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Sep 5 2023

The key to a great day with kids ☀️

Hi there!

How are school mornings going in your house? It can be TOUGH getting out of bed bright and early after lazy summer days of sleeping in. 

Well I’ve got a new song that will help get you and…

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Jul 25 2023

How to get kids to LISTEN ✨


Does anyone else feel like their children–or students–don’t REALLY listen until maybe the fourth or fifth time you say something? (It’s probably just me. 😄)

Listening is a vital part of communication, an essential skill for children to develop, and…

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Jul 19 2023

Focus kids’ energy-without making them sit still! 😃

I’m sitting outside as I write this note to you, watching a bee hover around the wildflowers at the edge of my yard. It’s making me think of a simple, fun mindfulness exercise perfect for this time of year: Be…

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Mar 28 2023

Everything’s more fun with a buddy 🥰


Spring has sprung here in the northeastern US, and show season is in full swing! We had three super-fun Rockin’ Yoga assemblies last week. The schools we visited used a buddy system, pairing up third grade students with first graders,…

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Mar 20 2023

Do you remember being bored? 🤔

Hey there!

We just returned from Costa Rica, visiting our daughter who’s there for the semester. What a gorgeous, lush country, no wonder there are so many yoga retreats there!

I had hoped we’d have a forced “unplugging” from all…

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Mar 15 2023

Grab even the teens’ attention with this!

Photo by Tiffany Robinson
 

Hi there!

We just completed a run of the musical Newsies, Jr. (and by we, I mean my son’s middle school–he played Jack Kelly, the lead, and I played violin in the “pit:” five of us…

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Mar 8 2023

Happy International Women’s Day! 💕

Photo by Hilary Murphy


It’s International Women’s Day today, and it’s gotten me thinking about all the amazing women in my life–particularly my two grandmothers, one a strong, smart world traveler who just passed away at the age of 100,…

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Feb 21 2023

Did someone say bonuses? 😁

Hey there! 

You probably know by now that I LOVE sharing what I’ve learned in nearly two decades of teaching mindfulness and yoga to children. But believe it or not–I’m not an expert in everything! 😂 

So, I find the…

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Feb 14 2023

Practice compassion w/ this quick, easy tip today

 

Artwork by Anni Betts from Peaceful Like a Panda
 

Happy Valentine’s Day! 

I hope you’re showing yourself some love today. 💕

And speaking of love, it’s so important that we help children learn to love themselves, to have self-compassion. Here…

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Feb 7 2023

Is this your challenge with children too?

If you wanted to learn how to play the piano, would you take one or two lessons, and then just assume you know how to play? 

Of course not. Because as we all know, playing the piano is a skill–one…

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Jan 31 2023

Do kids really need mindfulness?

Hi there, 

Sometimes I hear people ask: why do children need to practice mindfulness, anyway? They’re kids! What do they have to be stressed about? 

Well the answer is: plenty, unfortunately. Young children are dealing with more stress and anxiety…

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Jan 24 2023

A new, calming song just for you 💕


Hey there,  

Could you use a new tool to help calm and soothe your little one at rest time or bedtime? I have a new song for you: “I Have a Light.” 🕯️ 

It’s a lullaby, almost a mantra, and…

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