by Chris Bergstrom | Jan 11, 2021 | exercises
My son Anton started preschool a few months ago and it’s been fun, exciting and difficult, too. There’s this one boy that has hurt him physically a few times and a girl who keeps saying all these mean things to him. I decided to try loving kindness...
by Blissful Kids | Nov 1, 2020 | exercises
Top Tips for Teaching Children Online and Ideas on How to Include Mindfulness in a Virtual Classroom In what has been a whirlwind of a year so far, teachers and students have been torn away from everything familiar. And now they have been left in limbo, uncertain...
by Chris Bergstrom | Sep 8, 2020 | exercises
The Mindful Story Massage is a soothing way to take a mindful break and help children relax. It’s super calming when going to bed, too. You can play it at school by having children perform the story together, which is exactly what we’ve done to end martial arts...
by Chris Bergstrom | Aug 19, 2020 | exercises
This mindfulness game is fun AND yummy :-) It’s similar to the Raisin Meditation, the difference is that you can easily make this into a game for a group of kids. The tasting game is a fun and tactile way to introduce mindfulness. It engages all senses and you...
by Chris Bergstrom | Jul 13, 2020 | exercises
The best tool to help kids learn mindful breathing is the Breathing Ball. With an expandable ball, also known as the Hoberman Sphere, you can easily help kids learn to follow their breath – one of the key techniques of mindfulness practice. The ball has many...
by Chris Bergstrom | Jun 3, 2020 | exercises
Connecting with our loved ones and friends makes us feel good and strengthens our bonds. This is important during these trying times. So, here’s a fun and engaging mindfulness game to help you connect, boost feel-good hormones and practice gratitude together with...
by Chris Bergstrom | May 18, 2020 | exercises
Mindful breathing is our go-to practice for good reason. Just last week my son got a big paper cut and when we wanted to clean the cut and put a bandaid on it he freaked out. I saw that he was in a state of acute stress response ( also known as fight flight freeze)....
by Chris Bergstrom | Apr 7, 2020 | exercises
This mindfulness game is so much fun! And it’s seriously effective, too. My wife, Hanna, used it to conquer her fear of driving when she finally attended driver’s ed a few years ago. She was able to increase her testosterone levels and decrease stress hormones when...
by Chris Bergstrom | Mar 19, 2020 | exercises
During these difficult times washing hands is obviously important. You probably already know the correct technique and now you can add some mindfulness to it if you wish to build resilience and feel better. Adding gratitude, loving kindness and body awareness to your...
by Chris Bergstrom | Jan 16, 2020 | exercises
I’ve tried more than 200 mindfulness activities for kids, so I felt lucky to discover a new fun mindfulness game. We decided to start family Aikido together with my son Anton. Now, I get to run, jump, climb and crawl for an hour every week – the same way...