by Rachel Barr Some of us might use mindfulness to cope with the pressures of parenting and our busy lives but what if mindfulness practice became a fundamental part of the way we parented, allowing kindness and compassion to embrace and support us in our role as parents? I am someone who has taken a […]
Mindfulness and Me
Posted on December 10, 2018 //
by Kirsty Morgan When I first found out about ‘mindfulness’, or more importantly my lack of it, it was a few years ago on the back of some management training. At the time I had recently had a promotion and was working part-time, juggling parenting and working (along with all the other obligations that life […]
Family Mindfulness: 3 Ways I Share My Practice
Posted on August 5, 2016 //
When people learn that I’m a mindfulness teacher, I’m often asked about how to use mindfulness with your kids. This is an interesting question for me as a parent. My professional training and experience is in teaching adults (I don’t teach kids’ classes), but I do share my own mindfulness practice with my son. I […]
Using Mindfulness to Calm Toddler Tantrums
Posted on April 14, 2016 //
by Liz Lowe Today it was because I’d mixed the blue paint and the yellow paint to make green, and the toddler wasn’t ready for that particular discovery. Yesterday it was because I wouldn’t let her take one bite out of every apple in the fruit bowl and lick all the dates. We’re in the […]
Rick Hanson’s 9 Words to Guide Our Mindfulness Practice
Posted on February 22, 2016 //
By Kellie Edwards It was the last thing Rick said before he closed our evening together. And it really got my attention. Nine Words to Deepen Our Mindfulness Practice – and indeed our lives. As he shared each of his nine guideposts he encouraged us not only to explore them in our own lives but […]
Exhausted Mothers, It’s Not Your Fault that You Feel Like This
Posted on January 12, 2016 //
by Kellie Edwards I felt like that, too. I was head over heels in love with my daughters, but that didn’t protect me. I had been so determined to be the best mother I could be that I dedicated myself to the job beyond reason and became exhausted and depleted in the process. I wondered […]
Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness With Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family
Posted on December 8, 2015 //
By Carla Naumburg Most nights when I kiss my daughter goodnight, she has something important to tell me. Not important in the grand scheme of the universe, but important to her in that moment. Important enough that if she doesn’t tell me, she’ll have a hard time falling asleep. Sometimes it’s a sad thought about […]
3 obstacles your kids face when meditating (and what to do about them).
Posted on November 11, 2015 //
By Chelsea Leger Every week I see new articles promoting mindfulness for children. As someone who has heralded this cause for more than a few years, I’m excited to see schools, child-care facilities, and parents recognizing the importance of teaching our kids to deal with their minds and the endless thoughts, emotions, and urges they […]