Gill's Yoga

31/05/2020

19/04/2020

Have you noticed an increase in negative - and possibly unfounded judgments of people seen travelling, or buying what ‘we’ might assume (ass/u/me) to be ‘non-essential’?

Do you ever think maybe that guy buying a gallon of paint knows he must keep busy because idle hands in the past has caused him to relapse and pick up that case of beer? So he's using this time to do home improvements, something that keeps his mind busy while feeling a sense of accomplishment, trying to avoid painful triggers while possibly alone?

Or maybe that lady buying bags of soil and seeds, has struggled with depression and su***de? How do you know that planting and watching something beautiful grow during this time of darkness isn't essential to her and holding on to what little hope she might still have.

Or the mother walking for hours in the park because her son cannot deal with being cooped up and may harm her or himself in his confusion.

Or that father who has to make a trip to three different shops because he’s buying groceries for his coeliac parents, his family and his vegetarian neighbour. Their food preferences mean he has to keep looking for the bread, the quorn, the flour.

Or the teen who is buying paper and paints and paint brushes and stickers and glue so she can sit with her younger sibling while her mum goes to work at the hospital.

We need to remember that it is impossible to know just by looking at a situation from "our" small lens what someone is truly going through or where their mental health is at.

Everyone handles chaos and healing through different means, and I know we are all on edge but please stop being so judgmental of others! 💚💙🧡💜💛❤💚

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19/03/2020

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Such great advice 🙌 Education is important, but mental health is vital!

Dear parents with school aged children

You might be inclined to create a minute by minute schedule for your kids. You have high hopes of hours of learning, including online activities, science experiments, and book reports. You’ll limit technology until everything is done! But here’s the thing...

Our kids are just as scared as we are right now. Our kids not only can hear everything that is going on around them, but they feel our constant tension and anxiety. They have never experienced anything like this before. Although the idea of being off of school for weeks sounds awesome, they are probably picturing a fun time like summer break, not the reality of being trapped at home and not seeing their friends.

Over the coming weeks, you will see an increase in behavior issues with your kids. Whether it’s anxiety, or anger, or protest that they can’t do things normally - it will happen. You’ll see more meltdowns, tantrums, and oppositional behavior in the coming weeks. This is normal and expected under these circumstances.

What kids need right now is to feel comforted and loved. To feel like it’s all going to be ok. And that might mean that you tear up your perfect schedule and love on your kids a bit more. Play outside and go on walks. Bake cookies and paint pictures. Play board games and watch movies. Do a science experiment together or find virtual field trips of the zoo. Start a book and read together as a family. Snuggle under warm blankets and do nothing.

Don’t worry about them regressing in school. Every single kid is in this boat and they all will be ok. When we are back in the classroom, we will all course correct and meet them where they are. Teachers are experts at this! Don’t pick fights with your kids because they don’t want to do math. Don’t scream at your kids for not following the schedule. Don’t mandate 2 hours of learning time if they are resisting it.

If I can leave you with one thing, it’s this: at the end of all of this, your kids’ mental health will be more important than their academic skills. And how they felt during this time will stay with them long after the memory of what they did during those weeks is long gone. So keep that in mind, every single day.

Stay safe. X

18/12/2019

It's not always the most wonderful time of the year.

01/10/2019

Class this week will be from 8.30am-9.30am..wee bit earlier this week 😊