Mellow Moods

In this episode of Mellow Moods , Jess dives into the art of co-regulation — the calming, connected way adults can help children manage big emotions. Discover practical strategies, heartfelt real-life examples, and the science behind why your calm matters. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, this episode offers grounding support for everyday moments of overwhelm. Disclaimer: This podca...

In this special Easter episode, children are invited to join the Easter Bunny on a calming journey through fields of blooming flowers and soft sunshine. Guided by gentle narration, this meditation encourages deep breathing, imagination, and mindfulness. Perfect for bedtime or quiet moments during the holiday, this story blends seasonal wonder with foundational relaxation techniques to help childre...

In this episode, I guide you through a gentle meditation to slow down and find stillness amidst the busyness of life. Using breath, visualisation, and mantra, this practice helps you reset, release tension, and move at a more peaceful pace. Suitable for both children and adults, this meditation invites you to pause, breathe, and embrace the beauty of slowing down.

Hi all, this is a reupload from last season. It is a short body scan using a butterfly to dance around the body. This is a great introduction to meditation for children. Enjoy!

Hello 2025! This episode is for adult listeners and includes a short life update as well as a short New Year resolution discussion and meditation. Unfortunately there was some strange interference in the recording, but given the message of the episode and the mess of life, I have decided to roll with it anyway. Preeclampsia info can be found at this link :https://www.preeclampsia.org/ I am happy t...

This episode was inspired by our recent trip to Monkey Mia, a beautiful place up North in Western Australia. The water is crystal clear and the beach is full of shells. This meditation will ask you to explore a beach, but also find a shell unique to you, inspired by you. You will be guided through celebrating it's uniqueness and by default celebrating your own.

Welcome to 2024! This will be short episode about managing racing thoughts, which we all face from time to time, some more than others. You might notice than when you try to quiet down for the night, or have some quiet time/relaxation during the day, that your mind may be busy with thoughts, thoughts that zoom and race by, others may go by a little more slowly, and at times when our mind are so bu...

There has been a bit of a gap between episodes, being a one person passion project I have just not had the space to record and put an episode out there. This episode is one on my favourites, it builds on the skills you may have learnt in prior episodes. it is suited to all age groups. It is a creative way to work with a distressing feeling you may be having. Using colour and breath you are guided...

This episode is suited to young children (and all ages if you love a bit of magic and imagination!). You will be guided through a meditation focusing on the experience of happiness. We will explore this feeling together with images, colour and creativity. This exercise will be great to do at the start of your day to promote a happy burst of energy 🌻

This episode was a listener request and may be helpful for you if you experience fear, worry or anxiety during your day where there may be no reason for it. Fear and anxiety are actually pretty helpful feelings. When your stress response is activated it is your bodies way of communicating with you that something in your environment is making you feel unsafe, it sounds internal alarms when it sense...

This episode is suitable for all ages. It is a guided visualisation exploring the wonderful world of colour! If you have a vivid imagination and love exploring colours, then this episode is for you. This episode may assist you to slow down racing thoughts, promote a sense of focus and foster a sense of calm within the body and mind.

This Episode was a listener request. It is a Mindful Object Meditation, suitable for the little ones in your life. I’ll guide them through a little bedtime routine, setting up your sleep space, some breathing, cuddling your favourite comforter and drifting off to sleep 💤 This was fun to create. Click the link in bio and hit follow. If you have a topic request message me or email at mellowmoodspod...

This episode is suited to adults and adolescents with tips on how to share this exercise with young children in your life. This episode will introduce you to a breathing exercise called 3-Part-Breath, in yoga we call this exercise Viloma Pranayama. So what is it? Viloma is an interrupted breathing technique where you pause briefly during your breath. Some of the benefits of Viloma breathing are: I...

This episode is suitable for all ages, but in particular children. This visualisation introduces children to the concept of a body scan exercise by using an imaginary butterfly to guide them around. It is short and sweet. Enjoy Mellow Mooders.

This episode is a guided visualisation. If you enjoy looking at landscapes or imagining nature then this episode is for you. This visualisation is suited to adolescents, young adults and adults, due to the depth of the imagery used and the deeper reflective practice you will be guided through. I love listening to the rain and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed creating it.

This episode is suitable for all ages and is a short visualisation meditation about the rising sun. This meditation may help you bring a sense of calm and focus to the start of your day. Enjoy!

This episode is suitable for parents, guardians, adults and adolescents. This episode Jessica will explain what meditation is and why it is important. There is also a short breathing exercise at the end of the episode which will introduce you to the art of breathing. The breathing exercise is called diaphragmatic breathing, and sets the foundation for future episodes.

This is a short introduction to Mellow Moods. Jessica will explain what the series is about and what you may expect to hear in future episodes.