Mindful Mondays: Calmness and Compassion

Thoughts:

Mindfulness allows us to explore critical experiences with wisdom, especially when working with children. Whether as a parent, educator, therapist or any other youth worker, modeling calm presence when they are upset helps them to see that they are valued at their most vulnerable.

Tips:

This 9-minute video provides a wonderful meditation that alleviates life’s stressors and brings US back into focus.

Thanks:

I am thankful for friends who extend their strength into my moments of weakness and allow me to rest. Finding people in life that will selflessly cradle you with their words of wisdom, prayers, positive vibes and sense of humor is so rare. I feel incredibly grateful to have such wonderful beings in my world.