Whenever we at Fablefy, teach kids mindfulness, whether it’s at school or at home, it helps to turn the lesson into a fun activity — through play, movement, visualization, and games. One of our favorite toys for teaching basic breath awareness is the Hoberman sphere, a geodesic dome that can be folded and unfolded. We call this tool the breath ball because we can mimic the movements of breathing through the dome’s movements: as the dome folds inward, we imagine the out-breath

A little boredom is actually good for a child's brain. When our kids get bored we often get into an overdrive trying to figure ways to engage their minds. But being bored once in a while is actually good for a child’s brain according to Joe Austerman, D.O., a child psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s.“Building times where your child is bored is an okay thing and it gives them space to be creative, learn new skills, learn different ideas – and that helps their mind dev

Mindfulness is the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. Our video is based on the famous book, "Sitting Still Like A Frog"by Eline Snel with a foreword by Jon Kabbat Zinn. It is best done in the night or before going to school, at calm centres or even before a big exam. It is a fun introduction to mindfulness meditation for child

The breath is a friend of ours - its always with us. The breath is the most potent and secular form of meditation and can be used anyone irrespective, of their religious or cultural identity. The breath is a link between the mind and the body. We can control the breath, or let it work on its own. We learn about how our own mind works by simply observing the breath. When the mind is upset, you can notice the breath gets hard and rough. If you just keep watching the breath,

Compassion in simple words “helping those who are hurting.” Compassion usually begins with sympathy, which is seeing someone’s pain. It is noticing a student who skins his knee or a friend who hurts her arm. It is being alert to a weary friend or a stranger who needs assistance. Compassion also includes empathy, which is feeling someone’s pain. Alladin and Abu find themselves with a loaf of bread and begin to eat it when Alladin spots a brother and a sister looking through tr

The minions are the most adorable characters ever. They make you laugh, cry and they are perhaps the most human-like character ever. My children and my family love these yellow ones. I have created this small video with snippets from the movies to bring lessons of Mindfulness to your children. Because they are so much fun, they are so easy to integrate into your classrooms. Besides the lessons, the minions make the children laugh and thereby making the uptake of learnings mu

As parents and educators, our goals for our children is to provide them with problem solving, creativity and survival skills for this world that we live in. We want them to have a positive relationships with all around them but especially, with their own selves. We give them the best academic and extracurricular exposure but at the same time we provide them with Social and Emotional Learning. We want them to make responsible decisions without being swayed by emotions. We want

"The tendency in our society is when there’s dis-ease, to grab another experience in order to reduce it." - Ram Dass Yesterday, at a dentist's office, as I sat in silence, an assistant approached me to tell me how I could use my phone. When I told her I am okie, she looked at me strangely and just walked away. She came a few minutes later asking me if I needed any magazines. I again told her I am okie. My ease with my solitude bothered her so much that she brought me 5 magazi

As I started mindfulness for myself and my children, one area always bothered me. What is the impact of mindfulness on the creative thinking process. Its a well known fact that the key aspect of the creative thinking process is "divergent thinking". Divergent thinking often flourishes in an environment of mind wandering and that is the direct anti-thesis of a mindful existence. So does mindfulness leads to creativity? Let us understand what creativity is? Most scientists defi

In his new book, "The Yes Brain", Dr. Dan Siegel talks about finding the "yes" to creatively relate to your child thereby encouraging them to be resilient. Starting with a "NO" shuts them down thereby creating a "No Brain" state which threatens them. Its an approach that leads to empowerment and thereby encourages creativity. Listen to this powerful talk to understand what Dr. Dan Siegel thinks about using the "Yes" to a more resilient parenting. #dansiegel #yesbrain #wholech