We often think of peace as being part of our external experience. A peaceful garden, a peaceful home, going to a spa or retreat where everything is slow paced and soft music fills the background. While peaceful environments are wonderful, let’s face it, we don’t all get to experience them on a regular basis. Relying […]
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Understanding Behavior as a Byproduct of Our Inner State
There is no such thing as a bad kid. So why do we make them believe that they are? In an effort to motivate students, support positive behavior, and encourage focused learning, many well-intentioned educators have been trained to implement various behavior modification techniques. You may know these techniques quite well. They include sticker charts […]
Restorative Practices: Part 2
Knowing the basics of holding a circle is one of the most applicable and directly transferable skills for parents and educators to have when implementing restorative practices (RP). A restorative circle, in the practice of RP, can serve several purposes. A circle can be an effort to build culture within a group, to sustain or […]
What Patterns Do You See?
Habits and beliefs are merely patterns. These patterns become ingrained in our subconscious mind before the age of seven. So much about the things that we do, what we think, and how we behave are driven by these patterns. Mindfulness is a tool that helps bring our own awareness to how we are being in […]
Restorative Practices: Part 1
“To build a sense of community is to create a group that extends to othersthe respect one has for oneself, to come to know one another as individuals,to respond and care about one another, to feel a sense of membershipand accountability to the group.”– Thomas Lickona Ph. D Close your eyes and consider for a […]
The new Zensational Kids website provides easy-to-find solutions and supports
It has been a year in the making, but we wanted to get it right. You may have noticed – Zensational Kids now has a completely refreshed website. Our goal is to provide simple, cost-effective solutions to support social, emotional and mental health for the whole school community. We wanted to make it easier for […]
Zensational Kids and Yoga International Partner for Training to Support Neurodiverse Children
MONTVALE, N.J. (May 9, 2022) — Zensational Kids is proud to announce its partnership with Yoga International to present an all-new, two-day live training entitled Yoga and Mindfulness for Neurodiverse Children. The live training will take place in two online sessions on Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14, 2022. The training will be led […]
Are You Treating A Child’s Pain, or Their Bandage?
When a child is hurt and has a Band-Aid, do you apply your healing intention towards the Band-Aid or the cut below? Sounds like an obvious question, right? Certainly the Band-Aid is not in any pain; it is just a protective device we use to ensure that nothing more sinister contacts the open wound. As […]
