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A community resource from us to you!
Education is so much more than books and pencils, homework and study. Education is life, the experiences we share, the hurdles we overcome, the relationships we build and the lessons sometimes hard won. How we interact with the world, our peers and our parents are governed by what we learn in school as well as from the world around us.
Shared experiences, community and family are fundamental in shaping our children into positive, self-aware and intelligent little people and communication is key to keeping a community together. We believe education should be creative, inspirational and inclusive so we decided to create a specially designed resource centre to keep our families connected.
Packed with creative and fun ideas in health and self- awareness, kids activities, educational resources, school updates and support,
This free and growing resource is our way of sharing positive and inspiring messages that we feel will have a direct and positive impact within our community.
Something in here for all ages
Peace Giants – Lao Tzu, Tao 8
Lao Tzu a legendary chinese philosophy and writer, credited with forming Daoism one of the two main schools of chinese philosophical thought, wrote a book – ‘The Tao Te Ching’ approximately 2500 years ago.
Peace Giants – Thich Nhat Hanh
A global “Peace Giant”, Thich Nhat Hanh has revolutionised our way of seeing the world through his prayers, philosophy, activism and teachings.
Just Say Peace – Mindfulness and Wellbeing
Peace is a word that is symbolised and immortalised in the hearts and the minds of everyone in the world as a dove, charity, the olive branch, Buddha in Samadhi and hands being held. Peace in every language has the power to transform hearts and minds everywhere.
Buddha Belly – Kids Activity For Wellbeing
Fill Buddhas belly with words of positivity, wellbeing and happiness.
Breaking Bad Habits – Mindfulness Changes Your Brain
The more often you repeat a behaviour, the stronger the urge to do it again becomes.
Everyday Mindfulness – Activity Chart
we are a social, spiritual and sensitive species that which requires a place in the community, emotional care, regular nourishment from the earth a connection to Mother -Nature, close friends and comfort from loved ones.
The Tears of Shiva – The Rudraksha Tree
The name Rudrā is one of 1008 names of the Hindu deity Shiva and the word Akśa means tears in Sanskrit. After 1000 years of meditation, tears began to fall from the eyes of Shiva in compassion for humanity, and the tears became the Rudraksha Tree.
The Nature of Sound – A Guided Meditation
Mother Nature, in all her wisdom, provides us with everything we need to grow and thrive. The sounds that are made in nature are there to help tune the body to the frequency of the earth, the planets and the stars.
Kids Mindfulness Activity – Star Breathing
Mindfulness breathing is a beautiful way to relax a busy mind, calm nervous feelings and build mental clarity.
The ‘Star Breathing Chart’ is a great activity to practice when feelings and emotions get a little hairy and thinking is a bit blurry.
The Ghost Bat – An Australian Mammal
The ghost Bat may look a little bit odd with his super-sized ears, and curios shaped nose but he is still an adorable creature to behold and definitely worth a second look.
The Finger Labyrinth – A Mindfulness Activity
Using your fingers to wind through the labyrinth, you will discover the relaxing effect this fun activity will have on you.
Colour A Frog Poster
Colour in your own frog and hang it on your wall.
The Healing Arts – Natural Medicine
The relationship medicine men and women have with the natural world has taken millennia to evolve, and it’s a relationship sustained through custom, respect, and balance.
In Sync
Music influences our thoughts, feelings and emotions, and it can also increase our ability to consolidate and store memories, learn new things and increase our social and emotional intelligence.
It Took The Whole Universe
The fact that you and I exist at all is extraordinary, given we are just bundles of energy packaged together, conscious, creative and alive.
Prana Yum
Used for millennia as a gateway to self-mastery and a tool for self-healing, self-awareness and self-realisation, the breath sits at the centre of what determines real, and unreal.
The Om Project – Kids Activity
The Om project is where you can explore the ancient mystery of the worlds most recognisable and practised sounds -Om.
The Intelligent Breath – 2: 1 Breathing Activity
Conscious breathing stimulates feel-good chemicals that help you to stay calm …
Just Breathe – A Video Activity
The ability to connect and grow authentic relationships with our friends and family is essential for your health and wellbeing and learning deep breathing will help you do that.
How To Bake A Meditation Cake
Meditation practice is a little bit like baking a cake, it requires certain ingredients placed in the right order, mixed and baked for a set amount of time to get the right result. Without a recipe or the right ingredients, you are likely to end up with mush.
The Mandala – Kids Activity
Just like meditation, colouring also allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus only on the moment, helping to alleviate free-floating anxiety.
The Iceman
All over the world contemporary science and eastern introspective practices have joined forces to explore fields of the mind and body previously out of reach.
Diaphragm Breathing – Live Longer and Feel Better
Learning to breathe more effectively will help you to live longer, get smarter and feel a whole lot healthier.
Make My Collage – Kids Activity
Enjoy making your very own Just Breathe Kids creative collage!
You can try the designs below or come up with your own creative and fun ideas.
Wu Wei, Your Way
Wu Wei translates to, “doing nothing”, or, “the art of doing nothing”. Wu Wei isn’t an invitation to do nothing, rather it means action without effort.
The Invisible Giant
Extend Your Breath and Your Life
The Intelligent Breath: Part 1
Feel better and get smarter just by using your breath.
Breath Is The Best Medicine
The way you are breathing could be affecting your health and wellbeing more than you may realise.
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