Mindful breathing and body scan meditation techniques integrated with daily self-care routines. Develops strategies for balancing life demands and advocating for personal wellness needs.
A collection of facilitator-facing resources, including group activity guides, scenario cards, and supplemental notes to support the delivery of the 3-day training.
A 90-minute concluding session focused on finding meaning, celebrating collective impact, and finalizing long-term sustainability plans for both individuals and the organization.
A 90-minute skills-focused session focused on emotional release, building a resilience toolkit, and strengthening peer support networks.
A comprehensive 90-minute training session for organization staff focused on psychological safety, stress management, and burnout prevention in the context of gender and trauma work.
A comprehensive lesson designed for 7th grade students to identify and shift away from co-dependent 'trauma bonding' behaviors toward healthy, resilient friendship boundaries. It focuses on the 'both can be true' philosophy—acknowledging hard things while maintaining individual emotional ownership.
A lesson focused on developing emotional intelligence through identifying and practicing various coping strategies and regulation techniques.
A set of resources designed for a therapeutic program to address class and work avoidance using a witty, nautical winter theme. Focuses on self-regulation, coping skills, and the impact of individual behavior on the school community.
A lesson focused on creating sensory tools to help students manage big emotions and practice mindfulness through hands-on crafting.
A workshop for parents to learn actionable strategies for creating visual schedules, gentle wake-up techniques, and managing common morning challenges.
A comprehensive workshop for K-1st grade parents to design stress-free morning routines that foster independence and positive school starts.
A 15-minute Social-Emotional Learning lesson for 1st graders focused on identifying and using healthy coping strategies to manage sadness and difficult emotions. Students explore a 'toolbox' of actions they can take to feel better.
The foundational lesson for individual anger management, focusing on identifying internal physical signals of anger and building a customized toolkit for regulation. This lesson provides the essential 'blueprints' and 'tools' needed for the student to begin self-monitoring and proactive problem-solving.
A 30-minute high-engagement lesson designed to help middle school students navigate peer conflict using four tactical coping strategies: tactical breathing, strategic space, 'I' statements, and seeking support. The lesson focuses on staying 'in the game' and maintaining engagement after a disagreement.
Focuses on DBT-based Distress Tolerance skills (TIPP and STOP) designed to provide immediate 'body hacks' for high-intensity emotional moments where grounding alone isn't enough.
Establishes a formal safety plan (The Calm Protocol) that identifies safe spaces, trusted adults, and step-by-step actions for high-stress moments, ensuring the student feels secure even when home life is unpredictable.
Focuses on identifying the physical and emotional signs of dysregulation and building a personalized 'toolkit' of grounding strategies that work across different classroom environments.
A quick and engaging lesson designed to help middle school students understand the importance of self-care and develop their own personalized routines for mental and physical well-being.
A celebratory closing session that looks toward the future, reinforcing the skills learned and creating a personal 'Resilience Plan' for continued growth.
Focuses on internal resilience by building positive self-talk patterns and developing step-by-step problem-solving skills for difficult days.
Students identify the 'lighthouses' in their lives—trusted adults, peers, and community resources—and practice how to ask for help when needed.
A culminating simulation where students face timed cognitive challenges while practicing their chosen regulation techniques. This bridges the gap between knowing a technique and using it under pressure.
Learners identify personal sensory preferences that induce calm. They design and assemble a portable or digital 'kit' of resources to use during high-stress periods.
Students learn the sequence of tensing and releasing muscle groups to identify and release held physical tension. The lesson emphasizes the connection between physical relaxation and mental clarity.
A technical workshop on breathwork, focusing on Box Breathing and 4-7-8 breathing to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. Students use biofeedback tools to measure the efficacy of different ratios.
Students practice the 5-4-3-2-1 technique and other sensory-based orientation strategies to reconnect with the present moment. The lesson explains the science of how sensory input overrides ruminative thought loops.
Students synthesize their knowledge to create a personalized physiological safety plan for high-stress periods. They identify triggers, early warning signs, and pre-planned somatic interventions.
Students evaluate somatic bottom-up processing techniques like diaphragmatic breathing and thermal regulation. They learn to choose the right physical strategy for their specific physiological profile.
Learners practice interoception—the sense of the internal state of the body. They test their accuracy in detecting heart rate and tension, connecting poor awareness with high anxiety.
Dives into Polyvagal Theory to distinguish between fight/flight mobilization and dorsal vagal shutdown. Students analyze behaviors like procrastination and isolation as biological responses.
Students integrate their knowledge to create a personal 'bio-map' of their stress escalation cycle. They present how specific physiological interventions can interrupt this cycle at various stages.
Final synthesis where students integrate all learned modules into a personalized Resilience Architecture plan and a portable Crisis Card for emergency restoration.
Addresses the pressure to overcommit in academia by teaching the 'Strategic No' as a tool for protecting capacity and ensuring career longevity.
Explores the neurobiology of sleep and its role in emotional regulation, culminating in the design of a 'shutdown ritual' to combat revenge bedtime procrastination.
Reframes time management as a tool for reducing cognitive load and anxiety, teaching graduate students to design schedules based on energy levels and buffer capacity.
Students distinguish between stressors and the physiological stress response, auditing their current routines to ensure they are completing the stress cycle to prevent chronic burnout.
Students design and pitch a sustainable community care initiative tailored to their specific academic or professional cohort.
Develops skills for leading group stress check-ins, managing dynamics, and ensuring psychological safety in group settings.
Focuses on preventing compassion fatigue through emotional and temporal boundaries and professional referral protocols.
Practical workshop on active listening, validation, and holding space for peers without the pressure to provide immediate solutions.
Examines the buffering hypothesis and the psychological mechanics of how social connection mitigates stress, contrasting co-rumination with constructive disclosure.
A comprehensive collection of evidence-based coping strategy handouts for middle schoolers, focusing on the biological and psychological 'why' behind each technique. Designed for 7th-grade boys with a tactical, engineering-inspired 'Survival Guide' aesthetic.
Students investigate the physical manifestations of low self-esteem and depression. They learn to identify the 'Bio-Feedback Loop' where body language and physical sensations reinforce negative self-perception.
Students conduct movement experiments to see how physical activity impacts their mindset. They observe the difficulty of maintaining a low mood while engaging in high-energy positive actions.
Using complex character scenarios, students apply behavioral activation principles to analyze social-emotional challenges. They diagnose negative feedback loops and prescribe evidence-based action interventions.
Students practice role-playing the transition from recognizing a negative feeling to choosing a positive action. They use 'Joy Menus' to simulate real-world application of emotional regulation strategies.
In this culminating lesson, students create a personal 'Bounce-Back Plan' emergency card. They identify three specific actions they can take when feeling low to build resilience and autonomy.
Learning mindfulness and mental strategies to handle internal distractions and return focus to the task at hand.
Developing practical strategies to mitigate external distractions by modifying the environment and setting boundaries.
A cumulative review lesson where students practice categorizing various scenarios into internal or external distraction types.
Understanding how physical body signals like hunger, fatigue, and discomfort act as internal distractions.
Identifying mental internal distractions like daydreaming, worries, and planning for the future while trying to work.
Exploring how digital devices, notifications, and apps act as powerful external distractions in the modern world.
Focusing on physical environment distractions such as noise, visual clutter, and people, and how they impact concentration.
An introduction to what distractions are and the fundamental difference between internal (thoughts/feelings) and external (environment/tech) distractions.
A lesson focused on sensory tools for emotional regulation, specifically the creation and use of calming bottles as a mindfulness technique.
Students condense the full PMR session into 60-second and 10-second versions. They simulate high-stress environments to practice deploying these rapid techniques effectively.
Students present their Joy Menus to small groups, allowing peers to borrow ideas to add to their own lists. The lesson concludes with a commitment to try one menu item over the weekend.
The focus shifts to the legs and feet to establish a physical sense of stability. Students learn to use the floor for resistance and grounding during seated lectures or exams.
Participants investigate the role of the vagus nerve in regulating heart rate and calming the nervous system. They experiment with specific physical maneuvers (like cold exposure or humming) that stimulate vagal tone.
Using their investigations, students create a visual 'menu' or choice board of their top 5 reliable mood-boosting activities. They illustrate these options to serve as a reference tool.
Students focus on the often-ignored areas of the jaw, forehead, and abdomen where stress accumulates. The lesson emphasizes micro-movements to release tension in social settings.
Students practice focused attention on internal bodily sensations to detect early warning signs of distress. The lesson moves from guided body scans to independent practice in identifying subtle tension.
Students rotate through stations testing different types of positive engagement: creative (drawing), active (jumping jacks), and relaxing (deep breathing). They record how each station changes their energy level.
Reflecting on achievements and celebrating the internal feeling of pride through a classroom showcase.
A lesson for 4th graders exploring the importance of honesty, the impact of lies on trust, and how to tell the truth even when it's hard.
A lesson for kindergarteners to establish foundational classroom expectations, focusing on active listening, following directions, and cooperating as a "Classroom Crew."
A lesson introducing 4th graders to emotional regulation and practical coping strategies for managing big feelings like anger, frustration, and anxiety.
A lesson focused on fostering a culture of kindness within the school community, targeting interactions between students and teachers through discussion and active practice.
A 30-minute Social-Emotional Learning lesson where 5th-grade students reflect on their growth and write a letter to their future selves about using SEL skills in middle school.
A lesson focused on teaching students self-regulation techniques through mindful breathing, featuring the infinity loop strategy.
Finalizes the quest by teaching SMART goal setting and reflecting on the skills learned throughout the 6-week program.
