Mindfulness

“I don’t want to go to school.”  “I will only go to ballet if you stay.” This time of year, as school approaches, brings to mind the excitement of seeing friends, meeting new teachers and starting new activities.  Yet for some kids, of any age, starting school brings up fears and anxieties, causing difficult transitions… Read More

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.                Thornton Wilder   2017, a new year, and I am realizing again how full my heart is and how much I am grateful for. The New Year is often… Read More

“So often in my (yoga) classes we will sound om, letting those three-voiced parts go very consciously through the cathedral of the mouth, and then sit for a moment in that silence after and simply observe what that feels like.”  Bhavani Loraine Nelson OM is a mantra (song/vibration) that is traditionally chanted at the beginning… Read More

As we begin the holiday season of hustle and bustle, it is important to pause this weekend of Thanksgiving and feel grateful. The centerpiece of my family’s holiday table this year will be  a gratitude “tree”, which we create. At each person’s dinner place, children included, they will find a paper leaf in a fall… Read More

Listening to the singing bowl to begin our yoga time @ Mariposa Kids Yoga.           2nd grade Brownie troop working toward “My Best Self” badge, spend quiet moments painting affirmation rocks following yoga practice @ Mariposa Kids Yoga.   Preschool Savasana.  Relaxation with beanie baby breathing buddies on their bellies, after a… Read More

We want our children to feel safe, supported, and develop resilience in order to cope with life’s challenges. As a school nurse I see many children in physical or social/emotional “crisis” who become stuck in fight or flight mode. A knee abrasion may turn into a meltdown. A hip check in line may turn into… Read More

“Sometimes life seems like it’s all about hurrying–too many places for a piggy to go! And sometimes it’s hard when things don’t go your way–it can make a piggy angry and sad. How can young piggies find a peaceful way to relax and regroup? They can meditate!”   Quoted from the back cover of Kerry… Read More

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.  But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or on thin air, but to walk on earth.  Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize:  a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the… Read More