by Dr. Kim | Aug 27, 2020 | Adolescence, After School, Anxiety, Child Development, Education, Families, Fitness and Exercise, Mindfulness, Parenting, Social Emotional Learning, Stress Management
Teaching physical coping skills to children and teens We’ve talked about calming and traditional mindfulness techniques for kids, but sometimes children and teens need an outlet for nervous energy. Teaching them small and large movements to help refocus their...
by Dr. Kim | Jul 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, Covid-19, Families, Fitness and Exercise, Pandemic, Parenting, Play
You can still have fun all summer long–even during a pandemic Hey, parents! Welcome to July! It’s time to take off your teacher hats and put on your summer counselor caps. Stressful to think about? Don’t worry. There are plenty of ways to bring...
by Dr. Kim | Mar 22, 2020 | Authenticity, Coaching, Fitness and Exercise, Self-Compassion, Stress Management
Performance Condition: Fair That’s what my Garmin said. And it glared at me with a giant, red -4. My watch is often the critic. One time, the week following a hilly half marathon, it told me I was unproductive because I did a few easy runs and (gasp) took a few...
by Dr. Kim | Nov 2, 2019 | Anxiety, Fitness and Exercise, Mindfulness, resilience, Self-Care, Stress Management, Wellness
There are two ways to approach and manage anxiety–prevention and intervention. With prevention, we try to add elements to our lives that keep us mindful, relaxed, and help anxiety from rearing its ugly head. If anxiety does take over, however, we have...
by nwadmin | Jan 21, 2015 | Fitness and Exercise, Stress Management, Wellness
I’m a runner by nature, but more and more my colleagues and I have been stopping to take 15 minute walk breaks during the day. We find this inspires us to break up the computer/desk monotony but also helps us problem solve more creatively and see things from...
