Yoga Glow for Kids

05/04/2023

I simply love this observation!
Mindfulness takes a little time to settle in with us, but little by little we can all learn such a useful skill, no matter how young or old we are.
It helps us self regulate when we become discombobulated and we learn to appreciate the small things and discover how happiness is actually easily accessible 💕

Mindfulness can help us learn to observe the coming and going of the weather patterns in our own lives, without being tossed and turned by every breeze.

Find out more about the benefits of mindfulness for children and young people: mindfulnessinschools.org/mindfulness-in-education/why-do-it

28/03/2023

Definitely worth sharing with our young people and their families.

Today, the Anna Freud Centre is excited to launch a pioneering new one-stop shop designed to empower young people to learn more about mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, and their treatment options. https://crowd.in/nh6PLR

24/03/2023

Love this fab way to introduce and refer to food with our kids!

Awesome info on how to talk to kids about food!

via Eat in Color

20/03/2023

Happy Spring Equinox everyone, here’s to noticing the small special moments, to new beginnings and to looking positively onwards 🌱

Today marks the Spring Equinox, an annual event beautifully described by Lia Leendertz in this year’s The Almanac:

‘A moment of perfect balance will occur this month. On 20 March at 21.24 the sun will be exactly above the equator. Pole to pole, the earth will be half in shadow, half in sunlight. The whole world will have 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night: Norway, Jamaica, Brazil, New Zealand and the UK and Ireland.

‘We are all looking for balance in our lives, but March with the vernal/spring equinox, is a good moment to think about the nature of it. Balance is not a stable state. Mere moments later Norway will start to stretch towards summer, and New Zealand will shrink towards winter. That moment of balance is brief in the extreme, a tiny sliver of time. Like standing on one leg, if we want more balance in our lives we have to work at it, infinitesimally adjusting to change, concentrating our minds.’

From The Almanac, A Seasonal Guide to 2023 by Lia Leendertz, Gaia Publishing.
Photo by Louis Maniquet on Unsplash

17/03/2023

11/03/2022

There’s a new guy on the block.
Meet Mr Calm.
Mr Calm is…
Peaceful
Relaxed
Tolerant
Be more like Mr Calm 💕 😎🧘🏻‍♀️😌

Mr. Calm has a very peaceful and easy-going outlook on life. He appreciates the simple pleasures, including spending time in nature and practising yoga, but he also loves rock climbing and parkour when he’s in the great outdoors. He encourages his friends to think before they act and live in the moment. His relaxed and tolerant perspective means that he is a calming influence and a wise head.

https://mrmen.com/pages/mr-calm

09/03/2022

Off to show this to number 2 child right now…
“It was the worst day of my life!” seems to ring out all to easily in our house! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Show this to your child whenever they have a tough day.

📸 Whole Hearted School Counseling

01/02/2022

If you know a young person, this is well worth taking a look 👀

A fantastic toolkit covering Mental Helath difficulties in children and young people has been realised today produced in collaboration with CMHA members PwC, Morgan Stanley and the Bank of England and leading mental health organisations Place2Be, Young Minds and The Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People.

https://citymha.org.uk/Resources/Parents-Toolkit

In 2020, one in six children (16%) aged five to 16 had a probable mental health disorder up from one in nine (11%) in 2017.

26/01/2022

What a fab bit of info, this is! Really useful for parents and it’s just what us Children’s Yoga teachers do; it’s all about adjusting the well made session plans to suit the energy in the room 😊

This is great infographic by CAMHS Professionals shows effective stress relief methods for different levels of emotional discomfort. At different levels of discomfort, different methods will be more effective in calming a child or young person down and relieving their stress.

15/01/2022

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29/12/2021

Why not?! 😊
Happy New Year everyone 🙏🏼🥰

Why not create a jar of joy ready for the new year?

This activity is a great way of focusing on positivity and will help us to remember things that made us feel good throughout the year. Download a copy of the instructions here: https://mythrive.uk/3lEI130

Thank you to Thrive Licensed Practitioner, Angela, for creating this great activity. You can follower Angela's page here: Let's get creative

06/10/2021

This clip from Inside Out is a great example of how to validate someone's experiences and respond to their feelings with empathy and compassion. Joy tries to distract Bing B**g from his emotions, while Sadness attunes to him, making him feel heard and understood.

Can’t deny that this just bought a tear to my eye!
So powerful yet so simple. Love this film 🍿 💕

25/09/2021

Fab list 📚 for children’s emotional development 💕

16/09/2021

From pretending to squeeze lemons for lemonade to stretching like a cat that just woke up from a nap, these drama-based relaxation exercises from Save the Children UK are great for easing stress.

Download the activity guide here: https://mythrive.uk/2YGzYKi

15/09/2021

This short lesson from BBC Bitesize is all about exploring feelings and emotions, including how we can notice and better understand our feelings and different ways we can express ourselves.

There are more wellbeing lessons available for 5-7 year olds and 7-9 year olds too!

Watch the lesson here: https://mythrive.uk/3BVRJng

Learn how to express and understand your feelings.

05/08/2021

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Adolescence is all about the transition from childhood to adulthood. It can be a confusing time for everyone - not just for our teens but also for the adults who love them.

Too often, the line between childhood and adulthood can be a blurry one. The expectations of adulthood can come charging at them, but without the freedoms, confidence, or capabilities that adulthood brings. They can feel with such depth and intensity, but without the adult wisdom or experience to make sense of those feelings.

They’ll be okay, but it might feel wobbly for a while. In the meantime they will look to us for signs of safety and certainty. This doesn’t mean certainty that everything will always be okay - it won’t be - but certainty that they’ll get through, certainty that they are extraordinary, and needed, and that their will be a space and a place in the world that only they can fill.

We might not always feel that certainty. Some days we might ache, and wish we could make their world feel softer for a while. In those times, it will be less about what you do and more about who you are - being the one who can be with them without needing them to be different, the one who can handle any of their hurts or heartaches with gentle, certain hands, the one who can block out the world for a while by letting them rest in our care without needing them to be, or do, or give anything back in return.♥️

22/07/2021

Really useful info 👇🏼

The end of term can be difficult for some children and young people - this graphic from Beacon House Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team offers some useful tips for parents, carers and teachers to help you navigate this time of transition.

Download a copy from the Beacon House website: https://mythrive.uk/3yTcmz1

29/06/2021

Free Webinar from TYF hosted by Charlotta Martinus, the founder and course director of the Teen Yoga Foundation.