My favourite book recommendations for developing a positive mental attitude and growth mindset in children

‘Your fantastic elastic brain’ by JoAnn Deak, PhD ‘After the fall’ by Dan Santat  ‘The girl who never made mistakes’ by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein ‘The friend I need’ by Gabi Garcia ‘I choose to try again’ by Elizabeth Estrada ‘Beautiful oops’ by Barney Saltzberg ‘The koala who could’ by Rachel Bright ‘The dot’…

8 ways to meditate

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn’t just about sitting in silence with your eyes closed. There is so much more to mediation... so many variations and endless possibilities to your practise. There are many mental and physical benefits to meditation. Regular practise can help lower blood pressure, improve sleep, relieve stress and anxiety, ease symptoms…

14 mindful activities to help children form a deeper connection with nature

‘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, art therapist and mum of three, I experience and observe first hand how engaging, restorative and peace-inducing connecting with nature…

An A-Z of Mindful Activities for children during Lockdown

In light of Lockdown 3.0 and many of our children having to get used to new routines, not seeing friends or family and constant changes or cancellations, it’s no wonder they might be finding things difficult right now. We are living in a constant stream of uncertainty and confusion, which is difficult enough for us…

Featured Relax Kids Coach of the Month!

Overwhelmingly, just before Christmas last year I was chosen to be the 'Relax Kids Coach of the Month'. Here's the piece I had to prepare for my feature. My journey so far...   My name is Hollie, I’m 25, live in a small village in West Dorset and have two children aged 5 and 7.…