Relax Kids
Relax Kids Relaxation Workshop
Relax Kids is a unique method of teaching children to relax using dance and movement, games, stretching and breathing exercises, peer massage, affirmations and visualisations. Children enter as magical world as they have fun relaxing their bodies and minds.
Aims
To provide an interactive and fun workshop designed to encourage confidence, creativity through deep relaxation.
To help children learn and appreciate basic relaxation and stress-reducing techniques.
To help children become aware of their feelings and emotions and learn techniques to manage these feelings.
To allow children to have fun while exercising and learning to relax.
To develop children’s concentration skills.
To improve general behaviour in children.
To promote a positive self image and self esteem in children.
To improve children’s school performance.
Benefits of Relax Kids:
Body
•develops body awareness
•decreases physical tension
•helps release endorphin's
•brings energy to whole system
•helps relax muscles
•promotes general good health
•calms the nervous system
•promotes deeper sleep
•improves circulation
Mind
•stills and calms the mind
•sharpens concentration
•promotes positive thinking
•decreases stress and mental tension
•develops relaxation
•lowers stress levels
•helps memory
Emotions and Behaviour
•develops self confidence and self esteem
•improves emotional health and literacy
•develops imagination and creativity
Specific areas explored include:
Relaxation, confidence and self-esteem
Duration:
60 mins sessions
Objective:
To introduce children to simple relaxation techniques that can be used in their lives.
To explore the area of appreciating the self amongst children and developing greater autonomy through self-empowerment.
To encourage children to use these simple techniques regularly in order to develop their self-esteem and self worth.
Methods:
Movement, games, stretching, peer massage and breathing exercises, along with affirmations, simple visualisations will be included.
Techniques used will raise self-awareness, relationship awareness and encourage personal responsibility. The workshop will be client led with a holistic and flexible approach.
Content:
Introductions and ice breaker
Movement and stretches
Breathing and affirmation exercises
Visualisations deep body relaxations
Feedback and conclusion
Outcomes:
All children will be challenged and supported and guided through a process designed to promote self-awareness and encourage them to realise they have the self-responsibility. The facilitator will temporarily empower the children to take charge of them selves and then hand over the reins so the children are given the opportunity to realise they have the strength and confidence to act on their own initiative and use the techniques learnt.
Support Materials:
Schools will have the opportunity to sample supporting Relax Kids materials which can be used in follow up work with children. Relax Kids has developed a range of powerful products that specialise in introducing children to simple relaxation techniques. Books, CDs and self-esteem cards will be available to for purchase.
