Welcome Tim Hwang, an occupational therapist in New York City's public school system. Tim’s specialty is teaching mindfulness to young people with “disabilities classifications” - Autism, ADHD, and so on. Some of these teens are into the practice, some are bored by it, and some are highly resistant to it. And that’s what we get into!
Tim, Tasha, and Jeff all have experience teaching meditation to young people, so there’s much insight-sharing and general tomfoolery. Unsurprisingly, Tasha and Jeff revert to their rebellious teen selves when Tim starts guiding them in his GROW practice - an acronym that means Ground, Relax, Open, Warm (the heart).
Good times! This episode is for anyone interested in supporting young people - whether you’re an educator, a parent, or a teen yourself.
We get into:
emotional regulation
customizing meditation for neurodiversity & ADHD
how to use “five-finger breathing” to calm down
the role of community,
and how teens can find their own unique pathways to practice.
Tim - thank you, friend! And to all teens: feel free to ignore everything we say and do it your own way 😅 One-finger breathing!
LINKS:
The CEC’s “Community Practice Activation Kit”
The Afterparty
In this highly excitable Afterparty, Tasha and Jeff figure out the future of education and let all teens know that it’s totally OK if they have no fucking clue what is going on. Welcome to the party!
*In an effort to sustain our antics, the Afterparty will move behind ye old paywall soon!
Let us know in the comments how you liked the GROW practice!
K, That’s all for now! Thanks for tuning in & see you next week.
Love always,
🧘🏽♀️ Tasha & Jeff 🧘🏼♂️
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