When Dr. Beth Reese’s then 6-year-old daughter started hurling chairs at her in a busy airport, she knew something was up. In conversation with Heather Ann Havenwood, Beth shares her journey from her daughter's sensory processing diagnosis to launching The OHMazing® Way Podcast which synthesizes over two decades of Reese’s work bringing mindfulness—mental hygiene—and yoga on and off the mat to her own three kids, teachers, parents and families in homes, classrooms, schools, and beyond. Connect with Beth Email: elizreese@gmail.com Cell: +1 361 563 7448 Facebook: personal: www.facebook.com/elizreese Facebook: Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®: www.facebook.com/yoginos/ Instagram: yoginosyogaforyouth: www.instagram.com/yoginosyogaforyouth Twitter: @yoginos: twitter.com/Yoginos LinkedIn: Beth Reese, PhD
When Dr. Beth Reese’s then 6-year-old daughter started hurling chairs at her in a busy airport, she knew something was up. Soon after, she learned that her daughter had sensory processing disorder, considered by many to be a spectrum disorder. Realizing that what Beth was learning on her yoga mat could help her daughter “off the mat”, she founded Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® in 2008. Since then she has authored award-winning, bilingual resources including an online curriculum for kids, teachers, parents, and families. She leads trainings, professional development workshops, and The OHMazing® Way Podcast for individuals, teachers, schools, and museums.
In the podcast Beth shares "Flower Power Breath" which is the first "tool" she created to support her daughter in self-regulating her energy and emotions. Her daughter still practices this breathing technique in college and shares that it helps her manage her reactions so she can create herself in alignment with who she says she is.
In conversation with Heather Ann Havenwood, Beth shares her journey from her daughter's sensory processing diagnosis to launching Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® and now creating The OHMazing® Way Podcast. This new podcast synthesizes over two decades of Reese’s work bringing mindfulness—mental hygiene—and yoga on and off the mat to her own three kids, teachers, parents and families in homes, classrooms, schools, and beyond. Listen, learn and share practical ideas for integrating research-based self-regulation tools into daily life. As for Dr. Reese’s once chair-hurling daughter, she is now an award-winning filmmaker in UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television.