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Online Learning Tips for Kids how to encourage children to stay focused and benefit from online learning http://bodyliterate.org//03/17/online-learning-tips-for-k/

Research Notes: teaching children meditation Recently working with a child, we talked about meditation. I think of meditation as an effortful practice of focus that brings you into the present moment Also, describing how focus is a muscle that grows with practice. I showed her a simple type of meditation I learning through studying Zen philosophy: counting the breath until 10 then restarting the count. [ 63 more words ] http://bodyliterate.org//research-notes-teaching-children/

Playing Catch with a Ball is an Illusion While it is your goal to catch the ball during a game of catch, there's a whole process that comes before actually being able to catch the ball. Many times young learners see the ball coming at them and they panic and slap at it. It then hits their hands or bounces off their head, or their arm excetera, they miss it, it falls to the floor ]. [ 180 more words ] http://bodyliterate.org//research-notes-playing-catch-wit/

In the NYTIMES: recent article described rather than forcing a change on yourself -- pick an overall theme to get better at: For example if you'd like to lose weight it might make sense to create an overall theme to "eat healthier" then begin to break down specific things that fulfill that theme. Or for example it's to reduce stress -- perhaps you start with meditating, but you hate meditating, you might try yoga or walking etc. [ 141 more words ] http://bodyliterate.org//research-notes-good-article-on-b/

RESEARCH NOTES: ideas to help teenagers sleep In my experience, there's generally no panacea, but rather a toolkit of ways to manage sleep issues. Keep a notebook by the bed to jot down worries, thoughts, and sleep techniques that work: a) jot down worries before going to bed . b) If you can't sleep weave a story in your mind -- allow intrusive thoughts to be clouds, or cars or weird aliens floating by [ 85 more words ] http://bodyliterate.org//research-notes-ideas-to-help-tee/

Empty playground senior blues #jazz #horacesilver #christmasdance

RESEARCH NOTES: what are some things I do to overcome procrastination I acknowledge that I'm procrastinating often it's a sign that I'm tired, hungry etc. - so I might check - in with myself about that I will change my environment if it's still bad, I'll put away distracting devices -- silence them placing them in another room I'll set my timer to do focused work for X time -- offers more motivation [ 141 more words ] http://bodyliterate.org//research-notes-things-overcome-p/