroom Lessons, compassion, Parents, caregivers
Happiness and Joy Lessons Cultivating Compassion Read -Aloud Curriculum connections: Writing Reading Oral Language Social and emotional learning   My current read-aloud is Wonder by R.J. Palacio.   This book was brought to my attention by one of my avid grade three readers and his mother. “Ms. L, you HAVE […]
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