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Mind Body Health Associates Blog
Talking with Kids During Collective Uncertainty
By Holly Schweitzer Dunn, LISW Another terribly confusing, scary crisis. Watching a mob of angry people flood into a building that is a symbol of everything we take for granted- freedom,...
Possibility within change
The meditation for July 16th in my Greg Henry Quinn book 365 Meditations for Teachers is: "Everything in Life is Cyclical." This axiom provides a warning: if things are going well, prepare...
Parenting Amid A Pandemic
As if parenting wasn't enough of a challenge, we now get to navigate tweens, teens, toddlers and everyone in-between, all while social distancing and explaining the very real need for us to...
The power of choice in social distancing
Last week our Governor announced that Ohio would be staying home from all school, play, and non-essential work until at least May 4. Many of our clients came to us with a similar...
Mindful Educators
Mindful Educators: Monday, June 15, 2020, 9 AM - 4:30 PM At Toledo’s Wildwood Metropark Ward Pavillion Mindful Educators is a day-long retreat experience designed to help teachers...
Self-Care for Teachers
The concept of self-care is catching our collective attention. We’re being admonished to “put the oxygen mask on yourself first” and now we have research to support the claim that self-care...
The Heavily Meditated Teacher
When you come to the Mindful Educators retreat, one of the elements woven into the day is the importance of establishing a personal meditation practice. The elements of quieting the mind,...
What yoga pose will make this kid listen?
Embodied Education Thanks to a new study getting fabulous publicity, yoga is making its way into classrooms everywhere. At Mind Body Health Associates, we’ve long recognized the importance of...
Trauma in the Classroom
“He just won’t sit still, always trying to escape to the bathroom or sharpening his pencil or something.” “She cannot keep her hands to herself!” “We caught him stealing again.” Thanks to...
The 5 Senses Check-in: Spring addition
Make note of the color that is quickly changing across the landscape - greener grass, bright crocuses, and longer hours of daylight.Sniff out the earth’s work - even the smell of mud and earth...
Spring Cleaning for your Mental Health
Once the seasons shift to allow the windows to open, we start to shed our inclinations to burrow much like a bear coming out from hibernation. As we stretch our legs into the springtime, take...
Recipe: Golden Milk
You can find a few of us in the office starting the day with this delicious, nourishing, and warming start to the day. It has its roots as an Ayurvedic staple (Ayurveda is the sister-science to...
