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Reducing Pandemic-related Trauma for Educators and Students

June 29, 2021 by Allison Morgan

According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, one in every three students in classrooms across the U.S. had been exposed to a traumatic event prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. While managing students’ mental health had been a concern for school districts long before then, the global health crisis has made these types of mental […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, Focusing Tools

Imaginate to Create

October 31, 2019 by Allison Morgan

 Your brain is supercharged with about a billion new brain cells that form essential connections called neurons that support you in learning and doing everything you need and want to do. The brain cells you use will strengthen; the ones you don’t will wither away. The withering part is just as important as the strengthening […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Focusing Tools, Meditation for you

5 Mindful, Trauma-Informed Tools to Increase Peace and Improve Behavior in the Classroom

April 12, 2018 by Allison Morgan

Recent media events and research have been highlighting the need for educators to become more aware of the prevalence of trauma in the lives of the children we serve. As the ACE’s study has revealed, the rates of trauma and causes of trauma are expansive. They not only impact the child’s life now, in the […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, Focusing Tools, Meditation for you, Self-care, Trauma-informed teaching Tagged With: ACE study, anxiety, behavior, classroom management, mindfulness, Oprah, Safe space, stress-reduction, trauma-informed

I Am Not My Thoughts

August 4, 2016 by Allison Morgan

“I love these socks that I am wearing today.” “When will it stop raining?” “I hope I have pb&j for lunch today.” “Who will I sit with at lunch?” “I don’t want to sit by myself.” “What did my teacher just say?” “I will never understand this math.” “Everyone is smarter than me.” This type […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Focusing Tools, Ready to Learn Tagged With: mindful breathing for focus, monkey mind, self compassion, self-awareness

The Power of Breath

January 28, 2016 by Allison Morgan

The Power of Breath

by: Kate Murphy Educate 2B breathing tools are meant to help children balance their nervous system. We describe this to children as helping them to “wake up and calm down.” The use of breath as a tool to help with self-regulation and to optimize performance goes back thousands of years. Athletes, musicians, mystics and others […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, Focusing Tools, Ready to Learn Tagged With: autism and mindfulness, calming the monkey mind, focus and attention

Walking The Plank

February 20, 2014 by Allison Morgan

I was recently asked WHY plank position is such a beneficial pose for kids in school, therapy, home, etc, so I decided I would address the question as a blog piece and hopefully help those that would like to understand the benefits and the precautions when introducing this pose to children. PHYSICAL BENEFITS If you […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, Energizing Tools, Focusing Tools, Ready to Learn, Therapy Tools Tagged With: pose, tactile system, vestibular system

The Power of Unconditional Love

March 1, 2013 by Allison Morgan

I recently read an article about the research that is being conducted to better understand the relationship between animals and individuals on the autistic spectrum.  In this article, children between the ages of 5-13 where given pet guinea pigs to hold while in the presence of other adults.  The findings were quite remarkable. “They found […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Autism, Calming Tools, Focusing Tools, Meditation for you, parenting and caregiving, Self-care, Social-Emotional Learning, Special-needs, Trauma-informed teaching Tagged With: Autism, behavior, pets, social skills, special needs, therapy, yoga for differently-abled children

Literature Lesson Plan

April 12, 2012 by Allison Morgan

Kindergarteners are so eager to learn and share their views and ideas.  I love getting to bring yoga into their classrooms each week.  Although I always plan to bring enriching lessons to their education, I ALWAYS find that I am the one who gains so much inspiration and knowledge from watching and listening to them. […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, Energizing Tools, Focusing Tools, parenting and caregiving, Ready to Learn, Social-Emotional Learning, Therapy Tools, Trauma-informed teaching

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