Podcasts about zensational kids

Agreeing To Disagree: Having Difficult Conversations Scarlett Lewis talks with Allison Morgan, founder of ⁠Zensational Kids⁠ - a partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about how to have difficult conversations with grace and kindness. They discuss how to move past our natural reaction to conflict and things you can do to have a mindful, meaningful conversation.  Learn more about the Zensational Kids Choose Love Extension Program https://zensationalkids.com/ Learn more About Scarlett here: https://chooselovemovement.org/

In this transformative episode, join us as we engage with renowned pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Zensational Kids, Allison Morgan. Learn how yoga and mindfulness integrated into her therapy sessions have improved her clients' physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral wellness. Discover her motivation for writing curriculums for pre-K through high school students and the unique challenges that come with it. Dive into the importance of balancing the human nervous system and its impact on children's functionality. Watch our interview on YouTube here https://youtu.be/mtj4zuuirbc  Uncover our conversation concerning the urgent need for increased mental health and social-emotional learning programs in schools, especially in light of the post-pandemic stress faced by many students. Learn about Allison's incredible journey as a pediatric occupational therapist and her vision to alleviate the struggles of today's students, teachers, and parents through innovative solutions. Delve into the profound significance of social and emotional learning in an educational setting. Gather valuable insights on the teaching and learning dynamics and the vital role educators play in creating their classroom's atmosphere. Learn how to utilize mindfulness and self-awareness strategies to revolutionize the classroom environment and the importance of educators' mental and emotional well-being. Discover practical ways you can begin incorporating these strategies into your classroom or homeschooling routine today with our plethora of free resources. Subscribe to Allison's free video program for more resources, empowering discussions, and actionable strategies for your personal and professional growth. On today's episode #331, we have our final interview before the summer months. Today we will be meeting with Allison Morgan, the Founder of Zensational Kids.[i] She is a pediatric occupational therapist, author, international public speaker, and educational trainer driven to empower youth and the adults that care and serve them. She is passionate about training educators, parents, mental health professionals, and allied health professionals, giving them effective techniques to develop skills such as self-awareness, management skills, compassion, and resilience so they can model and authentically teach these skills to children. EPISODE #331 with Allison Morgan on “Making the Neuroscience, Mindfulness and SEL Connection” we will cover: ✔ Where Allison made the Mind, Body, Neuroscience Connection with her work as a pediatric occupational therapist. ✔ Allison's Vision for the Schools of the Future.  ✔  Uncover the urgent need for increased mental health and social-emotional learning programs in schools. ✔  Learn how yoga and mindfulness integrated into her therapy sessions have improved her clients' physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral wellness. ✔ How to Access Allison's work for a free to implement NEW strategies immediately. Allison began integrating yoga and mindfulness into her therapy sessions with children in 2007. Discovering the multitude of physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral benefits these practices offered her occupational therapy clients and recognizing the need for more mental health and social-emotional learning programs in schools, Allison began writing curriculum and developing teacher training programs to help others share these practices. For those who have followed our work over the years, you'll know that when I came across Allison, I was thinking I wish I had known Allison in 2014 when we launched our curriculum into the school market, and got to see first-hand just how difficult that would be. She is the author of curriculums for pre-K through high school-age students: (which is not easy to be focused on both elementary and secondary students at the same time. They are both vastly different, requiring completely different strategies). Young Explorers: Yoga and Mindfulness in Early Childhood Education EDUCATE 2B: Mindfulness and Social-Emotional Learning for Educators and students in the K-5th grade Classroom EVERYDAY Mindfulness: Techniques for Teens to Develop Compassion, Calm, Focus and Resilience I had to be sure to connect with Allison before we take a break from interviews prior to the summer months, because of the importance of addressing the stress our kids are facing in the classrooms, especially post pandemic. I look forward to meeting Allison, and sharing her knowledge and expertise that this podcast was built around. Let's meet the CEO of Zensational Kids, Allison Morgan! Welcome Allison, it's wonderful to meet with you after our email exchanges.  We do have a lot in common, don't we? Gymnastics, SEL and Neuroscience! That's quote the combo! Can you walk us through your career as a pediatric occupational therapist, and orient us to your background? Q1: I'll never forget the moment I saw just how impactful these important SEL skills are for students (in school, sports and in life). It was like a brick hit me in the stomach. What was it for you that made you take notice of these important SEL skills, (That back in the day were called soft skills and not given the merit they deserve) for you to create your own curriculum for mental and emotional well-being in the classroom? What made you put your hat in this field? Q1B: I loved to see Understanding the Brain AND Understanding the Nervous System in the beginning of your Educate 2B book. I can guess that it was your background as an occupational therapist that made you make the mind/brain/body connection, but tell me when this connection began for you? Q2: Before you had your eye on releasing your own curriculum, especially on Mindfulness, did you look at what other Mindfulness Curriculum was out in our schools? What did you notice was missing perhaps from what you saw? When was it that you decided to put your work out into the world? How did you differentiate yourself? I ask this because I remember looking and seeing Goldie Hawn and Dr. Dan Siegel's program[ii] that almost deterred me from trying. Q3: When I was a teacher in the classroom in the late 1990s, we had zero training in working with behavioral students. It was the main reason I left the classroom. Now we look in our classrooms and especially since the Pandemic, we've got learning loss now to add to this equation. What should we know about the health and wellness of children today? Q3B: What's the difference between the feeling of anxiousness, and the feeling of excitement? How can we differentiate the two?  Q4: I love your worksheets that have PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and RTI (Response to Intervention-that aims to identify and support struggling students early on)! As someone who has worked from the publishing side of education, I always saw a need to integrate SEL skills into our classroom, starting with the day to day work we are doing with our students. How do you integrate this important information into the day-to-day workings of a classroom? What is your philosophy/approach around the fact that we cannot support the well-being of students without first addressing the well-being of educators?  I can go off on a tangent here with Dr. Bruce Perry's work. Q5: How are you identifying the major pain points that schools are facing right now (mental health, behavior, academic loss, teacher's leaving at an extraordinary rate) and how shifting from typical top-down programs to  bottom up approaches that will actually address most of their issues? Q6: What's the difference between a “curriculum” and the development of daily habits/practices to create internal mind/body change.  Q7: How have we adapted from requiring full-day and 3 day mindfulness trainings for educators to downloadable videos for direct student instruction where we lead all of the practices? Q8: Where are you based out of, and what Districts are you currently working with? Any success stories to share? Q9: What is your vision for your programs? Q10: What have I missed? Thank you, Allison, for reaching out to me, to share your vision for making a difference with mental health and resilience in our classrooms. This is important and critical work. If people want to learn more about you, is the best way through your website? https://zensationalkids.com/ RESOURCES: Free Video Tools to Try https://zensationalkids.com/freestuff/ Best Practices for Yoga in School   REFERENCES [i] https://zensationalkids.com/   [ii] https://www.kidstherapyfinder.com/videos/brain-health-goldie-hawn-and-dan-siegel-at-tedmed-2009-58        

In this episode, EALA is joined by Allison Morgan, founder and CEO of Zensational Kids. Listen in as we discuss the significance of the mind-body connection, and how educator and student well-being can improve outcomes for all learners.  To find out more about Zensational Kids, and their evidence-based approach to holistic well-being, visit zensationalkids.com   Access the full transcript at bit.ly/ZensationalKids

In this episode, Julie and Ginger discuss the Vagus nerve and other occupational therapist topics with Allison Morgan.  Allison is the founder and CEO of Zensational Kids, an educational company with the vision of providing schools and organizations with professional development focused on boosting mental health and well-being and learning for the entire school community. Allison creates programs that integrate trauma-responsive approaches, mindfulness, and Social-Emotional learning. Zensational Kids practices can be found in over 100 countries and 11,000 schools worldwide. When Allison was practicing occupational therapy in the school system, she saw that when she implemented yoga and mindfulness into the sessions, many of the goals were achieved.  She realized that she needed to move away from the handwriting practice, the shoelace tying, the check list sheets, and the behavior charts. Change must come from the inside out and this led Allison to learn more about the nervous system and the Vagus nerve. Listen in to learn exactly what the Vagus nerve is and where it is in the body.  Allison leads us through several exercises aimed at calming our nervous system. To learn more about Zensational Kids and to access Allison's free resources, go to: https://zensationalkids.com/.

In this episode I talk to pediatric occupational therapist and CEO of Zensational Kids, Allison Morgan. We discuss the big challenges kids and schools will be facing when they return, what can families do at home to help navigate the next phase of the pandemic as well as her new curriculum for educators. About The Guest - Allison Morgan Allison Morgan MA, OTR, E-RYT is a pediatric occupational therapist and the CEO of ‘Zensational Kids', an educational company bringing the evidence-based practices of breath, movement and mindfulness to schools nationwide. Teaching the inner resources of focused attention, self-compassion and stress reduction, Allison supports school communities in harnessing well-being and resilience so that all members can thrive. Allison integrates the science and practices of mindfulness, social-emotional learning, mental health prevention and trauma-informed care into her dynamic and engaging programs, workshops, keynotes and national trainings. She is passionate about breaking the rising incidence of mental health challenges and trauma our youth are facing. Allison is a sought after international speaker who brings knowledge, wit and joy, inspiring her audience to tap into their own inner resilience so they may share it with their community. Her curriculum, ‘Educate 2B' was recently launched on Amazon and hit #1 Best Seller. Her website - https://zensationalkids.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Zensationalkids/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-morgan‘Educate 2B': Mindfulness and social-emotional learning for educators and students in the k-5th grade classroom - available le on the sensational kids website for 25% off when you use the code 'Special25' or on Amazon for regular pricing of $39.99.And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!About The Host - Janine HalloranJanine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children and adolescents for over 15 years. She loves to create products and resources, so she started two businesses to support families and professionals who work with children and teens. ‘Coping Skills for Kids' provides products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. It's the home of the popular Coping Cue Cards, decks of cards designed to help kids learn and use coping skills at home or at school. Janine's second business ‘Encourage Play' is dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! Encourage Play has free printables, as well as digital products focused on play and social skills.Coping Skills for Kids - https://copingskillsforkids.comEncourage Play - https://www.encourageplay.comInterested in reading my books? The Coping Skills for Kids Workbook - https://store.copingskillsforkids.com/collections/coping-skills-for-kids-workbook/products/coping-skills-for-kids-workbook-digital-versionSocial Skills for Kids - https://store.copingskillsforkids.com/collections/encourage-play/products/social-skills-for-kids-workbook

This episode Cody & Melissa are chatting with trailblazer Allison Morgan, founder of Zensational Kids. As parents trying to navigate the seas ourselves, we learned SO MUCH from this interview and we are SO EXCITED to share it with you! There are so many gold nuggets and Allison has a beautiful way of delivering them all.In this episode we discuss:Creating safety and connection within our own nervous system in order to build resilienceSharing mindful tools with children to help them calm and copeHow we can all heal from the trauma of COVID-19 Allison Morgan MA, OTR, E-RYT is the founder and CEO of Zensational Kids, an educational company bringing evidence-based yoga and mindfulness practices to school communities worldwide. She is a pediatric occupational therapist, author, public speaker/trainer, and mother driven to empower youth and the adults that care/serve them how to cultivate the inner resources we all desperately need in order to thrive in life at every age. Allison is passionate about training educators, parents, mental health professionals and allied health professionals effective techniques to develop skills such as self-awareness, management skills, compassion and resilience so they can model and authentically teach these skills to children.Allison began integrating yoga and mindfulness into her therapy sessions with children in 2007. Discovering the multitude of physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioral benefits these practices offered her occupational therapy clients, and recognizing the need for more mental health and social-emotional learning programs in schools, Allison began writing curriculum and developing teacher training programs to help others share these practices.Visit Zensationalkids.com for resources, information on trainings and programs, free videos, and the link to a free e-book full of tools you can use TODAY!Follow Allison on Instagram  @Zensational_kidsYou can follow us @_wearethestigma on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookYou can follow Cody’s spiritual journey here on YouTube & Instagram Find Melissa on Instagram @_thepetitecactus**The best way to support We Are The Stigma is by leaving us a five-star review on iTunes!***As always share with others, and reach out if you’d like to share your story https://wearethestigma.com/be-a-guest-on-our-show/

Scarlett Lewis talks with Allison Morgan, founder of Zensational Kids - a partner of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about how to have difficult conversations with grace and kindness. They discuss how to move past our natural reaction to conflict and things you can do to have a mindful, meaningful conversation. Learn more about the Zensational Kids Choose Love Extension Program by visiting: https://chooselovemovement.org/zensational-kids-2/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Joe, Joe's son Dillon, and Ron talk mindfulness with Allison Morgan of Zensational Kids. This is a powerful episode, Allison explains some of the brain science behind mindfulness. She answers why many people focus on negative thoughts and how we can work to fix it. Allison also take Joe, Dillon, and Ron through s quick mindfulness exercise that was truly amazing! Show Notes: https://wke.lt/w/s/CoS0OV --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teacher-nerdz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teacher-nerdz/support

Ron flies solo for an interview with Allison Morgan from Zensation Kids about adding mindfulness into the classroom. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teacher-nerdz/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teacher-nerdz/support

This special episode of the Yoga In My School podcast explores how kids yoga leaders and businesses are managing during CoVid-19. Joining host Donna Freeman are guests Lani Rosen-Gallagher (Full of Joy Yoga), Shari Villez-Blatt (Karma Kids Yoga) and Mary Burton (Zensational Kids). They offer frank and personal experiences how they are supporting their communities, undergoing a steep technology learning curve, reaching out to schools, providing for staff, and handling the challenges.1:20 Lani Rosen-Gallagher4:14 Shari Vilchez-Blatt7:58 concerns about workshops and staff 9:51 Mary Burton13:45 Crash course on technology17:45 Insurance question - see update below19:20 Reaching out to schools25:42 Where to find our guests & the good they are offeringInsurance update from Philadelphia Insurance- online class are covered as long as they are not on social media, can be held via ZOOM or company website with secure login. Waivers are required.How to connect with our guestsFull of Joy https://fullofjoyoga.com/Karma Kids Yoga https://www.karmakidsyoga.com/Zensational Kids https://zensationalkids.com/CONNECT with Yoga In My SchoolWeb https://yogainmyschool.comInstagram https://www.instagram.com/yogainmyschool.podcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YogaInMySchool/Twitter https://twitter.com/DonnaKFreemanPinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/yogainmyschool/SUBSCRIBE to Yoga In My School podcastfind us on your fave podcast provider - subscribe, rate, comment and shareSupport the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

This special episode of the Yoga In My School podcast explores how kids yoga leaders and businesses are managing during CoVid-19. Joining host Donna Freeman are guests Lani Rosen-Gallagher (Full of Joy Yoga), Shari Villez-Blatt (Karma Kids Yoga) and Mary Burton (Zensational Kids). They offer frank and personal experiences how they are supporting their communities, undergoing a steep technology learning curve, reaching out to schools, providing for staff, and handling the challenges.1:20 Lani Rosen-Gallagher4:14 Shari Vilchez-Blatt7:58 concerns about workshops and staff 9:51 Mary Burton13:45 Crash course on technology17:45 Insurance question - see update below19:20 Reaching out to schools25:42 Where to find our guests & the good they are offeringInsurance update from Philadelphia Insurance- online class are covered as long as they are not on social media, can be held via ZOOM or company website with secure login. Waivers are required.How to connect with our guestsFull of Joy https://fullofjoyoga.com/Karma Kids Yoga https://www.karmakidsyoga.com/Zensational Kids https://zensationalkids.com/CONNECT with Yoga In My SchoolWeb https://yogainmyschool.comInstagram https://www.instagram.com/yogainmyschool.podcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YogaInMySchool/Twitter https://twitter.com/DonnaKFreemanPinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/yogainmyschool/SUBSCRIBE to Yoga In My School podcastfind us on your fave podcast provider - subscribe, rate, comment and shareSupport the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Happy Day, Friend! Before you dive in, if you have any questions, thoughts, or comments: connect with me on social media @atheadavis! Kids need tools to self-regulate their thoughts and emotions so they can experience more focused attention and equanimity in their emotional state at school, home, and in the world. Learn how yoga and mindfulness can help them build this vital social and emotional skillset. On this week’s podcast episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Allison Morgan of Zensational Kids. She works with students and trains educators to use yoga and mindfulness to help students learn self-control in their thoughts and emotions. We chat about these vital social and emotional learning tools, and how they can positively impact children’s growth and development, and how educators can use these tools to manage the stressors of their job. Oh, and after you dive into this episode…I would so appreciate a quick rate and review + screenshot this episode and share on social media, tag me @atheadavis, and use #mindulivingpodcast. Thank you with extra sparkles + Happy listening! ☀️XO ~ Athea PS. Follow me on IG, FB, Twitter, and LinkedIn: @atheadavisTake one of my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and purchase my books and products at www.solsenseyoga.com. Sign up for my weekly newsletter and get your free health and wellness guide, 5 Pillars to Peace, today!

Tune in to hear Scarlett talking to Allison Morgan, founder of Zensational Kids and our partner on the Zensational Kids Extension Program that we provide at NO COST! Yoga and mindfulness have been found to be highly effective practices to help students self-regulate, manage big emotions, focus their attention, and develop resilience. We knew we had to partner with Allison to provide this component alongside our Choose Love curriculum. Check out our mindfulness lessons and activites here: https://www.jesselewischooselove.org/extension-programs/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesse-lewis-choose-love-m/message

Podcast Episode 120                                                                                       Release Date: June 30, 2017 On this podcast Allison Morgan, MA, OTR, E-RYT continues to tell you how and why the Zensational Kids program helps children relax in the classroom so that they can learn and grasp their lessons easily with less stress and anxiety. Allison is a pediatric occupational therapist, and […]

Podcast Episode 112                                            Release Date: May 5, 2017 On this podcast Allison Morgan, MA, OTR, E-RYT tells you how and why the Zensational Kids program helps children relax in the classroom so that they can learn and grasp their lessons easily with less stress and anxiety. Allison is a pediatric occupational therapist, and registered Yoga […]

Are you looking to grow your kids yoga business? Do you see other ideas and want to implement them in your community? Do you want to impact the lives of more children and work from a solid foundation?Discover how two revolutionary kids yoga programs were created through collaboration. We'll chat with Grounded in Atlanta, GA, and Newark Yoga Movement in Newark, NJ, to find out how they combined their strengths to create the Atlanta Yoga Movement Also hear how Zensational Kids and Radiant Child Yoga pooled their knowledge and expertise to offer training programs for yoga for differently abled children. Join hosts Donna Freeman and Karma Carpenter Shea (K-12 Yoga) with guests Cheryl Crawford, Debbie Kaminsky and Allison Morgan to find out how to energize your program through collaboration.You'll learn what to takes to join forces, some of the pitfalls to avoid and ways to enhance your current kids yoga business.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)

Are you looking to grow your kids yoga business? Do you see other ideas and want to implement them in your community? Do you want to impact the lives of more children and work from a solid foundation?Discover how two revolutionary kids yoga programs were created through collaboration. We'll chat with Grounded in Atlanta, GA, and Newark Yoga Movement in Newark, NJ, to find out how they combined their strengths to create the Atlanta Yoga Movement Also hear how Zensational Kids and Radiant Child Yoga pooled their knowledge and expertise to offer training programs for yoga for differently abled children. Join hosts Donna Freeman and Karma Carpenter Shea (K-12 Yoga) with guests Cheryl Crawford, Debbie Kaminsky and Allison Morgan to find out how to energize your program through collaboration.You'll learn what to takes to join forces, some of the pitfalls to avoid and ways to enhance your current kids yoga business.Support the show (https://yogainmyschool.com/?p=13405)