Mindfully Aware

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Mindfully Aware

Today and every day. 💙

🙅🏼‍♀️How are you?

🎨What colour are you today?
🔵What shape are you today?
🐾What animal are you today?
🔅What season are you today?

And…
WHY?
What happened?
Why did you feel that way?
Did your feeling/colour/shape/animal/season change?
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Hello beautiful souls 💫

🦋My name is Elissa.
🦋I am the proud mumma of my 2 under 2, beautiful boys (and fur-baby 🐶.)
🦋I am the founder and creator of my passion and business Mindfully Aware.
🦋I completed my Bachelor of Early Childhood and taught full time for 7 years.
🦋I then left FT teaching in 2021 to specialise in mindfulness for children.
🦋I have also completed studies in Mindfulness and Youth Mental Health.

💫Mindfully Aware all began as I started to dive deep into learning, unraveling and healing myself through mindfulness. Through consistent and daily practice for myself, I then brought this into my classroom of Year 1s at the time, then my school (staff and children) which then lead me to think and dive into the bigger picture.

💫 My thought was if I can do it, so can these kids and to educate them about their feelings, emotions, self-regulation, confidence and more along with a toolkit of mindful life-long strategies to help them. Also, to assist in lowering the stats of anxiety and depression in our children and upcoming generation.

💫 My DMs are always open and I’d love to connect - to chat, find out more about what I do or to support your mindfulness journey.
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Swipe for the best advice I have ever read and received if you have a grizzly baby/child (or adult) that works every time… 🙌🏽✨

I appreciate and am grateful for you all 💙✨

As an Early Childhood Teacher of 8+ years’ experience and a Mindfulness specialist for young children, I use Mindfulness in classrooms regularly and most of the time see instant benefits. Even the children themselves notice that it calms their mind and body to a ‘ready to learn’ and ‘neutral’ state.

Follow the link in our bio to read more in the blog ☀️

Part 2: As children return to school after a long (and hopefully restful, mindful, and enjoyable) break, it can be a challenging and stressful time for them (and you.) They may be experiencing a range of emotions such as anxiety, fear, and uncertainty along with excitement, joy, the unknown (Teacher, classroom, friends, etc) and more. All those feelings swirling and bubbling inside their little bodies. Mindfulness practices can help children to navigate these emotions and adjust to the new school year and environment.

📚prepare in advance
📚create a positive attitude
📚check in chat
📚good send off
📚communicate
📚take care of yourself

More in the blog!
How are you & your little one/s feeling about going to it back to school?

https://mindfullyaware.com.au/blog/f/back-to-school-with-mindfulness

Part 1: As children return to school after a long (and hopefully restful, mindful, and enjoyable) break, it can be a challenging and stressful time for them (and you.) They may be experiencing a range of emotions such as anxiety, fear, and uncertainty along with excitement, joy, the unknown (Teacher, classroom, friends, etc) and more. All those feelings swirling and bubbling inside their little bodies. Mindfulness practices can help children to navigate these emotions and adjust to the new school year and environment.

📚prepare in advance
📚create a positive attitude
📚check in chat
📚good send off
📚communicate
📚take care of yourself

More in the blog!
How are you & your little one/s feeling about going to it back to school?

https://mindfullyaware.com.au/blog/f/back-to-school-with-mindfulness

✨🤰🏼Pregnancy & Mindfulness 🤰🏼✨

Pregnancy is an exciting time, so first and foremost, congratulations mumma!! What a special, wonderful, crazy journey you have ahead!

Pregnancy can be filled with physical, mental and emotional changes that can, at times be overwhelming. 

That's where mindfulness comes in! - Hooray!

Here are 5 tips that I practice regularly to help you Mumma:
🤰🏼Take a few deep breaths
🤰🏼Find a mindful activity you enjoy
🤰🏼Practice gratitude
🤰🏼Seek support
🤰🏼Enjoy and embrace the process

Read the whole blog here:

https://mindfullyaware.com.au/blog/f/mindfulness-pregnancy

💫 Mindfulness for children 💫

Teaching mindfulness to children can be a valuable way to help them develop life-long skills to learn about and manage their emotions and to improve their overall well-being. 

1. Make it fun
2. Keep it simple
3. Use age appropriate techniques
4. Model mindfulness
5. Daily practice

Read more of how you can include mindfulness into your every day on the blog:

https://mindfullyaware.com.au/blog/f/mindfulness-for-children

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☁️ What is Mindfulness? ☁️

Visit our new (and weekly) blog to find out what mindfulness is and our 5 top tips to add mindfulness into your life today!

https://mindfullyaware.com.au/blog/f/what-is-mindfulness

✨🚨 New product alert 🚨✨

Mindfully Aware’s sensory toolkit
Designed with thoughtful process, mindfulness, love & care to help your little babe shine ✨

Limited stock currently available
DM me for more info & secure yours today!

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Do you need to R E S T?

🔹R - reset the mind & body 🤯
🔹E - exhale & inhale 😮‍💨
🔹S - sit & notice 🧘🏼‍♀️
🔹T - take back your power 👊🏽

Stuck on ways to help teach your little one learn about and explore their feelings and emotions?

🔹Here are our top 5 of feelings.

Add these favourite strategies to your toolkit to use in many ways that allows your little one/s to explore, identify, act out, learn, label, recognise their emotions.

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Some information on more of what we do here at MFA! Comment or DM any questions, queries or if you want some more details 🥰✨

22 Reflection Questions & Conversation Starters

Grab yours here!
https://mindfullyaware.com.au/resources

Resources We are here for you to connect, learn, grow and evolve. Learn to be fully aware of your soul, body, purpose and mind.

4. Be Present (Part 1)
Alone:
 
Being present and in the current moment can be done quite simply at any part of the day. Bringing back to …
💫 Mindfulness means to be fully aware, engaged and present in the moment.
 
☝🏽First of all, yes Mumma you are ALLOWED to have time alone. You time. This is your sign and permission. To recharge 🔋and restore your wonderful self + soul because you can’t pour from an empty cup🪫, you too need some time and self-love Mumma. It might feel strange at first, leaving the house without your little one/s (no matter how many times you check the car seat – or is that just me?😅)
But trust me Mumma, you will come back feeling refreshed and a new woman ready to be present and take on the next hour, afternoon, phase, leap, what ever it may be. 💃🏼
 
✨You, your friends, your family, deserve the best of you, not what’s left of you.
 
🧘🏼‍♀️Body Scan:
As you breathe in, focus on breathing into each muscle group as you make your way up your body. Start at your toes, calves, thighs, bottom, belly, shoulders, jaw, eyebrows… Scan where in your body you are holding any tensions or that you are sore and breathe and focus into that area.
 
😮‍💨Sit, breathe, observe:
Quite simply, sit comfortably (indoors or outdoors), breathe slowly and observe any sounds that you can hear.
👉🏽 What’s the furthest sound away that you can hear?
 
🚶‍♀️Mindful walking:
Concentrate on feeling heel to toe motion
Walk without shoes & feel the sensations on your feet 🦶🏼
Walk without phone📱
Listen to music or a podcast 🎧
Observe what you can see 👀
➡️ Look for letters, numbers, animals, insects (this can be done with your child/ren too!)

1. Breathe 😮‍💨
Sounds so simple right? But Mumma let me tell you it is so needed. In those crazy moments, those calming moments, those ‘are they crying or just active sleeping’ unsure moments, you just dropped your coffee moment, and every single moment in between…
😮‍💨 b r e a t h e . . .
 
💫 These 2 techniques are from our Breathing Techniques for Kids cards 👉🏽**LAUNCHING SOON!**😍

And I personally use these ALL of the time, by myself, whilst holding bub, even during my labour!
 
🔹 5 Finger Breaths 🖐🏽
Hold up your hand and spread out your fingers.
With your other hand, use your pointer
finger to trace around each finger.
As you trace up one finger, breathe in.
As you trace down the finger,
breathe out.
Repeat 5 —10 times.
 
🔹Balloon Belly Breaths 🎈
Sit or stand comfortably.
Put your hands on your belly and
think of your belly like a balloon.
Take a big breath in through your nose, fill up your balloon and feel your belly expand.
Hold your breath for 3 seconds.
Slowly breathe out through your mouth, deflating your balloon.
Feel your belly slowly contract.
Repeat 5 times, folllowing your
breathing pattern.
 
I personally use this one when calming Riley ready for going to sleep. I love it as I settle, cuddling and pat him to sleep, he can hear my heartbeat and slow, deep breaths to calm him and me.

👉🏽 For more, Listen to " #080- Mindfulness for Mamas with Elissa Wilkes" from HeyMumma on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/heymumma/episodes/080--Mindfulness-for-Mamas-with-Elissa-Wilkes-e1hqteu

💎 Like, share and follow us for the next tips and tricks for you Mumma.

💫MAM’s top 6 mindfulness techniques💫

Hey mumma, I see you, I feel you.
You don’t want to miss these top 6 mindfulness techniques coming in hot over the next few posts/day just for YOU. 💙

Before we dive in, below are a few reminders 👇🏽

💎 Mindfulness means to be fully aware, engaged and present in the moment.
💎 Becoming Mindfully Aware in your everyday life will allow you to achieve your full potential and live with passion and purpose. 
💎 Your beautiful baby has been born, but so have you, as a Mumma. To learn, evolve, grow through challenges, phases, the journey of spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental and possibly even social change. 
💎 These top 6 mindfulness techniques can be achieved with consistency and boundaries, to reset and restore your nervous system.
💎Get your diary out Mumma and schedule in that time for YOU. Treat that time like an important appointment. Don’t reschedule (unless absolutely necessary), don’t be late, don’t miss it…
 
👉🏽Because, YOU are worth it Mumma.

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Mindfully Aware Mumma’s

It’s coming… 😏

Founder & Creator (and new mumma) Elissa teed up with Em & Annabelle at to give her top 6 tips on Mindfulness for Mummas.

Click the link on my stories to have a listen!

Comment below what things you practise for your self care & would love to hear any feedback!

* Also, Mindfully Aware Mumma’s coming soon 💙✨

💂🏼‍♀️M A R C H💂🏼‍♀️
You have 31 empty pages ready for you to seize each day to continue writing YOUR story of 2022. To take small steps, repeatedly, each day to reach your goals. A new month provides a new clean slate to create a new beginnings, new mindset, new start, new focus, new intentions.

So, BE A LION and be hungry and humble for each day and makes them YOURS. Be ambitious, be courageous, be brave.

No one else is going to do it for you 💃🏼✌🏽✨

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