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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
Throat
Learn about how humming stimulates the vagal nerve to start the parasympathetic (rest/digest) process.
Hands
Learn how our hands connect to our brain and 1 way to train our self control muscle in the brain using our hands.
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...
- Sit with an emotion, instead of react.
- Make better in the moment decisions.
- Avoid retained trauma and spot it sooner too!
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.
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
*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:
More than just play
Our activities promote healthier futures through education and coping skills learned through fun, engaging formats.