This is the time of year where things seems to speed up faster and faster.  I say every year that I will take it slower and do less.  This year I have.  I am creating crafts at school that take time to do and help the children to center and focus on what matters.   We are collecting for the foodbank, feeding the birds, making little gifts from recycled materials and playing outside.  On a personal level I am embracing naptime and self care in ways I have never done before.  Below are a few excepts from my book with James Baraz, Awakening Joy For Kids, that will give you a few more ideas on ways to simply be present to the season. James writes on the subject of  presence for adults. “The Gift of Your Beingness One of the great benefits of accessing the joy of being is that you not only find peace inside of you, you also affect everything and everyone around you. By accessing that calm center, you remind others that it is there in them as well. Think of the most centered person in your life? How do feel when you’re around them? Doesn’t their […]