For Families
Engaging with your family and friends is a great way to not only create long-lasting memories, but to also create habits of health and wellbeing. Did you know that playing a game together practices emotional intelligence and enhances the ability to focus? Use the tools below to encourage each of these habits in your family environment.
Resources
Watch the videos below with your family and earn a chance to win the family-friendly prizes!
Mindful Meditation
Get ready to teach your children the importance of being present in the moment, using single word mantras to help stay calm, and to train their prefrontal cortex- the area of the brain responsible for reasoning, planning, problem solving and other important executive functions. Watch this adorable father-daughter duo put mindfulness meditation to work, and following along!
Nutrition
Establishing any habit late in life can make it much more difficult to sustain. Encouraging healthy eating, and cooking, early on ensures that the family focuses on nourishment and makes it fun! In addition spending time in the kitchen together ensures quality time, encourages communication, builds academic skills, and supports confidence.
Snag the ingredients that are required (note - its best to soak one ingredient the night before, so plan ahead!) on this health cookie dough dip recipe that will convince everyone that dessert can be healthy too! Follow along as this adorable mother-daughter duo walk you through bringing this recipe to life.
Mindful Coloring
Mindful coloring starts to be known among informal mindfulness training. It brings our awareness into the present moment by consciously focusing on coloring. You are aware of the pencil in your hand, the shade of each color, and your paper. These small effortless and enjoyable actions help you maintain your focus for a longer time. If you do not already have your colored pencils in hand, here are 3 fun facts as to why you should:
- Compared to mindfulness, coloring scores higher than reading!
- 5 minutes of mindful coloring equals an hour of meditation!
- Mindful coloring can override stressful images.
Use the Movement Mortgage coloring mandalas below to have some fun as you follow along with this creative mother-daughter duo!
