Along with teaching educators and students the actual practices of breath, movement and mindfulness, understanding the science of what you are doing strengthens the practice as well as the degree of “buy-in.” When you begin to recognize and appreciate that YOU are able to hack into your nervous system and create real changes, it is […]
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Simple Beginnings
Sometimes we are afraid to start something new. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the commitment. Sometimes we are reluctant to start something new because we are not even sure it will be worth the time and effort. So “why bother?” In regards to mindfulness, the research is pretty clear. Improvement in behavior, mood, temperament, […]
The Power of HOW You Use Your Words
Every word we utter has the potential to grow a child, or shrink them. What is even more influential than what we say, is HOW we say it. The “what” is often obvious. The “how” is subtle and can be extraordinarily magical. As most of you know, I don’t believe in only teaching the tools of […]
I Am Not My Thoughts
“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 […]
The Whole Learner – A Much Needed Shift in Education
By: Erin Corcoran – Educator (8th grade English), parent, wife, Zensational Kids student Parenting took a long time. Doctors, shots, more doctors and excruciating waiting. Reality set in after spending more time figuring out how to create a child rather than how to become a mother. Adoption finally made sense. There were children, I mused, […]
Yoga and Mindfulness for Students with Autism – No Mats Required
The study began in 2014 as part of a student’s doctoral project at Touro College, School of Health Sciences, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. After a lengthy process of obtaining approvals, the research began. Research Design The research study was an experimental, pre-test/post-test control group design. Subjects were students with a diagnosis of autism, […]
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 […]
Yoga for SPEECH ???? REALLY????
I am often asked how speech/language pathologists can benefit from taking a yoga workshop or training. I suppose another way to look at this is, “ How do yoga and mindfulness tools help children attain speech/language goals?” Here are some answers to both questions, no matter how you want to look at them. Yoga and […]
