Massage for Kids: Why It’s More Than Just Relaxing
Discover three simple bedtime massage techniques for kids that promote relaxation, reduce anxiety, and support better sleep. In this heartwarming post, you'll learn how gentle compression, playful walking touch, and calming sweeping strokes can help children re-inhabit their bodies, release stress, and transition more peacefully to sleep. Backed by mindful parenting practices and child development insights, these bedtime massages offer a powerful way to strengthen connection and soothe your child at the end of the day.
Mind Body Classroom: A Gentle Path to Calm, Connection, and Learning
Mind Body Classroom is a trauma-informed mindfulness curriculum for PreK–5 teachers that uses short, peaceful games to help students regulate their nervous systems, build emotional resilience, and foster classroom connection. Designed to integrate easily into daily routines, this research-based curriculum supports calm, focus, and positive behavior through body awareness, breathwork, imagination, and compassion. Whether used during morning meeting, transitions, or quiet time, Mind Body Classroom helps educators create a safe, connected, and learning-ready environment—one mindful moment at a time.
A Warm Welcome to the Mind Body Bedtime Blog
Create calmer, happier bedtimes with your kids through mindful connection, gentle touch, and playful imagination. Backed by neuroscience, these simple end-of-day rituals reduce stress, boost emotional regulation, and strengthen parent-child bonds — helping kids fall asleep peacefully while leaving you both more relaxed.
Is Bedtime Driving You Crazy? Try this!
Bedtime doesn’t have to be a struggle. Using insights from neuroscience and child development, this post shares three playful strategies to help parents and kids clear away the stress of the day, regulate their nervous systems, and prepare for peaceful sleep. You’ll learn how body awareness builds calm, how savoring positive moments rewires the brain, and how playful movement regulates energy before bedtime. These simple practices reduce bedtime battles, deepen parent-child connection, and support healthier sleep routines for the whole family.