Mindfulleigh

Ever wondered the difference in mindfulness vs meditation🤔👇🏽

Happy World Meditation Day!

Take a moment to sit with yourself and let you be you!

“It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

Hi friends!

🙏 Thank you so much for being a part of this group. The hope is to provide information to be more aware of emotional regulation of both children and adults so we can thrive together!

I am working on a project and hoping some of you would be willing to take some time to complete this questionnaire.

Does this sound like you 👇

🤹Are you a working mom who has hit the wall juggling all the things?!

🤯Are you overwhelmed to the point you feel on edge, leading you to lose your cool with your child(ren)?

🌱Do you feel like you are just surviving but really want to thrive? Do you crave harmony in your home and a deeper connection to yourself and your child(ren), but feel lost how to get there?

🙋🏽‍♀️If this sounds like you, I’d love for you to answer a few questions for me. I am not selling anything, I just want to make sure that what I am creating is on track with the needs of busy, working, overwhelmed moms. This can be confidential if you choose.

Thank you in advance ♥️

Survey for Overwhelmed, Burned Out Working Moms Hi friends! I’m looking to gather some research for my new business. Are you a working mom who has hit the wall with juggling all the things?! Are you overwhelmed to the point you feel on edge, leading you to lose your cool with your child(ren)? Do you feel like you are just surviving but really w...

So true…

One of the mysteries of life for me is why we have designed school in such a way that it requires children to do so many things which are very hard for them - and which become much easier in adulthood.

We require them to sit still when they are desperate to move. To stay in their seats when they want to crawl under the table. To keep quiet and listen when their body wants to play and shout.

We tell them to walk not run, when every part of their body longs to move fast. We put them into nylon trousers when they’d prefer soft leggings. We make a big deal out of things they can’t do yet, but which almost everyone learns as they grow up. Shapes, colours, telling the time. We teach them to read before they have the desire for themselves, and make them do maths which they find incomprehensibly difficult, but that a few years later will feel so simple as to be trivial. No matter whether you go to school or not.

We’ve designed school so that it’s hard for immature brains and bodies, and then we blame children and parents when they can’t follow the rules. We tell them they aren’t school-ready, or they need to try harder. We point out all the many ways in which they fall short. Too noisy, too active, too impulsive, too….childish.

By the time those children reach adolescence, the urge to roll on the floor or hang off the chair is fading, but the years of being told they have to sit still and listen have taken their toll. They’ve lost the raw energy of childhood, but it’s more than that. They’ve lost their joy in learning, because school wasn’t built for the child they were, any more than it is for the teenager they’ve become.

And then again, it’s them who are blamed. Disruptive, rude, bad attitudes. It would be so much better if they simply did what they were told.

But what we’re telling them to do in school is squashing our children. Children aren’t built to sit still and absorb information. They are built to keep moving and playing. To hang upside down and climb on the roof. To dream and shout and talk all the time.

But when our children tell us so, we’re not listening. We tell them that the problem is them.
Who are the slow learners? Not them.

Day 4 Mindfulness Challenge

🫶🏽Keep up the daily practice.

🤝 Find community for accountability (who can be your person?!)

👉🏼 mindfulness is for parents, teachers, children, grandparents, therapists….all humans!

Day 3 Mindfulness Challenge…

Lots of good stuff! Dr. Willard talked about mindfulness with teens and how to “attempt” to not get the classic 🙄🙄

He talked about his 4 R’s. Good stuff for sure!

Try to jump in and sign up!

Join My Challenge! This unique challenge is designed exclusively for parents and professionals like you who are seeking practical guidance and actionable steps and cultivate mindfulness in your home, office or school.

Play— Play—Play

The secret sauce to mindfulness for children.

🐅🦣🦧 Animals
💫🌟 creativity
📕 stories

Some of my favorites:
☕️ breath
🦋 taps/breathing
🌋 Breath

Children like to move and use their senses with mindfulness.

Day 1- Mindfulness Challenge

🌟 “Surrounding kids with mindful adults is the first step.” Christopher Willard

Notice…

One thing you 👂
One thing you 👀
One thing you 👅
One thing you 🖐️
One thing you 👃

Breathe in… Breathe out
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Who is up for a CHALLENGE?!

A 5-Day Mindfulness Challenge with the knowledgeable children's mindfulness teacher and author Christopher Willard.

"From August 21st to August 25th, I'll be guiding a 5-Day Challenge titled "Sharing Mindfulness with Kids and Teens." Whether you're a parent, teacher, therapist, or simply someone passionate about sharing mindfulness with the younger generation, this challenge is for you."

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Join My Challenge! This unique challenge is designed exclusively for parents and professionals like you who are seeking practical guidance and actionable steps and cultivate mindfulness in your home, office or school.

Preach…

Period.

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Preach!

Can’t wait to get my copy!

Love this new show by the one and only . Check out !!

https://youtu.be/e0sSmmFPRgI

How Movement Makes Us Feel | Tab Time Ms. Tab knows just how to get out of a funk, and one of those ways is through movement! From big stretches to the tiniest of winks. Professor Boogie stops by...

Self Compassion… both tender ❤️ and fierce 🔥

It’s so common to blame children’s “will” or intention to make a point for their behaviors. Behaviors are more complicated, though.

Our bodies produce the launching pad for behaviors. I can’t wait to share more about how this happens and why it changes parenting practices in my new book, available now for preorder!
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Love this 💕

Four Effective Ways to Teach Kids Respect Without Losing Your Self-Respect It is possible to model and teach kids respect without allowing them to walk all over us. Here are four ways to make that happen.