Mindful Kids Hastings

Mindfulness: being present, in the moment, without judgement. What does it mean to withhold judgement? It means that we stay soft and calm and recognize on an...y given day the myriad of stressors affecting one's behaviour. It means reframing misbehaviour as stress behaviour. It means responding rather than reacting and shifting OUR perspective. It means having soft eyes. Soft eyes allow us to keep our calm, and there is a huge gift in this. For today, when your child is 'behaving' in a way that perhaps makes your energy change, come down to their level, engage with them, lend them your calm, have soft eyes, check-in with your body language, is your face soft, jaw clenched? Take a breath, and figure out what their stressors are. Lend them your calm. I promise you that 'soft eyes' will not only lend calm to the people in your life, even strangers perhaps, but will also ease your stress. Most importantly, have soft eyes on yourself. We can't expect those around us to be calm and mindful if we aren't doing the work ourselves. Have a beautiful day.

What IF? All Educators were taught this framework in Teacher's College? What if this Framework was more important than WHMIS training? What if all new parents h...ad the opportunity to learn Self-Reg? What if Police Officers were taught this? What if Doctors went through this training? We'd do away with suspensions, and detentions. Our society would be so different. We'd have a framework for mental health and well-being. I've wrapped up corporate work for a bit, and am excited to return back to work with families. If there is one thing I've learned, Self-Reg starts with us. 1-1 Mindful Self-Reg coaching for your, your family, and even your business are available! Hourly sessions and 6-8 week sessions are an option. DM me for more info. I hope to have more details on the site by the end of the week, that's my goal!

What were your meaningful moments today? It's difficult to find true meaning during this pandemic, but we can still experience moments of love, gratitude and meaning. I just got home from a nice walk with my son, we went and visited the horses at our neighbours and enjoyed their heartfelt energy while the sun set amongst the rolling clouds. We had a deep conversation surrounding grief. He told me his theory of why the moon glows and how the Earth was created which will be the benchmark for inquiry for the rest of the week. Grateful for these moments.