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After a good yoga session, one with strengthening, stretching, breathing, and being fully aware and appreciative of our bodies, our physical body is ready to be still. And once the body is still, the mind gets to enjoy stillness as well. Yoga For Kids, Yoga Meditation, Guided Imagery, Yoga Classes, Yoga Session, Best Yoga, Guided Meditation, Yoga Class, Our Body

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After a good yoga session, one with strengthening, stretching, breathing, and being fully aware and appreciative of our bodies, our physical body is ready to be still. And once the body is still, the mind gets to enjoy stillness as well.

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Peace Begins With my Fingers?

This small technique can calm the body, mind, and emotions in just a few minutes a day. If students practice over a long period of time, they may see improvement in decision-making, social behavior, milder reactions to sensory stimuli, and of course concentration and memory.

What Kind of Garden Do You Want to Grow?

Whatever you plant in your mind grows. Choose wisely.

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Children (and adults) benefit tremendously by learning to regulate, restore and find peace on the inside, despite the chaos of the modern-day human experience. In this free recorded 30 minute workshop learn why and how to share the power of relaxation and meditation with children of all ages! *Enroll now, watch it anytime!*

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FREE 30 Minute Workshop | Relaxation & Meditation for Kids

Children (and adults) benefit tremendously by learning to regulate, restore and find peace on the inside, despite the chaos of the modern-day human experience. In this free recorded 30 minute workshop learn why and how to share the power of relaxation and meditation with children of all ages! *Enroll now, watch it anytime!*

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Meditation for Sleep

Here are a few options to help introduce the powerful practice of sleep meditation to your child.

Peace Beggins With Me Meditation

The simple act of teaching children how to 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥, 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 can be one of the greatest gifts you give them in life. Start by teaching them the Peace Begins with Me Meditation! Don't know how? Visit our blog!

Meditation is an ancient practice that provides many benefits for our modern brains. A 2010 study found that meditators’ cognitive skills (sustain attention, visuospatial processing, working memory, executive function) improved after meditating just 20 minutes a day for four days. Can you imagine the benefits your child will reap if they meditate for years? Leiden, Executive Function, Working Memory, Executive Functioning, Four Days, Family Kids

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Mini-Meditations for the Whole Family

Meditation is an ancient practice that provides many benefits for our modern brains. A 2010 study found that meditators’ cognitive skills (sustain attention, visuospatial processing, working memory, executive function) improved after meditating just 20 minutes a day for four days. Can you imagine the benefits your child will reap if they meditate for years?

Mudras, the elaborate hand and finger gestures used in many Yoga and Ayurvedic traditions, are effective and simple tools to employ for self-soothing, energizing, settling emotions, and focusing. Like little yoga poses for your hands, mudras make use of the energy, the prana, flowing through your body. Yoga Teacher Training, Teach Like A Pirate, Yoga Teacher Training India, Childrens Yoga, Yoga Lessons, Yoga Mindfulness, High School Classroom, Bodybuilding Workouts

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Mudras: How and Why?

Mudras, the elaborate hand and finger gestures used in many Yoga and Ayurvedic traditions, are effective and simple tools to employ for self-soothing, energizing, settling emotions, and focusing. Like little yoga poses for your hands, mudras make use of the energy, the prana, flowing through your body.

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Moving Beyond "Me" with Meditation

The revolutionary child psychologist Jean Piaget described “Egocentrism” in 1951 as a natural part of a child’s development. He said that until the age of about 7, children are unable to infer and understand the perspectives, views and feelings of other people. At about six or seven, most children begin to move out of this egocentric phase and become more empathetic. When the mental shift begins, you have the unique opportunity to guide their growth in this important social skill.

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Mindful Moment Activities

Mindfulness is a skill that needs to be taught and nurtured. Hee are a few Mindful Moment activities you can do with your children at home or at school.

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Peace Begins with my Fingers?

The international yoga teacher training program, Kidding Around Yoga, has a mantra they teach every teacher and child who experiences their program: Peace Begins with Me. They even have a song about it! We do this practice by touching the thumb to each finger as we say the words, like this: PBWM Thumb to forefinger = Peace Thumb to middle finger = Begins Thumb to ring finger = With Thumb to little finger = Me

When kids realize that they are actually in control of their bodies, their minds, their thoughts, and their actions, their self-esteem rockets, they sleep better and have improved academic and social skills. Here are a few Mindful Moment activities you can do with your children at home or at school (whether online or in-person). When you practice with your kiddos, you also develop your own sense of calm and power of focus. Ace Study, Hospital Signs, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Problem, Speech Therapy Activities, Good Grades, Therapy Activities, Second Child

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Mini-Mindful Moments for Kids

When kids realize that they are actually in control of their bodies, their minds, their thoughts, and their actions, their self-esteem rockets, they sleep better and have improved academic and social skills. Here are a few Mindful Moment activities you can do with your children at home or at school (whether online or in-person). When you practice with your kiddos, you also develop your own sense of calm and power of focus.