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Balancing the Nervous System

August 20, 2019 by Allison Morgan

For many children, their behavior is unintentional and unplanned. Their behavior while disruptive and difficult to manage, is most often motivated purely as an attempt at communicating a need and reflecting their internal state. Our most primary need? Safety. Their external behavior is communicating a loud resounding message of, “I do not feel safe right […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Calming Tools, parenting and caregiving, Social-Emotional Learning, Trauma-informed teaching Tagged With: autonomic nervous system, breathing techniques for calm, mindfulness, mindfulness in the classroom, self-awareness, self-care, self-management, self-regulation, social emotional learning, toxic stress

“School Wellness Programs” = Well-Being For All

October 31, 2018 by Allison Morgan

As we continue to work with schools across the country, there is a growing awareness of the importance a student’s overall health and well-being plays in learning. For many schools, they begin exploring wellness through the lens of nutrition and exercise. Both are extremely important. What we eat directly effects how our body and brain […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, parenting and caregiving, Self-care, Trauma-informed teaching Tagged With: nutrition, school initiatives, self-awareness, social emotional learning, well-being, wellness

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 Whole Learner – A Much Needed Shift in Education

June 24, 2016 by Allison Morgan

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, […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Ready to Learn Tagged With: educational reform, mindfulness in the classroom, reflection, self-awareness, whole child, yoga for classrooms

Taming the Anger Monster

May 17, 2016 by Allison Morgan

We all have had moments when we sense the “anger monster” boiling up within us. We know all about the huffing and puffing that we instinctively do to stop ourselves from possibly saying or doing something we can’t take back. Do you know any children that have that same “anger monster,” but lack the control or […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Energizing Tools Tagged With: autism and mindfulness, emotional awareness, relaxation, self-awareness, yoga for differently-abled children

Yoga For Autism: A Therapist’s Experience

October 10, 2015 by Allison Morgan

Yoga for Autisim

Yoga for Autism, ADHD and Differently-Abled Children is a course that I created with  my mentor and dear friend, Shakta Kaur. Shakta created Radiant Child Yoga and has personally trained thousands of people in the art of sharing yoga with children. As a facilitator for this program, I am always humbled when I receive feedback […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts, Therapy Tools Tagged With: autism and mindfulness, emotional awareness, parenting a special needs child, self-awareness, yoga for autism

Educate 2B: Science and Excitement to Share

December 19, 2014 by Allison Morgan

It is so exciting to be part of the growing movement, bringing yoga and mindfulness into schools. This month, our programs were recognized by The Bergen Record, a major newspaper in the northern New Jersey area. It was fun to be interviewed and photographed with all of the children, but the greater joy for me, […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts Tagged With: focus, resilience, self-awareness, self-regulation, yoga and mindfulness in schools

I AM

April 13, 2012 by Allison Morgan

One of the most effective ways to help children see the positive sides of themselves is through “I AM” affirmations.  I have seen a child go from a blown-out tantrum to attaining a calm state in a matter of 60 seconds.  How is this accomplished????  There is nothing magical that I had done.  When they […]

Filed Under: All Blog Posts Tagged With: affirmations, resilience, self-awareness, yoga and mindfulness in school

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