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
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.
Gratitude For Childcare Workers: National Provider Appreciation Day
Because childcare workers have a lot going on around them, including children and families who are hurting and in need of your energy and support, it can be normal to forget about your own needs. That’s why it’s important to remind yourself of all that you are. Self-care and appreciation practices can help with ground yourself and bringing about positive feelings in those times you need it most.
Earth Day For Kids and Families
Welcome to Earth Day… An annual event that aims to raise awareness around the world about how we can protect our plant! In this post, we have included some Earth Day activity ideas for kids, that you can do at home or in the classroom. We hope you enjoy these creative activities, yoga poses, breathing exercises and mindful toolboxes that help with worldly well-being, healing and connection!
5 Inspiring Sustainable Organisations in London
We can use our mindfulness tools to connect with our breath, bodies and minds, and also to those around us. But we want to expand on this by bringing awareness to how we can better connect with the environment and earth too. Through mindful practices and products, we can make a difference on planet earth through simple lifestyle tweaks and choices.
Spring Mindfulness Themes
New spring mindfulness themes for the home, classroom and those who work with children include “Breaking Through Like A Lotus Through Mud” and “Gentle Breezes and Bluebirds.” Find yoga poses, creative activities, healing mantras, meditations for calm and more.
"Brave Lion" Interactive Mindful Activity Pack For Families and Classrooms
We hope you enjoy this “Brave Lion” interactive Mindful Activity Pack for families and classrooms. Follow along with Sabra The Lioness as she learns how to use Lion’s Breath to conquer her fears, join Alby and Friends with special guest Sammy the Lion for Lion’s Breath too! Also find a mantra for strength, creative activity, education about the world of lions as well as how we can make the earth a better place for them!
Lion's Breath For Strength and Bravery
We hope you enjoy this theme around strength and bravery, to help the children in your home or classroom release overwhelming feelings and conquer their fears. Follow along with Sabra The Lioness to learn how she uses Lion’s Breath, and learn how to do Lion’s Breath with Alby and Friends!
Social Emotional Learning Workbook: Olivia The Otter
Join Olivia the Otter on her mindful journey with creative activities, mantras, yoga poses, meditation and more. Build self-confidence and find calm with Olivia! Learn about her adventures in the sea and kelp forests too. A character education and emotional literacy tool. (27 pages)
Written and designed by HERE Co-Founders Jen Armstrong (MSc Developmental and Educational Psychology, 95 hour RCYT Kids Yoga and 200 hour RYT Yoga instructor) and Dana Dyksterhuis.
Mindfulness Activities For The Home and Classroom
Each mindful activity pack has been created with a focus on a particular theme, such as building resilience, or inviting calm into the day, and is suitable for one-to-one use or in group settings. We hope you enjoy exploring the content and find comfort in your hearts and minds!
Brain Boost: Mindful Family Om:Pop Sessions with Family Support
Mindful family sessions can offer clarity and calm amid the chaos that family life will inevitably bring. We’ve just completed an OM:POP series with Family Support in Hammersmith & Fulham and can confirm that mindful practices deliver a sense of wellbeing even with a whole host of tiny tots in the room.
Serve and Return: Cultivate Self-Love Through Meditation
Cultivating self-love is a practice that takes patience and acceptance of our own vulnerability. The following brief meditation provides a platform to welcome in acceptance, recognition and love for our most vulnerable self.
Conquering Feelings of Being Left Out ~ Kratu The Therapy Dog On Building Resilience In Children and Teens
Being in fresh air and outside in Nature is wonderful! What physical things do you like to do? Kratu likes to do special training, especially scent work where he has to find a hidden special scent, then he gets a reward. What things do you like to do to stimulate your brain?
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.
NSPCC’s Look, Say, Sing, Play Comes to Family Support, Fulham Central Children's Centre
It was an honour to be invited to the announcement of the NSPCC’s Look, Say, Sing, Play campaign at the Fulham Central Children’s Centre, the first London Authority to launch the campaign. The event was attended by Leader of H&F Council, Stephen Cowan, and CEO of the NSPCC, Peter Wanless, Family Support Managing Director Peter Watt and stakeholders in Hammersmith and Fulham children's wellbeing.