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Bringing Mindfulness down into the body.

Through better nervous system and body education we can reduce stigma around mental health, improve decision making and help reduce the amount of retained trauma in the body.

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About us

We are here to help parents raise happy and healthy children

CREATE aims to improve the lives of children and families through nervous system education that enhances mental health outcomes.

 CREATE builds the educational supports that heal past trauma, provide better in the moment management of stress and secures healthier futures through somatic skill building and greater awareness over the body’s impact on behavior.

Learn with us

Mental Health specific support by BODY part

humming for better mental health

Throat

Learn about how humming stimulates the vagal nerve to start the parasympathetic (rest/digest) process.

Hand skills for better mental health

Hands

Learn how our hands connect to our brain and 1 way to train our self control muscle in the brain using our hands.

jumping for better mental health

Feet

Learn how jumping completes the flight response, helps our lymph system and how it impacts our nervous system or brain.

Our work

Miami and Nationwide

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880k+ Parents Strong

We got our start providing parenting education online in 2022. Today we have over 800 thousands parents learning with us. Check out our socials to join our community.

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Guides & Printables

Download free printables for anger, anxiety and problem solving or grab one of our low cost guides that includes research, recommended scripts and body skills.

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Community Work

We provide nervous system education in P.E. classes through our Basketball program and Yoga programs. In 2025 we're supporting greater health equity through more health services in Miami.

We welcome kids into our program levels based on their at risk level. Check our eligibility requirements below.

Why it matters

The body is a messenger.

When we understand how the body physically experiences emotions we can...

Long term health

Better body awareness means kids seek medical attention sooner and make better long term health decisions.

Grow our creativity

Our body can impact our learning, memory and creativity. If we know how to work with it we can improve the things we create.

Emotional intelligence

Understanding body language helps us problem solve and it gives us an advantage when working with others.

Real time health

When we are busy we tend to get caught up in thoughts and can become overwhelmed. Body awareness gives us the skills to come back to center quickly.

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Somatic exercises can change how we live our lives, how we believe our minds and body interrelate, how powerful we think we are in controlling our lives, and how responsible we should be in taking care of our total being.

Thomas Louis Hanna

Philosopher, Educator & Founder the field of Somatics

Body Skills and Education

Designed to help children realize their potential

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*Explanation from Dr. Peter Levine via PsychAlive

The Basics

Learn the basic triggers and causes of childhood trauma.

The Signs

Understand the physical and emotional signs of trauma, retraumatization, healing and more.

The Impact

Trace the results to learn more about how retained trauma impacts our long term mental, emotional and physical health.

Empowering Education

Strategies that activate the Parasympathetic Nervous System to immediately reduce stress

Using Play

Play helps us learn things 20X times faster than usual. It also helps us work with difficult topics in thoughtful and encouraging ways.

Physical Activity

Body awareness and nervous system education means we understand the importance of the outdoors, exercise and movement for better overall health.

What others say:
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"This class helped me be more in the moment, worry less about how others felt about me. I can now handle my anger and forgive people more now than I could before."
--J, age 11

More than just play

Our activities promote healthier futures through education and coping skills learned through fun, engaging formats.