Dorchester Children's and Teen Yoga

07/02/2022

01/02/2022

2022 is the Year of the Water Tiger, which indicates a prosperous year!! May it bring you abundance in all you wish for!!


Today I am at St Osmund's school.

09/01/2022

Before detachment, must first come attachment. Before independence, must first come dependence.

A huge amount of parenting advice for 0-5 year olds focuses on fostering independence. This independence is supposed to come when they are encouraged to be away from parents; be that on play dates, in groups and activities, at nursery and preschool and in their own rooms at night (all night). Only this isn’t how independence happens. You cannot teach (or force) a child to be independent if they are not ready to be so.

Independence implies that the child is done with being dependent. It implies that they are ready to leave the safe ‘hold’ of their parents. That they have the confidence and understanding of the world to no longer have any fear of what it may hold. .

Independence is a developmental milestone that is built firmly on the foundations and security that dependence brings. Without this groundwork, any seeming independence is fragile and superficial at best.

No young child can ever truly be independent, even the most seemingly independent ones. It is normal and necessary for them to still be dependent upon us. The best thing we can do is to allow this dependence and equally allow their growing independence (when they are ready). By neither refusing, preventing, or forcing a connection with ourselves, we encourage true independence – then and only then.

🌱If you're interested in learning more about attachment and the psychology of the first five years of life, you may be interested in my new book 'Beginnings' - a guide to child development and psychology for parents - out later this year:
https://amzn.to/3f2PPrq

Graphic credit - ©Attachment & Trauma Network Inc. (2010) - http://www.attachtrauma.org/

31/10/2021

It seems as if gentle parenting is in the news almost constantly at the moment - largely thanks to interpretations of it on TikTok (FYI I rarely agree that these TikTok videos are examples of actual gentle parenting 🤷🏻‍♀️).

Of course, there then ensues much confusion about it being too soft/permissive/giving children too much control, so I thought I would re-share this article (that i have been sharing regularly for the last 5 years when these 'trends' resurface).

https://sarahockwell-smith.com/2016/12/19/gentle-parenting-you-mean-hippy-pushover-parenting-busting-ten-gentle-parenting-myths/

21/07/2021

Yoga for teenagers is recommended to help manage stress and anxiety. But how can parents persuade teens to try yoga and how does it help?

10/05/2021

‘It’s a wondrous thing, how the wild calms the child’- Unknown This week marks Mental Health Awareness week 2021 and the theme for this year is ‘nature’. As my job as a children’s mindfulness coach…

06/05/2021

I am excited to announce we are back for our Kid's Yoga Monday 17th May at 4.30pm . I will be sharing the new booking system shortly. You can PM your interest. Suitable from age 5 to 12 years.

22/04/2021

Happy Earth Day! Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and livable place. Show the earth some love.

11/04/2021

Good morning everyone,

Today is World Breathing Day, a day used to unify everyone to remember the healing power of breath.

We are all connected through the power of breath and today helps to mark, inspire and promote peace, health and wellbeing for humans and nature around the world.

Today charity and education movement The Global Classroom has invited Wim Hof (breath and cold water therapy champion) and a host of scientists, sports stars, and other special guests to teach children about the value of conscious breathing through a live video presentation at 4.30pm.

For more information please visit: https://www.theglobalclassroom.com/