Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors
Welcome! Start each week with positive, empowering thoughts and create a future you will love to live. Alli Louthain is an experienced motivational speaker and founder of ISHA WARRIORS; a one of a kind non profit organization dedicated to support mental health, cultivate emotional resilience and develop physical strength for teens all over the world through; focused yoga series accessible to all abilities, weekly empowering podcasts and social media content that edifies and elevates. At Isha Warriors you'll find Chair Yoga, Beginners Yoga, Restorative Yoga and All Levels Vinyasa; all taught by an instructor with two decades of experience. Go to www.ishawarriors.com for free resources and teen specific yoga series or check out free videos on our Youtube channel: YOGA FOR TEENS WITH ISHA WARRIORS and start feeling more peace in your life today. Listen in every Monday morning and let's enjoy this journey together!
Monday Mindset With Isha Warriors
Episode 132: How to Understand Your Teen Better (Interview with Teen Life Coach, Lindsay Law)
The Rooted Relationship Program
Book: Befriending Your Nervous System- by Deb Dana
Understanding
- Teen behavior is often just the "tip of the iceberg" visible to parents. Underlying the behavior are emotions, thoughts, and nervous system states
- Behavior is a communication of needs, wants, or fears.
Nervous System
- Ventral state: Calm, safe, socially engaged ("sunbathing elephant")
- Sympathetic state: Fight/flight, high energy ("cheetah in action")
- Dorsal state: Shut down, disconnected ("bear in hibernation")
- Freeze state: High energy but immobilized ("deer in headlights")
- States are automatic protective responses, not consciously controlled
Techniques
- Yoga: Combines mindfulness, breathing, body awareness
- Longer exhales help activate the parasympathetic system
- Physical touch: Hand on chest, self-hug, weighted blankets
- Tapping: Butterfly taps or other bilateral stimulation
- Mindfulness: Non-judgmental awareness of present moment sensations
- Co-regulation: Connecting with a calm person to help regulate
Parenting Strategies
- Practice regulation techniques regularly, not just in stressful moments
- Create a "safety sandwich"
- Stay regulated yourself to co-regulate your teen
- Offer connection and validation, even when teens are dysregulated
- Understand
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