Building Strong Brains and Hearts Through The Magic of Being Here: Evidence-based mindfulness tools and techniques that Build Resilience, And support feelings of calm, healing and connection

 
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Yoga Story With Zenabelle the Tutu-Clam

We're delighted to introduce Zenabelle-Inspired Mindfulness Activities: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Children's Emotional Resilience and Awareness. Designed for use in classrooms, homes, and professional settings, this calming collection offers a wide array of exercises to help cultivate focus, patience, and emotional well-being in children. With Zenabelle the Tutu-Clam as your guide, our goal is to enrich your interactions with kids while fostering a deeper sense of connection and understanding. Dive into Zenabelle's world and discover the benefits of mindfulness for your little ones!

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"Cultivating Compassion" ~ Mindfulness Session Inspired by Marcus Rashford, "Little People, Big Dreams" Book

It is with gratitude to Marcus Rashford and his exemplary efforts to eradicate childhood hunger that we were inspired to develop this theme, “Cultivating Compassion.” His efforts inspire us to look beyond ourselves and serve the greater good. Find breathing exercises, yoga stretches, creative activities and more in our mindfulness content for children, families, and the providers who support them.

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"I Am Enough" ~ Mindfulness Activities For Children With Finny Frogfish

Finny the Frogfish is here to help with strength and courage! We're happy to share with you this calming collection of mindful activities, intended for use in a variety of environments. Whether you're in a classroom setting, at home, or working professionally with children, these exercises aim to cultivate awareness, patience, and emotional resilience. It's our hope that these tools not only enrich your interactions but also foster a deeper sense of connection and understanding. Enjoy!

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"Calm As A Cloud Toolbox" ~ Ideas For Daily Mindfulness Activities With Children

We're happy to share with you this calming collection of mindful activities, intended for use in a variety of environments. Whether you're in a classroom setting, at home, or working professionally with children, these exercises aim to cultivate awareness, patience, and emotional resilience. It's our hope that these tools not only enrich your interactions but also foster a deeper sense of connection and understanding. Enjoy!

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Build Strong, Resilient Brains and Hearts With Help From Our Animal Friends

With themes such as “I am enough” with Finny the Frogfish, “Resilient Deer in Winter,” and “Gentle Breezes and Bluebirds,” we hope you enjoy our collection of mindful activity packs for homes, classrooms, and providers who work with children and families. Our programs and activities are evidence-based, and bring calm, healing and connection.

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A Calming Corner: 12 Unique Corner Design Ideas

How to create a calming corner: Nourish your senses, body, and mind by creating a cosy, nurturing, mindful nook in your home. Decorate your space with your favourite cushions, pillows, blankets, an eco-friendly yoga mat, and props like a singing bowl, plants, and succulents. Add aromatherapy to your space with scents like peppermint and lavender in oil diffusers, essential oils, and candles. In partnership with Redfin.

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The Benefits of Nature On Our Mental Health

Getting out in nature can help us feel more connected to the world around us, which can in turn help us feel more connected to ourselves. Using mindfulness to bridge the gap, we can help to build brain architecture through exploring nature mantras, observation, breathing techniques and grounding ourselves.

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Om:Pop With Family Support H&F: Serve and Return

We were delighted to lead two Om:Pop Sessions with Family Support, Hammersmith and Fulham focused on the topic of “Serve and Return.” Our bespoke yoga, brain building and meditation sessions at Cathnor Park Children’s Centre and Melcombe Children’s Centre focused on integrating positive, back-and-forth interactions between caregivers and their little ones.

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Manage Stress Responses Through Calming Family Yoga & Mindfulness

For those interested in trying out some yoga and mindfulness methods at home, here are a few things we did to help promote a sense of calm. You can call upon these methods for those times where stress is amounting to toxic levels and you need to take a moment and recenter, for the benefit of yourself and also to positively model this coping mechanism to your little ones.

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Brain Building, Yoga and Mindfulness: Expanded Work with Family Support, Hammersmith & Fulham

We are thrilled to announce an expanded partnership with Family Support Hammersmith & Fulham, to bring a series of mindfulness sessions and bespoke family yoga classes to staff and families that will include brain-building activities. Family Support, backed by the H&F Council, has an incredible mission, which is to help families in Hammersmith & Fulham thrive.

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Axel Recommends: Ommie and the Magical Garden

“Hello, is this your magical garden?” The story and the pictures are just adorable as you follow Ommie on her adventure encountering animals in the magical garden, and made it a lot of fun for Axel to do the poses along with the pages. He really loves cats, so got a big tickle out of seeing Cat Pose.

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Joy, Laughter, Relaxation and Sparks of Creativity: Results You May See From Mindful Little Yogis

Mindful Little Yogis is truly for everyone. The tips and guidance even work great for every day parenting situations such as calming down time before bed, times for when you want your child to “Please listen” and many other situations including for when you just want to bond and need fun activities to do!

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Mindfulness In Schools: What's the Big Deal?

This school’s ‘mindful moment room ’ has served to replace detentions, and by teaching the students that when they feel they can’t concentrate, or they are getting themselves riled up and into trouble, they can go and calm themselves down in a safe quiet space.  Someone is always there to support them and help them with techniques if necessary.

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