Mindfulness in Action: A Toolkit for Calm, Connection & Co-Regulation

For parents, educators, and pediatric professionals who support children through big emotions and challenging behavior.

🔔 Feeling overwhelmed by emotional storms—your own or a child’s?

Whether you’re a therapist supporting regulation in sessions, a teacher navigating daily classroom chaos, or a parent holding space for your child’s meltdown after school—you’re doing emotional labor every day.

But who’s helping you regulate?

This 4-part series was designed for the adults behind every thriving child—so you can feel steady, centered, and ready to co-regulate with confidence.

✅ This is for you if:

• You feel emotionally exhausted or reactive when your child or student is dysregulated
• You want to understand what co-regulation really looks like—and how to do it in real life
• You’ve taken courses on trauma, mindfulness, or nervous system regulation—but need something practical
• You support kids professionally (OT, PT, SLP, educator) and want to integrate simple adult-focused regulation tools into your sessions or classrooms
• You crave a reset—not another lecture, but real tools that work

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• The nervous system behind dysregulation (theirs and yours)
• How to recognize your own “activation” and come back to center
• The difference between mindfulness and “Mindful-ish®” (yes, there’s grace here!)
• Co-regulation techniques that support connection—not control
• Tools you can use anytime, even on the hardest days

📦 What You Get:

• Four on-demand modules with bite-sized, research-based lessons
• Quizzes for each module to reinforce your learning
• Four bonus recordings from a previous cohort’s live coaching sessions
• Mindful-ish® SHIFT Journal — use as a digital guide or printable toolkit to track progress and integrate tools, including:
  • Self-regulation strategies and visuals
  • Reflection journal prompts
  • Real-world practice exercises for every module
• Access for one year, so you can revisit content whenever you need a reset
• Certificate of completion for professionals (may be eligible for PD hours*)

🧠 Designed for:

• Parents navigating big feelings at home
• Educators balancing classrooms full of emotional needs
• OTs, PTs, and SLPs who want to support emotional regulation without burnout

❤️ Why It Matters:

Have you ever told yourself, “I’m not going to let this kid get under my skin today”—only to find yourself yelling before you’ve even had your morning coffee?

You’re not alone.

You can’t pour from an empty cup—or regulate a child when your own nervous system is in survival mode.

Here’s why your good intentions & behavior don’t always match

You can’t out-think a dysregulated nervous system.

This series gives you the reset you didn’t know you needed, using research-based, heart-led practices to help you show up differently—calmer, more connected, and ready for whatever comes.

Learn how to show up calm, steady, and ready to co-regulate—even when things get hard.

This program gives you a clear, practical way to rethink your reactions and align with the grown-up you want to be.

 

What to Expect

You’ll learn how to reset your nervous system from the bottom up—and coach yourself from the top down.

Each module includes:

• Short, focused lessons for easy integration
• A quiz to reinforce learning
• OM Work (practical application) to bring tools into real life
• Guided journaling to deepen insight and track growth

 

Module 1: Neutral Observations & Breathwork

• • Learn to observe without judgment.
    Understand the power of noticing behavior through a neutral lens—and why this shift is key to staying regulated.

• • Explore how breath influences the nervous system.
    Practice simple breathwork techniques that help calm your body and reset your stress response.

• • Recognize the difference between reacting and responding.
    Begin identifying your own triggers and how they show up in your body and behavior.

• • Start building your self-regulation toolbox.
    Walk away with foundational tools you can use in the moment. 

• • Get introduced to the Mindful-ish® SHIFT Journal.
    Learn how to use this guided tool to track your growth, process your reactions, and reinforce what you’re learning each week.

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Module 2: The Mindless Reaction Cycle & The Power of the Pause

• • Understand the “Mindless Reaction Cycle.”
    Learn why we get stuck in reactive loops—and how recognizing this pattern is the first step toward change.

• • Rethink e-motions as useful signals, not problems.
    Begin to observe your emotions with more objectivity, so they can work for you instead of against you.

• • Learn the Three-Part Pause.
    Discover a simple but powerful technique to interrupt reactivity and create space for better choices.

• • Realize that the shift happens in the pause.
    Begin to practice slowing down so you can respond with intention instead of reacting on autopilot.

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Module 3: The Mindful-ish® Action Cycle: Calm Body, Clear Mind, Better Decisions

• • Get introduced to the Mindful-ish® Action Cycle.
    Learn how your thoughts influence what you say and do—and why this awareness matters.

• • Understand that behavior starts with a thought.
    Begin to see how shifting your internal dialogue can shift your outward actions.

• • Explore the concept of constructive thoughts.
    Practice replacing unhelpful thought patterns with ones that support clarity, connection, and calm.

• • Recognize the power of conscious choice.
    Learn how to step out of automatic responses and into intentional, grounded behavior.

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Module 4: Feel. Heal. Grow. Practice.

• • Continue practicing the Mindful-ish® Action Cycle.
    Build fluency in identifying your thoughts and using them to guide intentional action.

• • Learn the Three C’s behind most caregiving missteps.
    Uncover the hidden thought patterns that tend to drive reactive adult behavior.

• • Discover how to shift your emotional focus.
    Learn how to choose a helpful feeling to anchor your response—and how to recognize the one you’re most in need of in the moment.

Connect the dots between mindset and meaningful change.
Use your Mindful-ish® SHIFT Journal to integrate everything you’ve learned into real life—with a process you can rely on again and again.

What Others are Saying

My Mindful-Ish^® Coach has helped me see my role as a school leader through a different lens. Through our coaching sessions, I have been able to create a platform for staff members to be active participants and have a voice in developing our school culture and strategic plan.
— Mrs. Janet Giancarli, Middle School Principal

Thank you for the excellent advice. It helps a great deal to have real steps to take to help me change my attitude and work with my son. Mindful-Ish is a gift to my family.
— Mom of a 13-year-old son, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mindful-Ish is the perfect dose of spiritual and realistic – my coach is humble and makes sure you are on the same page and that you feel understood and heard throughout the process. My coach is great and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to learn and grow as a mom and an individual. There are so many lessons to learn from everyday struggles that help improve not only the lives of your children but your life as well.
— Parent of a 4-year-old and 11-month-old