How to Have a Successful Meltdown

How to Have a Successful Meltdown

by | Jun 15, 2021 | Health, Meditation and supporting emotions, Parenting Tools, Personal growth, Play tools, Well-being

In ‘How to Have a Successful Meltdown’, I share some of the tools that have deeply changed my life and the lives of my clients.

We’re talking Vulcans, roller coasters and the Stress Cycle.

I’m bringing out the Spock ears! 🚀

Group of people on a roller coaster

These tools bring me home again and again to a deep place of peace.

And laughter.

(We’ll be looking at how to find the ‘giggle point’ for overcoming fear!).

You’ll experience a movement meditation and I very much recommend moving and stretching throughout the whole thing if that feels good!

(And feel free to listen while doing the housework to liven it up!)

The ‘How to have a Successful Meltdown’ free workshop includes:

– How to complete the stages of the Stress Cycle (and why it’s so important for preventing trauma for us, for children and other loved ones)

– Fun ways to support children and ourselves during a meltdown, including how to release anxiety with play

– How to find the healing ‘Giggle Point’ when working with yourself, clients or loved ones

I hope the tools are really useful to you (hey, this lady looks like she’s super strong following her roller coaster ride!).

And if you feel the pull, here’s where you can find out more about the tools I use and work with me.​

Love Emma x 

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Mindful Communication Skills with Jayaraja and Jenny Owen

Mindful Communication Skills with Jayaraja and Jenny Owen

by | Apr 1, 2021 | Meditation and supporting emotions

Join Jayaraja and Jenny Owen in this series of six free Mindful Communication workshops.

We’ll be discovering:

– How to work with our triggers and traumas

– How to give heart-opening, conscious compliments

– How to respond consciously to aggression using Mindful Communication

Jayaraja with his 'right and wrong' hat, where one hand is pointing to him and the other is pointing outwards

And lots more.

The tools that Jayaraja and Jenny share here have been transformational to my relationships and particularly in conflict situations.

Jayaraja has been teaching Mindful Communication for more than two decades and trained under Marshall Rosenberg – the founder of Nonviolent Communication (or NVC) for more than six years.

Jenny Owen comes from an education background as a teacher, and now teaches Mindful Commuication in schools. She provides mediation and conflict coaching to young people and adults and runs a mediation charity.

You’ll find all six free videos on this page:

Video 1

1. How to deepen your relationships with Mindful Communication

Video 2

How to work with our triggers and traumas using Mindful Communication

Video 3

How to expand our language and involve the heart in Mindful Communication

Video 4

How to give conscious compliments using Mindful Communication

Video 5

How to make conscious requests (without a needy or demanding energy) using Mindful Communication

Video 6

How to consciously respond to judgement or aggression using Mindful Communication

 

If it would bring you joy to donate to the restoration of Alfoxton Park House as a retreat centre…. you can send a donation to Jayaraja’s team at https://paypal.me/Jayaraja93.

A huge thanks to Jayaraja, Jenny and all the participants and hope you enjoyed these sessions.

Love Emma x 

Jayaraja wearing a hat with hearts pointing out in different directions
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The needs underneath our triggers

The needs underneath our triggers

by | Jun 18, 2020 | Meditation and supporting emotions

Jayaraja is known for his playful style in teaching Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and Mindfulness (in these free videos we get to see four of his crazy hats!).

I’ve found his teachings deeply transformative, particularly when trying to find win-wins with my kids… but also in every relationship in my life.

In these videos Jayaraja explains:

– What are the seven categories of needs… and how are they essential to understanding why we get triggered?

– Mindfulness and embodiment tools we can use to calm our bodies when we’re triggered

Jayaraja also takes us through a meditation.

Jayaraja with his 'right and wrong' hat, where one hand is pointing to him and the other is pointing outwards

Video 1

Aaargh! I’m Triggered: Mindful communication tools to bring us back to compassion 

Video 2

Mindful and Nonviolent Communication: How to find strategies that meet everyone’s needs

In Part 2, we see live examples of Mindful and Nonviolent Communication in action…

Resources and links mentioned in the videos

We’re running more free Mindful Communication Skills workshops with Jayaraja.

If you’d like to join us for those free workshops and ask your questions live, please see our Events and Workshops page.

Here’s Jayaraja’s Facebook page so you can befriend him and get notified of his other courses and events.

How about you?

What did you find useful in these videos?

Is there anything more you’d like to know about Mindful Communication or Non-Violent Communication (we’re running further free sessions)?

Please do share below in the comments!

Jayaraja and I would love to hear from you!

Love Emma x 

Jayaraja wearing a hat with hearts pointing out in different directions

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Time management tools for self-love

Time management tools for self-love

by | Jun 5, 2020 | Well-being

Do you want to get through your to-do list with both efficiency and self-compassion?

Would you like to make more space for your passions, purpose and/or rest?

I really enjoyed this video interview with holistic time management coach, Becca Rich.

 

Woman sat on a sofa looking cosy with a mug of hot water with a heart floating in the mug

I personally find Becca a fountain of knowledge and compassion. We learn practical techniques to help us follow through with our self-love, our passions and purpose, including:

– how to be both practical and forgiving

– how to celebrate with our inner child

– a variety of tips to help us make progress and find balance

In this interview you’ll experience a self-loving meditation and an exercise to support your time management:

Resources and links mentioned in the video

Here’s Becca’s website www.beccarichwellness.com.

There you can find out more about Becca’s work, get the ‘Have Done list’ exercise for free, and receive other top time management tips. Plus you can follow Becca on social media:

– Find Becca on Facebook 

– Follow Becca on Instagram 

– Watch Becca’s videos on You Tube

– Subscribe to get the free Have Done list

How about you?

What was your experience of doing the exercises in the video?

What do you find challenging when it comes to managing your time?

Have you got any great time management tips?

Please do share below in the comments!

Becca and I would love to hear from you!

Love Emma x

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Exploring Your Voice: Singing for meditation and for confidence

Exploring Your Voice: Singing for meditation and for confidence

by | May 25, 2020 | Meditation and supporting emotions, Personal growth

Have you ever wanted to feel more confident in your singing?

In this video interview with professional vocal coach, Liuba Doga, we’ll discover the joy of singing like when we were children and find more confidence in our voice.

(Without the expectations, and maybe self-comparisons to Whitney Houston!).

Cat with its mouth wide open as if it is singing

In this interview you’ll learn one meditative singing exercise with the breath (I felt really calm after doing this one), and another exercise to grow our confidence and feel into the joy of singing.

 

Resources and links mentioned in the video

Here’s Liuba’s website www.singingattitude.co.uk.

There you can find out more about her workshops, including private one-to-one sessions, group sessions for adults, plus confidence workshops for children.

Here’s a link to her song which got to the Semi-Final of Eurovision selection, One Thought Away, which Liuba describes as a song she wrote about her spiritual connection.

In the interview Liuba talks about overcoming nerves to sing to 66,000 people… Here’s a link to that moment when she sang One Thought Away at Leicester Stadium.

Charity Playdance Meditation: Dancing with your Inner Child

And if you’re interested in exploring your voice and singing through Playdance Meditation, head on over to our Events and Workshops page.

And finally, you can sign up to get a free dance meditation below:

I hope you enjoyed this session as much as I did!

Lots of love Emma x 

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