Category Archives: breath

How to help kids or teens do Yoga Nidra

June 4, 2020anxiety, breath, free meditation, grounding, sleep, yogainsomnia kids, sleep issues, yoga nidralorraine

An easy way to teach kids yoga nidra (and improve sleep)

Yoga Nidra is my new favourite practice.

It’s so easy yet so relaxing and it helps me stay in touch with my body which (if I neglect it) becomes sore/achey due to the time I spend at the computer or slouched on the sofa watching Netflix!

It’s such a simple practice of going through different parts of the body and as it’s a practice that is all about lying down (compared to most meditation practices which are about sitting up), it is a wonderful aid to a restful night’s sleep!

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beach / seaside meditation for lockdown

May 7, 2020breath, meditation, mental health, parenting, stress, world peacelorraine

Lockdown – guided meditation to relieve anxiety and stress

Lorraine Murray, founder of the Connected Kids programme, has recorded a guided meditation to take you to the beach to let go of stress and anxiety. Helping you feel stronger so you can support your kids at this challenging time.

Learn to teach your kids /teens meditation

Foundation training – to create meditations your children will love

Become a Mindful Parent- bringing meditation into the family

Teach Children Meditation Books – learn more about the benefits of meditation for kids including those with SEN/Autism/Anxiety/ADHD

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School holidays – 2 ‘mindful’ books for kids/teens

June 20, 2019anger, anxiety, behaviour kids, breath, bullying, challenges, compassion, creativity, educating, emotional intelligence, emotions, getting started, gratitude, holidays, loneliness, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, parenting, resources, teensmindful books kids, mindful books teenslorraine

I’ve just finished reading…

…A book called ‘Eva and the Universe‘ by D. M Green.

It’s the 2nd (the previous one is ‘Jim and the Universe‘) and they are a perfect read to help introduce mindful awareness in a fictional way for kids who have big changes/struggles.

Eva is about a girl (I’m guessing 10) who always gets into trouble at school and then has a big life change where her father dies.

Jim is about a 12 year old boy starting high school and how he meets someone who helps him (mindfully) cope with the pressures.

Both books really touch on the importance of gratitude, energy and how children can bring self awareness to their lives more mindfully to achieve their potential and have more self compassion and self esteem.

I simply loved them and know (having read them to kids we have in our care) how they really like them too.

I hope you enjoy them!

(P.S. I’ve just posted ‘5 mindful tips for the summer holidays’ on our FB page and group)

Getting started…

Take the Foundation course – to teach your kids and teens mindful meditation

Professional Training – to become a certified Kids Meditation Teacher

Teach Children Meditation Books – learn more about the benefits of meditation for kids including those with SEN/Autism/Anxiety/ADHD

Free Meditation downloads for children/teens/autism – created by the international trainer, expert and founder of Connected Kids programme.

How does ‘grounding’ reduce kids’ anxiety?

February 14, 2019ADHD, anger, anxiety, behaviour kids, breath, calm kids, challenges, compassion, free meditation, grounding, mindfulness, mindfulness in schools, stress, yogaanxiety tips, grounded, kids with anxiety meditation, reducing stresslorraine

2 Easy ways to help kids ground their energy

What does it mean if we feel ‘ungrounded’?

This is a question I ask my Connected Kids students when they are learning to teach kids meditation.

It is one of the simplest ways to remedy our energy yet we often don’t notice what ‘being ungrounded’ is (until things really go pear-shaped!)

Being ungrounded means

feeling overwhelmed
unable to think clearly
in the fight/flight/freeze response
sensitive to others/environment triggering strong reactions
unable to sleep easily
poor coordination
poor attention on a task
never completing anything
wanting to eat and graze
tension in the body
unable to relax and switch off

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helping kids and teens understand mindfulness

September 26, 2018anxiety, breath, challenges, emotions, getting started, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, mindfulness in schools, planting the seeds, stress, teenstip to teach meditationlorraine

A quick tip to explain meditation to kids or teens

Founder of Connected Kids, Lorraine Murray, shares a simple idea to help motivate your kids to try meditation.

Learn meditation – for you and your kids

If you would like to learn how to create your very own meditations for kids/teens try our Connected Kids level 1 course – online or in-class) (This is the gateway to our professional level)

Or find ideas and tips in our book Calm Kids (beginners) or Connected Kids (working with special needs/anxiety).

If you want some creative inspiration you can listen to one of our Meditation CDs for children/teens >>>

Mindfulness Course for adults >>>