Relaxed Reviews

Carlisle Reviews

Britney Aged 8 “It’s amazing and helps me to calm down”

Amy Aged 11 “Listening to the CD made me relaxed and calm”

Helena Aged 13 “It is fun as well as relaxing”

Craig Aged 10 “It made me light as a feather and soothed my soul”

Nathan Aged 9 “I felt peaceful”

Kayliegh Aged 9 “I liked floating it was relaxing”

Andrew Aged 10 “It was fun and I enjoyed it “

Ellie Aged 10 “Relax Kids is fun and I don’t have my sister screaming in my ear”

Ellie Aged 10 “I enjoy the warm up it is amazing”

Shelley Aged 10 “I am a flexible star and I enjoy Relax kids”

Kay Parent “My child was bouncing with confidence and enthusiasm after one session, my daughter asked when can we go back, I want to go again soon”

Dianne Parent “Your workshop kept my two kids amused and entertained and allowed them to explore their own minds and give them confidence without being embarrassed! It is quite a task to get teenagers to join in with strangers but you managed to get everyone involved and relaxed around others. Very well done!

Hope your reputation grows just like our children’s' minds!”

Lyn Parent “After seeing one session I can see how it will benefit the children’s well being and self esteem”

Philippa Parent “A worthwhile exercise with positive outcomes whatever the age or ability”

Testimonials:Fro Relax Kids site

'Ive just done the last of my sample lessons and feel so excited I had to write and tell you!! The children loved it! I gave two 1 hour lessons followed by a little snack which they gobbled up with as much enthusiasm as their energy for the lesson! (homemade chocolate brownies and grapes). The parents seem delighted with it and are looking forward to it being on a regular basis. I got all the children to fill in a questionnaire they proved to be good bedside reading!!

Thanks for your inspiration I have such a warm feeling inside!'

'That was lovely cant you do it in the staff room with all the teachers?'

Head of department Mayville high school.

'Its perfect, cant I employ you as a live in nanny so you can do it all day long'

Parent southsea Portsmouth

'I was in another world after listening to the music and the relaxation story, and I was in the room next door.'

Parent, north end Portsmouth

'Please can we just have one more of your magic stories before we go home?'

Lois aged 5

'I could see all the different colours in the rainbow, and could see everyone below me as small as ants. And you didn’t even show us any pictures. I love it.'

Charlotte aged 8

'I feel happy'. 'I feel snuggly'. 'I loved to be the beautiful bubble'.

'Great fun and wonderful to watch the children's freedom and creativity, throughout. After the visualisation they were all yawning and 'glassy eyed' but their minds were alert and aware and their bodies rested.'

Primary school teacher

'children participated very well and were so attentive towards what they were doing and were relaxed. I wanted to float away on a bubble with them. Lunch time was so calm and peaceful and happy.'

Special Needs assitant

'Can we do that again?'

'I liked feeling like I was melting in the sunshine.'

'They were so engrossed in the meditations, you could them acting everything out. When you got to the part where they came face to face with the snow queen, some of them looked like they were standing to attention.'

Primary school teacher

My First week since Relax Kids Teacher Training

By Melanie Rickerby

In amongst our chaotic world children are not given enough opportunities to learn the importance of inner silence.

I can remember when I was at school and for 30 mins after lunch the teacher would read a story to the whole class. This was a time when you were able to reflect on the morning you have had, what you have learned and to be still and listen to your inner thoughts. If you were listening to the story you were using your imagination, bringing the story alive in your mind.

Something children these days have lost the ability to do they want faster things and want to be able to watch a story rather than listening to it. More children in the world need to be able to access the wonderful experiences of Relax kids. Through Relax kids, children use their imagination, move freely as they wish to, feel positive about themselves and feel safe and secure within themselves.

I have been working with children from mainstream and also those who have special educational needs. Working through the 7 steps of Relax Kids children were able to enjoy a deep relaxation at the end of the session. The children enjoyed using their imaginations when playing the games and did not feel embarrassed to shout out in front of everyone “I am Special”.

Over the sessions we have used various themes including Mountains, Rainforest, Bubbles, Magic and even world book day .We have disappeared with Wizards Magic, floated around the room inside bubbles ,travelled through the rainforest climbed mountains and even stood tall like a bookmark from our favourite book. We have passed magic mirrors around our circle and even a Magic book, which had a special message for each child about how wonderful they are. Children opened the Magic book gently and shared with each other their special message they also showed respect to each other by listening to each other carefully. Throughout the sessions children got the chance to pick affirmations from the star cards, I also made some cards which I handed out to the children so they could take them home. At the end of the week we made our own affirmation book , children added their name and what type of star they felt like which we then made into a Special Book to keep in class, this will remind us daily how special , clever , calm and confident we are.

During the sessions I had other teaching assistants join in and observe what we were doing .They filled in Teacher Testimonials for me saying “that children had loved the session”,” the children enjoyed themselves”. Adults also commented that Relax kids will help the children to focus, increase self awareness, confidence, help children to feel less anxious and may help behaviour.

The children recorded that they had fun, laughter and an enjoyable time. They said they felt CALM, RELAXED AND PEACEFUL.

As this was my aim I can safely say that I achieved it , children continued to use the Relax Kids language throughout other lessons using I am for how they were feeling or what they were doing. Some of the boys are still caught saying “Marvelous”to each other and other peers throughout the school .So I have to say that in general we all had a marvellous time!

Relax kids is a great tool for anyone to use who are around children. Watch this space to see where my imagination will allow us to go…

Magical Mel

'I can see they really enjoyed that. It would be lovely to do something like that with them every week. I think they'd really benefit.' Teacher

'Kirsty and Mairi have been very excited about the classes and are very keen to continue. The magic carpet seems to be a big hit as do the bits involving lying down under blankets!'

'After just one session at Relax Kids, there was a noticeable change in my children's behaviour which lasted all week.'

Richard Collings BBC

'I think Relax Kids is really cool!'

Mesach, Age 10

'Thank you so much for creating Relax Kids - it's so great to have affirmative and spiritual inspiration for children that manages to be fun and appealing at the same time!'

Germaine Knight

'I love floating on a cloud and I feel really nice and relaxed afterwards'

Jane B Age 6

'Relax kids does exactly that and my son is a happier person for it...'

Mrs Wilde