Moving Out of the Pathology Paradigm
To me, the mindfulness movement has wonderfully enhanced our learning how to self-care, self-regulate, and be responsible for our own well-being and mental health. Because it encourages us to rest back, widen out, and notice without judgment, it also invites us to...
You Teach Who You Are
For me, movement and mindfulness go together. They speak to the essence of being human, which is how we come into relationship with and respond to what arises in the dynamic, metabolic flow of energy that is our inner and outer lives. How we dance with our own...
Trainer Spotlight: Rosalie Tetreault
Rosalie has worked with young children, youth, families, and teachers in her community in southern California for the last 20 years. Her mission is to empower them to feel peaceful and to advocate for peace. I focus on sharing tools that support their self-care and...
Anywhere, Anytime Self-Regulation Tools for YOU
As an educator, I teach and regularly use the Adventure Skill self-care and regulation activities with children. Why? Because I believe that mindfulness and self-regulation are like motor skills. It takes lots of practice to embody them, especially in a world so high...
Make Friends with TIME
What if your new mantra was: I have plenty of time? Say it to yourself a few times .... let it sink in to your body and mind as fact. Let yourself feel that you have plenty of time. Notice your internal response. Did you soften, widen, slow down, take a deep breath?...
Why Emotional Resilience Education & Training Should Be Core Curriculum
Stress and traumas, large and small, are a part of daily life in our new digital age. Online, we and our children witness regular devastation from crime and weather, wars and refugees, terrorism, teen suicide, cyber humiliation, addiction, abuse of all kinds, and...
Why Mindfulness Practices Are Worth Your Instructional Time
If you have not yet instituted regular rituals with your children that develop mindfulness, it’s time. The research from neuroscience, education, child development, and positive psychology all agree. Practices that cultivate self-awareness and the ability to self-care...
3 Self Regulation Activites for Home or Classroom
The following videos demonstrate self regulation activities that you can use at home or in the classroom. These activities help children to calm, focus, get grounded into their bodies. As a result of this internal centering, executive function is improved and children...
Support Kids Brains & Bodies by De-Stressing Throughout the Day!
According to Dr. John Ratey, author of SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, “Exercise is miracle grow for the brain.” We recommend reading it. We believe that when you understand the science behind how exercise grows, builds, and fuels the...
Naturally Self-Regulate for Better Learning, Behavior, & Achievement … Reminders from a Type A
I am a homeschooling parent, a skilled and knowledgeable movement specialist, and a brain science geek. I KNOW that less stress equals greater access. I teach self-care and regulation. I know that the endorphins released when we laugh, sleep, and move are natural...