The Imagine Neighborhood™ returns for Season Two! Today we're learning how to adjust to the unexpected - like all of us in the Neighborhood have to do whenever a Blurghsday rolls around! On Blurghsdays it might rain chickens, or everyone might rhyme when they talk, or gravity even might take an afternoon off. It's frustrating when things don't go the way we expect, but a little self-talk and slow breathing will help us get better at being flexible, and pretty soon we'll all be able to just shrug and say, "blame it on Blurghsday!"

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Get comfy and settle in because we're going to spend the first part of this guided relaxation talking about mindfulness. This episode is lighter on movement and more focused on listening.

Thank you for joining us this season! We are going to miss you while we are away writing and recording season five

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Today's Themes

Scientific (curriculum connections):

Social-emotional connections: Interconnectedness of nature and humans, compassion, empathy

Resources

Cell (Britannica Kids)

Non-Judgment: What is it? And Why Does it Matter? (4 Benefits) By Patrick Buggy (Simple and clear explanation of non-judgement!)

20/20/20 Rule (to prevent eye strain from looking at screens), American Optometric Association

Give Your Child's Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here's Why

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JOY & ENERGY (ELEVATOR UP TO BEAT THE BLUES)

ColourLand | by Jeff Warren | for 6-12 year olds | length 10:51 ©

Do you ever feel like everything around you is completely BLAHHH? Like you have no energy and life is like one long BORING dinner that never ends? Well then – it seems you are in need of a visit to an extraordinary place inside us called Colourland. In Colourland, everything is quite wonderful and electric with possibility (to say nothing of the tree hugging opportunities). We teach you to climb aboard your very own internal elevator and rise up and up and up. Each level gets more and more colourful … and guess what? It's YOU who controls all the action. Note: If you like this track, you'll love Calmland - same elevator, opposite direction!

Helps build: capacity to move from states of boredom/low-energy/mild depression to states of increased happiness and optimism, increased self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

In this classic episode, while working on an experiment to measure the age of the universe, astronomer Michelle Thaller is reminded once again about both the impersonal immensity around us, and the deeply personal significance of each one of us.

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