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Relax Kids helps children: learn valuable mindfulness and relaxation tools develop good mental health build self confidence and self-esteem build emotional resilience self-regulate develop focus, imagination and creativity manage anger, anxiety and stress feel happier

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Here is how a Relax Kids class takes place:

We begin with a high energy, exciting MOVEMENT step, where children are running around, are dancing and do some movements, having lots of fun. Thus, they get rid of all that excess of energy that children are plenty of☺, and all in a fun way.

Next, is the second step, PLAYING GAMES. Beyond the fun included, playing different games has a very important role in expressing emotions and improving social interaction by helping children to really connect with each other.

Further children are guided and brought into a relaxed state by doing some STRETCHING. Stretching is very good for warming up and relaxing the muscles. From this point children start to feel more quiet and calmer.

After stretching children are grouped in pairs or in larger groups and will relax their muscles by doing some MASSAGE either self-massage or peer-massage. And the children really love this stage because by doing some massage, they are experiencing not only the relaxation of the muscles and of the entire body, but they can really connect with each other. Thus, children become more empathetic and become aware of other’s feelings. The massage is helping children to feel calm and to relieve any extra tension they feel in the muscles.

And after massage, we move to BREATHING. The children often get into a circle and are guided to focus on breathing. Thus, they learn diaphragmatic breathing through deep inhalations and long exhalations and we all know that when we breathe deeply is impossible to be in a state of high emotion. Breathing naturally, gently, deeply, children reach a state of calm and silence.

After breathing we move to POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS. The children get into a circle and, one by one, the children say something positive about themselves or about the others, and this really helps children feeling more positive and confident, and to increase their self-esteem. Affirmations like: “I’m confident!”, “I’m awesome!”, “I’m strong!”, “I’m happy!” are said. And the more children repeat these affirmations the more they feel this way and will behave accordingly (“So I say, so I feel, so I behave!”).

And finally, after that children will lie down on the floor and we take children into a state of DEEP RELAXATION using visualization stories. Thus they imagine they are lying down in soft grass or they are flying up in the air among stars or they are floating on soft clouds.

So, that’s the Relax Kids method. We take children from a high energy, when running around, dancing, moving, playing games, to a calmer state when we do some stretching, some massage, some breathing, some affirmations and finally we get them into a relaxed state, of low energy, where they are completely calm and relaxed.

Relax Kids classes are a fun, ‘magical’ way to introduce children to relaxation and teach them invaluable relaxation skills that will last them a lifetime.

Relax Kids gives children tools to manage their emotions and teaches them ways to address negative feelings in a positive and constructive way.

Relax Kids classes also help boost children’s confidence and self-esteem, develop their imaginations, as well as giving them a chance to have fun and make new friends.

At Relax Kids we have developed a range of children's books, CDs, and relaxation products that are specifically designed to help children manage their stress, anxiety, and anger while promoting confidence, self-esteem, creativity and peaceful sleep.

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Relax Kids products and unique relaxation system have been used by psychologists, teachers, parents, play therapists, doctors, family therapists, life coaches, counselors, yoga teachers, child care professionals and behaviour management specialists.

Relax Kids products are now used in schools, hospitals, children's centers, libraries and homes.

Relax Kids classes are addressed to children of all ages: Little Stars classes for 3 to 5 year old, Relax Kids classes for 5 to 11 year old and Chill Skill classes for 7+ year old (chill skills are suitable up to the age of 16).

History and Awards Relax Kids is a relaxation technique set up in UK in 2001 by Marneta Viegas who noticed a decline in children's concentration and behaviour, in a technological society that put more and more pressure on them through study and afterschool programs to the detriment of free play, family time and spending time in nature. It is the moment she sets up a program to help children to relax.

The first pilot set up to test the effectiveness of the Relax Kids programme took place in Sylvester Primary School in Knowsley, UK. After 3 years of using Relax Kids daily, exclusions were reduced from 19 to 0% while aggressive or violent incidents were reduced by 75%. These amazing results have been recognized by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (OFSTED) from UK, who gave the Sylvester Primary School an ‘Outstanding’ for emotional well-being and personal development. The Relax Kids system was awarded in 2011, being used as part of a National Health Service (NHS) programme, which won the Nursing Standards Award (Mental health category).

Relax Kids is now used in most of UK schools and is introduced in over 40 countries.

For more information about Relax Kids classes visit the website: www.relaxkids.com

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