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Hemp is naturally anti-fungal and anti-bacterial.
grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals.
This towel will become softer with use as
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Grown and made in China
Machine or hand wash cold
ideal for hot yoga
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- Walking Meditation
This one can be done anywhere. Whether it’s
in the park, your walk to school or even just
walking from the bathroom to the bedroom.
Encourage the children to close their eyes
and focus on what they can smell or hear;
make it more challenging for older children
by encouraging them to focus on their
breath or heartbeat. Walk heel-to-toe to
encourage slow, mindful movements. - Mindful Eating
This is a great one when you need a few
quiet moments to recompose or re-connect
to yourself whilst making it meaningful for
all. Encourage the children to silently focus
on what they can taste whilst they’re eating.
Give them a little direction to start with,
using statements such as “I wonder what you
can taste”, “Notice what it feels like on your
tongue and in your belly”. Encourage them
to eat slowly, fully aware of the sensations
within their whole body as they eat. You can
also focus on what they see whilst eating
their meals (such as the colours, patterns
and shapes within their food) or what they
can smell. When doing this in silence,
give them a time limit on how long you
will remain quiet, especially for younger
children, and then share and listen to their
experiences afterwards. - Tense & Let Go
This one is great before bedtime, to get
them to relax and slow down plus; in fact,
it’s perfect for any age group. Guide them
through a body scan starting with their feet,
all the way up to their heads, tightening and
tensing each body part then relaxing and
letting go. For instance, make your hands
into tight fists and then relax and open up
your hands; wrap your arms around yourself
and squeeze tightly, then relax and open
up your arms. Notice the differences you
feel when your body is tense in comparison
to when it is relaxed. You can use a simple
statement after relaxing each body part:
“I relax my hands, my hands are relaxed”,
or “I relax my shoulders, my shoulders are
relaxed.”
- Breathe Easy
Awareness of the breath is one of the
quickest ways to calm the mind, connect
to the body and come into a mindful,
focused state. However, without guidance,
it is also one of the more difficult ways to
remain focused and aware. There are so
many wonderful breathing techniques that
are highly valuable to children, but one of
the easiest that requires full concentration
and is accessible to all ages, is counting
the breath. You can do this one together,
either sitting back-to-back with each other
or lying down next to one another. Guide the
children to breathe into their belly, taking
a full breath, inhaling for the count of two
and exhaling for the count of four. You will
need to initially count for them to keep
their mind focused, but after a few breaths,
you can encourage them to continue with
their own count and use finger movements
to keep their counting on track (this also
enables you to see if they are continuing
with the breathing technique or if their mind
has actually wandered off to another place).
Once the children feel comfortable with this
simple count, you may increase it to inhaling
for three and exhaling for six, keeping it to a
1:2 ration (inhale; exhale) which is one of the
most calming techniques for the entire body.
Ensure that your child is breathing into their
belly and ribcage, not just the chest.^
For tips on creating a more mindful home
see separate tips on page 74.
Laura McEgan is founder and director of
Divine Light Yoga (divine-light-yoga.com)
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