This virtual 3-hr Mindful Yoga Breaks® workshop will help educators & clinicians to bring focus, self-regulation and calm to kids while also fostering social-emotional learning. We will explore the many benefits of mindfulness & movement techniques, and how to utilize them for clinical interventions as well as in the classroom with children ages 5 – 11. In this online workshop we will: Discuss the brain as it relates to managing emotion using child-friendly terms Practice dozens of activities to add to the teaching toolbox that can be used in little breaks throughout the school day or in your practice Explore the many benefits of mindfulness & movement and how to use them as interventions for specific behavior patterns Where: From Your Own Home! (zoom link shared once you register) When: Oct 1, 2022 Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm ET Who: educators & clinicians Each workshop participant will leave with: Downloadable PDF… Read More »
5 Ways to Ease Into the New Year
5 ways to ease into the new year
Like a Boat in a Storm
Ten years ago on September 25, I gave birth to my first child Silas Orion Gallagher. It is not a happy ending, because Silas died 10 hours after he was born due to complications during childbirth. Shocking right? I was not prepared for this type of loss. I had only experienced the loss of my grandparents – while sad- that is the natural order of things as most lived a long and full life. Now, ten years later, I almost can’t comprehend that this happened to us. The years following were full of grief, sadness and depression. Getting pregnant again was a challenge as we ended up doing 3 rounds of IVF to eventually get pregnant with Zephyr, our beautiful rainbow baby (now almost 7). How did we manage those years between the loss of Silas and the birth of Zephyr? We did it with the help of family, friends,… Read More »
