Back To School: Awesome Tips To Calm The Mind And Body

September 2, 2015

Back To School: Awesome Tips To Calm The Mind And Body

Five tips to calm and relax your child as they head back into the first weeks of school. Going back to school after weeks and weeks of summer schedules can be overwhelming and filled with anxiety for some children. At the very least, children and families have to adapt to […]

August 1, 2015

Summer Walks- An Act Of Mindfulness

Walking Meditation Summer time and the living is easy! Well, not always, as the days seem to slip by so quickly. We start to worry about summer ending too soon. We wonder how will it be when the children are back at school? In being in the past and future, we […]

April 11, 2015

How to use feathers and bubbles as a mindfulness practice

Here are two super quick ideas for busy parents and teachers to help your children mindfully breathe. The practices are so much fun you will want to do them too! Feather blowing – This involves a lot of concentration and laughter, both of which help to regulate the body and mind. […]

November 28, 2014

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

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 […]

October 18, 2014

Simple, Simple, Simple = Gratitude = Monday Morning!

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 […]

September 30, 2014

Art From The Heart

Wondering how to bring a practice of the heart into art this Fall? I gathered horse chestnuts under the huge canopy of a tree on the beach this week. The chestnuts are covered in a spiny covering. When split open by the autumn weather, the inside is revealed […]

August 26, 2014

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

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 […]

July 8, 2014

Neurons That Fire Together Wire Together: Lesson directly related to Dr. Rick Hanson’s book Hardwired for Happiness

Hardwiring Happiness Neurons That Fire Together Wire Together Curriculum Connections Art Science Social and emotional learning Today we spoke about how neurons that fire together wire together. We asked ourselves what we wanted to wire in our own brains… Students were given electrician’s wire, masking tape, paperclips, and […]

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