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Mindfulness For Kids And Teens — 5 Ways To Combine Mindfulness And Food

by Chris Bergstrom | Jun 29, 2017 | exercises

Food is a phenomenal way to integrate mindfulness into a child’s daily life. Every child eats, and many children eat without really thinking about or understanding where their food comes from. If you’ve read my blog, you probably know that I do mindfulness workshops...

The Mindful Hug – Two Ways to Snuggle More with Your Family

by Chris Bergstrom | May 10, 2017 | exercises

Sometimes a hug can make a huge difference to a child who is anxious, sad or upset. A simple hug can help you connect with your child and partner, trigger them to open up and feel less stressed. How often do you hug? It’s the simplest way to connect and you...

5 Mindful Games – Mindfulness for Kids and Teens

by Chris Bergstrom | Apr 19, 2017 | exercises

The cool thing about mindfulness is that you can practice during ordinary activities and even make familiar games a mindfulness practice. Any routine activity can be made into a mindfulness practice when you bring your full attention to it, but these games are perfect...

Mindfulness For Kids – Teddy Bear Belly Breathing aka Breathing Buddies

by Chris Bergstrom | Mar 15, 2017 | exercises

Teddy Bear Belly Breathing also know as Breathing Buddies is one of my favorite mindful breathing exercises for kids. Belly breathing calms down the nervous system and is easy to do. Add a favorite stuffed toy and younger kids will get it almost instantly and find it...

Mindfulness for Kids and Teens – Calming Glitter Jar aka Mind Jar

by Chris Bergstrom | Feb 19, 2017 | exercises

The Calming Glitter Jar is a great tool for calming down and a fun craft project to do with your child. The Calming Glitter Jar is a proven mindfulness tool and it can help to relax both kids and adults of all ages. Also, the Calming Jar offers a practical way to...

Mindfulness for Teens and Kids – The Gratitude Photo Challenge

by Chris Bergstrom | Jan 19, 2017 | exercises

This is a fun activity that will teach your teen to pay attention to the things he or she is grateful for. Studies suggest that gratitude practice comes with amazing benefits, such as increased happiness and social intelligence and less stress. And … gratitude...

3 Super Simple Mindfulness Techniques To Keep Your Practice Alive During Harder Times

by Chris Bergstrom | Dec 14, 2016 | exercises

Does this sound remotely familiar? “I’m way too busy to practice mindfulness.” “I have so many things to do that I’ll forget about them if I pause and practice.” “Not today, but tomorrow for sure!” I often feel this way myself. As a mindfulness teacher and a parent,...

Playful Mindfulness – Walk on a Rainbow

by Chris Bergstrom | Oct 24, 2016 | exercises

I was recently asked how to introduce mindfulness to a child who is not interested in meditation. Many children associate mindfulness with sitting meditation, but mindfulness is much more than that. Sitting practice is just one way to experience and train mindfulness...

Mindful Feet – A Body Scan For Children

by Chris Bergstrom | Sep 6, 2016 | exercises

The body scan is a quick and effective mindfulness practice to help with stress and overwhelming emotions such as anger. With children you might want to start with “Mindful Feet,” a shorter body scan exercise that can be done in a few minutes anywhere you can sit or...

Mindfulness Toolbox For Children

by Michelle Paget | Aug 11, 2016 | exercises

As a Child and Family Therapist and Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor, I frequently get questions from parents who are at a loss for how to incorporate mindfulness into their family’s busy schedule. One of my favorite techniques to use with children is the mindfulness...