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๐ŸŽƒHappy Halloween๐ŸŽƒ

FREE Halloween Meditation
Here is a Wizardy relaxation perfect for this month!

Close your eyes, be very still and imagine you are standing in front of a pot. You are surrounded by all sorts of bottles and potions. You are making a potion to help you relax and be peaceful. Take some of the bottles and trickle some of the liquids and sprinkle some of the powders into the bubbling pot. You can see beautiful blue smoke coming out of the huge pot, and you know that your peace spell is nearly ready: just a dash of this and a sprinkle of that. When you have added all your secret ingredients, take a big spoon and sip just a drop of the powerful liquid.It tastes so sweet and feels cool on the tongue. Instantly your whole mouth starts to relax. The beautiful feeling of peace starts to spread all over your cheeks and forehead. Your eyes start to feel deliciously heavy and relaxed. Your neck also feels relaxed and peaceful. This must be a strong and powerful potion, as the feeling of peace is spreading fast into every cell and organ of your body. Your heart feels calm and peaceful. You can feel your heart beats getting slower. Your lungs feel peaceful, as your breathing slows down and becomes soft. Your tummy relaxes completely and becomes peaceful. Your arms and legs also become peaceful, as the strong spell takes effect. Soon you are covered in a glow of soft peace. The feeling of peace has affected you so deeply. It feels as if you are in a blue bubble of peace. You feel so calm and so silent. It feels lovely to be peaceful. Stay there for as long as you can and enjoy the spell of peace.

Repeat to yourself in your mind, I am relaxed, I am relaxed, I am relaxed, I am relaxed. Breathe in. Breathe out.

You feel calm and relaxed.

With love from us all at Relax Kids

For more Halloween fun – Purchase our Wizards bundle!

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Want to know what children think about Relax Kids classes?

Over the last 25 years we have helped well over 5 million children and received so much amazing feedback.

I thought I would send you some of what children say about coming to Relax Kids classes.

โญ’I love Relax Kids so much. It is one of my favourite things at school. It makes me excited about Tuesdays. I love it.’

โญ’Relax Kids is really AWESOME. It tells me that my feelings are normal and I LOVE the stories at the end and learning about brain.’

โญ’Please can we just have one more of your magic stories before we go home?’Lois aged 5

โญ’I could see all the different colours in the rainbow, and could see everyone below me as small as ants. And you didn’t even show us any pictures. I love it.’Charlotte aged 8

โญ’With only 3 lessons I learnt leads, overcome anxiety and worries while having fun.’ 

โญ’Can we do that again?’ Josh

โญ’I liked feeling like I was melting in the sunshine.’ Carrie

โญ’I think Relax Kids is really cool!’ Mesach, Age 10

โญ’I love floating on a cloud and I feel really nice and relaxed afterwards’ Jane B Age 6

Would you love to help make children this happy? Download our Info pack

Have a magical day

Marneta

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How to have a happy and safe halloween

Advice for parents

Halloween is an exciting time of year for your youngsters. Maybe it is the opportunity to dress up or the prospect of lots of sweets that takes their interest?

Whatever the reason, here are 8 tips to ensure your little one’s have a safe, healthy and happy Halloween.

1. Plan a healthy day of food to make up for the sweets later in the evening.

2. Have a bowl of healthy warming soup ready for when the children return.

3. Regulate your child’s sweet intake & share the treats rather letting it become a competition.

4. Only stop at familiar houses in your own neighbourhood and ensure that young children are always accompanied by an adult.

5. Carry a torch and make sure children have glow sticks or reflective tape on their costumes so they are more visible to cars.

6. Keep an eye out for older trick or treaters who may be looking for trouble.

7. Remain in areas that are well lit.

8. When giving sweets, offer sugar-free treats, they will not even notice!

After all the evening’s excitement has passed, it may be difficult for some children to switch off and get a sound night of sleep. Images of ghosts and ghouls can remain in their minds and lead to scary nightmares.

Our Relax Kids audios may be able to bring some calm and quiet to your family’s evening. The audios feature imaginative relaxations which will be able to alleviate any night time fears and reduce hyperactivity after their Halloween sugar rush.

This blend of soft, soothing narration and calming music will encourage a sweet dreamy sleep.

Listen now.

Happy Halloween!

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๐ŸฒDid you see me on Dragons’ Den?

I wanted to write and tell you my experience of going on BBC Dragons’ Den.๐Ÿฒ

They were totally focussed on the financials. I stuck with it and have continued to run the business with the ethos of People before Profit.

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Here is my experience

WATCH HERE

Even though I was a Dragons’ Den failure, I still stuck with it and Relax Kids is still going and making a huge social change all over the world.

I said in a follow up programme that I had no desire to sit on a boat with Peter Jones, but I am here to make a social change.

Are you interested in making a social changeย ?

Let’s chat!

Have a magical day,

Marneta

P.S. ๐Ÿ“ฑIf you want to chat on the phone and see if you would like to teach Relax Kids, here is the link to book a session with me.

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โ“Did you know this โ“

Did you know that…

If you became a Relax Kids coach, you would be teaching Award-winning classesโ“

Did you know that…

The Relax Kids pioneering system was used in a  CAMHs (Child and Adult Mental Health) programme that won the UK Nursing Standards Award in the Mental Health categoryโ“

Did you know that…

Relax Kids has been endorsed by Ofsted inspectorsโ“

“It really does make a difference to the lives of those who participate.

Children are less hyper-active, therefore calmer, kinder and more focused.”

Beverly Crooks, OFSTED inspector

Did you know that…

In a Relax Kids pilot Sylvester School reduced exclusions from 19 to 0 in 3 yearsโ“

Relax Kids was the FIRST company to offer children’s mental health and wellbeing tools in the UK.

We have developed our programmes over the last 25 years to be the best they can be.

When you become a Relax Kids coach, you will have everything you need to teach award-winning classes that change children’s lives.

Does this appeal to you? Download our Info pack

Have a magical day,

Marneta

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Halloween Games and Meditations

Here are some great ideas for your halloween celebrations.

Apple Bobbing – Always a winner with children and even Mums and Dads! Rather than challenge everyone to take as many apples out of the bucket as they can, ask theยฌโ€ participants to take as many bites out of the apple as they can!

Eye Balls – Peel some grapes and put into a bowl as a Halloween scary snack!

Vampire’s Blood Punch – Created by using warm apple and orange juice, which is heated in a pan. Add to the mix, a few cloves, some cinnamon and a little ginger, then strain before serving. For extra gore, use Cranberry juice for a rich blood colourโ€š and if that’s not enough, a few pomegranate seeds should work nicely!

Time to wind downโ€š Here are some meditations to calm down the kids!

The Mummy – Ask everyone to lie down on the floor, totally still and quiet. You could wrap toilet rolls around your body for extra fun and frolics! If the children are older, they may like to count and each count represents the number of years that they have been lying still for. The aim is to get the children to be as calm as possible with the hope they thenยฌโ€ drop off to sleep!

The Black Cat – This lovely relaxing massage technique that will send your child into a peaceful state. Ask your child to lie on their tummy and then stroke their back in long firm strokes as if you were stroking cat. On the outbreath they may make a soft noise if they wish.

Mind Reading – Our RK kids love this game! Tell your little one that they will be taking on the role of a Wizard and ask them to see if they can read your mind. Choose a topic together of either LOVE, PEACE or HAPPINESS and then spend a few minutes thinking of something which relates to your selected topic. Look into your child’s eyes and let them see if they can work out what you are thinking. You’ll be surprised as to how well this works!

Talking of Fantasy – The Relax Kids Halloween Pack is a great way to finish off your Halloween Celebrations.

Please pass it on and tell all your friends

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Important Message from Marneta

Itโ€™s unfortunate that I have to bring this up, but it’s important.

In recent months, weโ€™ve received multiple reports of coaches operating without a valid license โ€” this even happened earlier today.

You might not realise it, but in today’s interconnected world, word spreads quickly. We often receive positive feedback from parents and teachers whoโ€™ve had wonderful experiences with a coach. They’re eager to share the results from their sessions. However, when we check our database, we sometimes find that the coaches involved are not properly licensed.

We also hear from people interested in training after attending local classes, and also from existing coaches who may query something they have seen or heard – we never divulge information to anyone – we do our own checks.

This situation is unfair to Relax Kids and to the coaches who comply with the rules.

We also have to consider that schools are now contacting us for Letters of Assurance, which we can only comply with if we have all your relevant documentation and you have a license.

Please ensure your license is up to date.

If you’re unsure about your status, check your license here. And if you have not done so already, please sign the Licence Agreement, which is available on the portal. Thank you.

Now, for the serious part: Any coach found operating without a valid license will be charged retroactively at a higher rate, along with additional administrative fees for any licensing requests made outside the usual process.

Just this week, I spoke to two happy customers praising the amazing experience they had with a coach. They were so grateful to Relax Kids, and yet, when I checked, the coaches mentioned were operating without a valid license.

It was truly disappointing.

Iโ€™ve always believed that Relax Kids is guided by the Law of Karma. When we cut corners for short-term gains, we often pay for it later. This is a subtle but powerful truth I stand by.

Weโ€™ve kept our licensing fees low for over 20 years because we believe they are fair and reasonable. But if you are conducting Relax Kids classes and using our 7-step system, you must have a valid license. Without it, you may not be fully covered.

We understand that staying up to date can sometimes slip your mind. Thatโ€™s why, for the next month, weโ€™re offering a FINAL amnesty for coach licenses.

Click here to update your license.

Remember, maintaining your license is not just essential to running Relax Kids classes, but it is also a tax-deductible expense.

Looking ahead, we want to inform you that from January 2025, weโ€™ll be introducing a new pricing structure for licenses, including a subscription model aimed at simplifying the process for you. Weโ€™re also making a few other improvements.

Coaches who sign up after January, will be subject to a small price increase to the license. To be clear, this will NOT impact you as an existing coach, as long as you remain in license. The price you pay will not change.

The price uplift only affects new people who sign up in the New Year and beyond. In fact, the only way you’d be impacted by any price change would be if your license expires and then you renewed after the price rise in 2025.

Rest assured, these changes wonโ€™t affect you immediately, but we wanted to give you a heads-up on whatโ€™s coming in 2025. Our goal is to bring even more value to support you and your business in the future.

So, update your license now, and letโ€™s look forward to 2025 together!

Relax Kids is ultimately protected by the Law of Karma

Wishing you a magical day and peaceful evening,
Marneta and The Relax Kids Team

P.S. If your license has lapsed, click here to renew it.

NOTE:If you are running classes, that you are being paid for, you have to be in license.

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This is why 98.8% of children LOVE Relax Kids

๐Ÿ’œDo you want to know why 98.8% of children LOVE Relax Kids?

๐Ÿ’œA few years ago, we trained up 300 school teachers in Durham and they ran an evaluation with all the school children in the borough asking what they got out of the Relax Kids classes and if they enjoyed them.

๐Ÿ’œThe results were amazing and we found 98.8% of children LOVED coming to classes.

WHY?

๐Ÿ’œWhat makes Relax Kids classes so special?

๐Ÿ’œWell, they are not only fun and engaging, but they have a deep effect on children’s bodies and minds.


๐Ÿ’œSessions help release endorphins and so they feel happy and positive. The exercises help relax muscles and calm the nervous system. 

Classes also boost children’s confidence and builds resilience and gives them tools for life. 

But…

Best of all…

๐Ÿ’œCoaches enjoy these benefits too and walk out of classes feeling refreshed.

๐Ÿ’œWould you like to make a huge impact on children’s lives and LOVE every minute of your work?

Book a call with meย 

Have a magical day

Marneta

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Is it too late to start a business at 50?

You know everyone says that age is just a number, but it really is when starting a business. 

So many have done it and have done it really well!

Ray Kroc was 52 when he started McDonaldโ€™s 

Ariana Huffington was 55 when she launched The Huffington Post

Harland Sanders was 62 when he started KFC

In fact, 35% of businesses are started and run by people over 50 and 46 is the average age for an entrepreneur in the UK.

In a world that appears to value youth, older people think there age puts them at a disadvantage when searching for a job or starting a business but older people have the opportunity to make a huge contribution to soceity by starting their own enterprise.

In fact, due to a few factors, โ€˜olderpreneursโ€™ often have a higher success rate.

Here are some advantages to starting a franchise in your late 40s or 50s.

Life Experience – You have years of life experience which brings invaluable insights and perspectives that can help you navigate the challenges and opportunities of business ownership.

Maturity and Wisdom –  Your age brings maturity and wisdom which is invaluable in decision-making and problem-solving.

Established Network – Your years of experience have probably helped you create strong network of contacts who can offer support, advice, and resources.

Why Relax Kids Franchise?

Growing Demand: There is a growing demand for children’s wellness programmes as children need this more than ever and with long wait lists, parents need support.

Proven Business Model: Relax Kids has a proven business model and a strong brand reputation.

Support and Training: As a franchisee, you will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support from the Relax Kids team and coaches.

While age is not a barrier to starting a Relax Kids franchise, there are some key factors to consider…

Physical Health –  Ensure that you are in good physical health to handle the demands of running a business. (Although we do have coaches with a variety of ailments and disabilities still manage to work).

Financial Resources -Be aware that it does take time to build up your business.

Passion and Commitment – A genuine passion for children and their mental health are essential.

Donโ€™t let your age get in the way of you starting up your own business.

If you have a passion for children’s wellbeing and are ready to take on the challenge of starting a Relax Kids franchise, it can be a rewarding and fulfilling venture at any age.

Click here to book a call with Marneta (who is well over 50).

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Do You Secretly Want To Save The World

Do you feel it’s time to start putting your incredible talents to good use?

Do you secretly want to save the world?

Do you want to feel alive and in love with your work and life?

If you’ve answered YES to all these, then Relax Kids is what you are looking for!

Uncover your BRILLIANCE and join our fun-filled training:

โ€ข Teach children positivity

โ€ข Help them be happier

โ€ข Lead them to become more confident

โ€ข Inspire them to feel calmness

โ€ข Show them how to face life

โ€ข Begin spreading the Relax Kids magic!

Join the Relax Kids tribe TODAY

Download your Information Pack here

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Relax Kids enriched mine and my familys life

Kemi Omijeh – Relax Kids Coach

I often call my Relax Kids business my third baby. I launched my business whilst on maternity leave when my actual baby was 5 months old I took part in a training course whilst my second baby was just 4 months old. Reflecting on the training so far and my plan for my Relax Kids business to grow, it never occurred to me the personal impact it would have on me and my parenting.

As a childrens therapist and someone who has only ever worked with children in a variety of roles, I would like to think this contributed to me generally being a good mum. This sentence is something I hesitate to write, as I feel that currently society and social media does not seem to allow a space for mums to celebrate that they are doing a good job. There is usually more of a focus on what else could you be doing.

We are bombarded with parent labels and categories which we must fit into (allegedly) and images showing insta-perfect parenting blogs when the truth is most parents do their best for their children. This is usually dependent on their knowledge, skills and experience, as well as, the resources available to them. My favourite Maya Angelou quote springs to mind here “When you know better, you do better” But I digress, this is perhaps a blog for another day.

Back to topic, I was a good mum before Relax Kids but since Relax Kids, there is an added depth to my parenting that I am forever grateful for. It was a recent interaction with my 5 year old daughter that highlighted this to me. I usually call her my mirror and in many ways, she is. Not only does she look like me (or so I am told repeatedly) but as her personality develops and emerges, I see so much of me in her. (Uh-oh, watch out world!). The also has an amazing empathetic quality of being able to reflect the familys mood back to us. I think most kids have this ability, to tap into what is going on in the family, how they reflect it back to us varies and depends on the environment and how it is encouraged or discouraged. No surprise, I am a talker and encourage my daughter to express her thoughts, freely and openly.

So, one day, she was having a wobble about having to stop sucking her thumb (dentist orders) and suddenly she took a deep breath and said, I know I can do it, I just have to tell my brain I can, is not that right mummy?

She went further and asked if she could put an <i><b>I can do it</b></i> affirmation above her bed. Cue me gaping at her, I did not think all my ramblings about affirmations and meerkat brain had sunk in much.Relax Kids enriched the conversation I have with my daughter around her thoughts, feelings and actions (behaviour).

Relax Kids has given me the ability to practice mindfulness and the power of affirmations on my own personal journey, and has strengthened my ability to cope during the challenging 2 moments that frequently occur. Daily affirmations along with my faith have ingrained more of a positive thinking mindset in me. I have always been a glass half full person never really practiced daily affirmations until Relax Kids, it has felt a bit mozzarella cheese cheesy! But I do use them and it works! It has allowed me to give my daughter real and easy to apply strategies to cope with the range of emotions and feelings she experiences as a typical 5 year old.

One weekend, I was sitting sipping my tea whilst my daughter was role playing mums and dads with her cousin. I cringed a little as I listened to their play as my little mirror sounds too much like me in her role as mum to dolly “.I am not going to repeat myself dolly” she declares!

As they were playing a tiny spider came across the dolls house, my niece began to panic and I was about to get up and assist, then I heard my daughter instruct her cousin to calm down. “It is the meerkat in your brain telling you to panic… You know you are bigger that the spider and it is probably more scared of you”My nieces response? “What are you talking about?! What meerkat in my brain?”!

Often in Relax Kids sessions, we use a meerkat, owl and an elephant to explain to children how our brain works in terms of feelings and behaviour.</p><p>The meerkat represents the part of our brain that is responsible for our fight or flight responses. So now that my daughter understands this, often she knows when it is her <i><b>meerkat</b></i> in the driving seat when she is having panicky moments. Like with most things in life, with knowledge comes understanding and with understanding we can face most things.

I thought Relax Kids would be a job that allowed me flexible working hours and more family time, that is all it was meant to do for me. However, it has become so much more. I am part of this amazing purple family and gained a shift in my mindset and approaches. In other words, I practice what I preach and as a result I am calmer in my interactions with my children and those around me.

If you would like to become a Relax Kids coach, Like Kemi – download our Training Information Pack click here

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HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR TRIBE YET?

Have you found that group of people that you feel so comfortable with, who have the same beliefs and values as you and you feel totally and utterly supported by?

By becoming a coach, you will be joining a tribe of over 4000 coaches from 46 countries who are there to help and support you. As a coach you join our online coaches forum where you can receive support from all over the world by members of our purple tribe.

“I have been using Relax kids CDs and books with my children for years and absolutely love them. They have had such an amazing and positive affect on us all. I am so excited to be a coach and embark on this wonderful journey. I know I am making such a difference to my family and others.” – Liz

As a coach, you would have access to one of our greatest assets – the incredible tribe of dedicated coaches who are all working towards the same goal; promoting relaxation, spreading self love and building self esteem.

As part of our purple tribe your heart will be full of passion, your mind will be overflowing with ideas and you will be empowered to take control of your destiny.

The RK franchise is so much more than a training, it is the unique opportunity to find your tribe – your soul family and some purple friends who will be there for you.

If you are interested in joining the Relax Kids tribe and would like to book a Chat with Marneta, Click here or download our info pack here.

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Transform Your Community

Do you feel it’s time to start putting your incredible talents to good use?

Do you secretly want to save the world?

Do you want to feel alive and in love with your work and life?

If you answered YES to all these, then Relax Kids is what you are looking for!

Relax Kids classes are extremely adaptable and can be used in numerous different settings. The recent feedback Charlotte, from Relax Kids Mid & West Hertfordshire, received from her classes with the guide just speaks for itself.

“I had a lovely night with the 1st Sandridge Guides’. Charlotte told us.Our sessions were on feeling good and relaxing, and judging on the feedback, they left feeling very chilled out’, she added. One child attending the class said: ‘It was very relaxing and stress-relieving. It was also very good because it takes your mind off everything and makes you think lovely thoughts’. Whilst another child said it was ‘good in preparation for SATs”.

All of the positive feedback has left Charlotte on cloud nine and she can’t wait to reach out to other children in her area, to help them feel more calm and confident.

If you have been inspired by Charlotte’s tremendous work, you can find out more about becoming a Relax Kids Coach here.

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Have you found your passion yet?ย 

What is your passion?

What makes your heart sing?

What makes you skip for joy?

Is working with children part of your passion?

Is helping change lives part of your passion?

Is supporting families and schools part of your passion?

Would you love your passion to be being part of the mental health solution?

One of our coaches, Emma, went on a course for teachers and she was utterly stunned that it was all about the problems and there was no talk about solutions.

Emma said: “I was screaming inside and wanted to shout out Relax Kids is the solution, Relax Kids is everything you need. Children need Relax Kids.”

When you join our tribe of dedicated coaches, you become part of the mental health solution and can make a lasting difference to so many children lives.

If you would like to book a Chat with Marneta to talk about how to do something that makes a difference, please click here.

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Tips For Boosting Your Immunity

Tips for boosting your physical immunity

We are coming into the Autumn – the natural time for colds and flu. Now more than ever we want to do what we can to boost our precious immune system.

1. Try to eat seasonal fruit (straight of a tree is the best) apples and blackberries are full of vitamins. Also lots of greens is great.

2. Start a sleep routine to ensure you are getting enough sleep. Dim the lights an hour before sleep, have a warm drink and reduce anything stimulating such a TV and computers.

3. Continue with your exercise – walking, dancing and stretching or whatever feels good.

4. If you can bear it, have a cold shower, this gives your whole system a kick.

Tips for boosting your mental immunity

1. Do something you love each day – even if it is for just a few moments. If you love hugging, make sure you get a few extra.

2. Find a positive mantra or affirmation and repeat it as much as you can.

3. If you cannot see friends, meet up online and have a good laugh. Remember old fun times and funny situations and laugh about them.

4. Try to incorporate a few mindful moments throughout the day to help protect your calm. Regular relaxation with the whole family will help too.

Please do get in touch if you would like to introduce a bedtime relaxation routine with your family and would like some advice on which books and CDs to use to support this. Download your FREE WELLBEING PACK.

Have a magical day and a peaceful evening,

Marneta

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How can I relieve my stress?

20 ways to help you cope with your stress.

Here are 20 ways to help you cope with your stress.

1. Clutter clear – when your house is tidy and you know where everything is, you feel freer and more together.</p>

2. Try and get up 15 mins early and take a few breaths while you prepare yourself for the day.

3. Spend some time each day doing absolutely nothing. Just relax and BE. Doodle, day dream, pray, meditate or relax.

4. Make a list of what you want to do each day and enjoy crossing them off.

5. Say thank you for everything that happens – good and bad.

6. If you have to wait in a queue, have something to do or use it as your day dreaming time.

7. Manage your time so you arrive early and give yourself time to breathe.

8. After a long day, have a warm soak and enjoy some quiet time.

9. Laugh, Cuddle and Smile – lots! ยฌโ€ Stop what you are doing and just dance!

10. Make sure you get enough sleep even if it means you miss out on a night out.

11. Do something lovely for someone else – do something that makes you feel valued.

12. Do something that makes you feel alive.

13. Take a walk if it all gets too much.

14. Keep a diary and write down all your thoughts and feelings.

15. If you are sitting for long periods, make sure you get up and stretch.

16. Take up a yoga, meditation or dance class.

17. Spend time with positive and loving friends and family.

18. Give and receive a relaxing massage.

20. Make every moment special and appreciate the little things in life.

Try our FREE wellbeing pack for more ways to de-stress!