Curriculum and training for:
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- Children
- Teachers & Educators
- Parents & Family Members
- Child Therapists, Counselors, Social workers
- After School Service Providers
- Any Caring Adult Supporting Children
The Curriculum
Self-Regulation through Co-Regulation is a curriculum for both children and the supportive adults in their lives. Using trauma-informed strategies, movement, and breathing practices, it teaches people of all ages how to access relaxation, regulation, stress relief, optimal learning, playful connection, and positive mental and physical development.
Children and adults strengthen neural pathways of ease and grow muscle memory that sends signals of safety and calm to the brain and body. Since 95% of brain development occurs by age 6, every interaction is an opportunity for co-regulation, where children mirror adult stress and relaxation patterns, emotions, and posture.
Self-regulation skills:
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Support brain and nervous system development
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Cultivate calm and readiness for learning
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Help mitigate the impacts of trauma, toxic stress, digital devices, and a seated culture
Through animal characters, stories, and experiential practices, children discover the “super powers” of their smart bodies. Ease Keys are quick, playful exercises that boost physical and mental health, learning readiness, self-esteem, and nervous system flexibility—helping children transition more smoothly throughout the day.
This curriculum was co-authored by Teresa Posakony and Ashley Cooper.
Learning From Animals
Objectives for how this course will impact your body:
Learn to Relax the Body
(Find Your Calm & Relax)
When our bodies relax and find more ease, our brain knows it is a good time to rest, digest food, restore our health, soothe our nerves, learn new information, or connect with the people and world around us. Discovering our relaxation reflexes helps to build muscle memory to more easily return to calm and restorative states.
Mitigate the Impacts of Devices and a Seated Culture
Digital devices, and other tasks done with repetitive sitting and focusing in the same direction, negatively impact our posture, breathing, circulation, and the development of our social engagement and learning systems. Self-Regulation for Early Learners counter balances these unhealthy habits and strengthens habits that are supportive to the brain and body’s ability to sit, move, breath, stand, and learn.
Care for the Brain & Spine
(Central Nervous System)
Lengthening and mobilizing the spine and caring for the top and bottom of the spine allows oxygen and circulation to get to the whole brain and move throughout the body. This supports neurodevelopment, social engagement, nervous system flexibility, and more.
Activate Full Body Breathing
(Our Dynamic & Restorative Body)
Our brains, organs, and cells love and need oxygen. These simple movements activate the ability to get as much oxygen and circulation throughout the brain and full body as is possible in order to empower physical and mental health. Our posture, ribs, diaphragm, jaw, neck, muscles, all work together to support our lungs and breathing.