Hedgy's Guide to Calm

My name is Leanne Burgess and I have been an educator for 25 years.  I have taught more than a thousand students, ages newborn to 12 years old, and my goal has always been to make each individual child feel seen by me.  When I heard Toni Morrison tell Oprah in 2000, “When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else's child, do your eyes light up? That's what they're looking for." that became my mission - to light up any time a saw a child, each one of my students.  This was challenging in the beginning but I made a conscious effort and it is now something I automatically do without evern thinking.  AND EVERY CHILD RESPONDS!  One way to achieve this goal is to take 5 minutes before each and every class and sing what I now call, 'Hedgy Calm Action Song" and teach my students to learn how to use their "Super Powers to Becoming a Super-Calm YOU!".  With the help of my talented friend, Hedgy - the trustworthy and adorable hedgehog - became our guide to calm.  And because everyone loves Super Heroes (and wants to be one), I started calling "STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. WIGGLE. and BREATHE. and VISUALIZE." Super Powers (because they ARE Super Powers we all have).

Hedgy's Guide to Calm started as a catchy jingle that I taught my students in order to help them calm down at the beginning at of each class and help them to feel acknowledged, loved, and seen.  Over the years, it grew into a self-regulation program for ALL parents and teachers to use in their homes and classrooms.  The best part about having my students self-regulate at the beginning of every class is that MY NERVOUS SYSTEM ALSO REGULATED at the beginning of every class creating a wonderful calm learning environment.  

Yes!  

Sharing Hedgy's Guide to Calm benefitted me - 

my emotional and mental well-being!

My students trust me and know that they are safe with me.  And implementing Hedgy's Guide to Calm is easy and fun!  Taking a few minutes throughout the day, can change everything.  This is the only classroom management tool you may need because I rarely have to deal with behavioral issues.  

A calm teacher + calm students = calm & productive learning environment

Add Hedgy's Guide to Calm to YOUR daily rhythm & routine TODAY!

My name is Hedgy, and yes, I am a hedgehog.  I used to be very stressed and nervous. My Mom and teacher taught me how to use my Super Powers to calm myself down.  Super Powers that I didn't evern know I had.  These Super Powers helped me to go from...

STRESSY HEDGY

TO

Super-CALM HEDGY

Using my Super Powers helped me so much that I decided to share them with YOU and be YOUR guide to calm.  You're on YOUR way to becoming a...

Super-CALM YOU!

My Mom showed me Elmo's post on Instagram.  This is what he posted: 

My Mom then asked me how I was doing.  This video explains how I used my Super Powers to check in with myself.  Watch to see how I was doing and to learn how you can also use YOUR Super Powers to self-regulate and calm down.

You can consider me a CalmUencer!  LOL!  Get it?  An "Influencer" for calm.   Because as your guide to calm, I calm you so then I'm a "CalmUencer"!  LOL!  

Let me by your guide and CalmUencer!

AND

Have fun being calm!

- Mom & Teacher, Inspiration & Editors -

My mom, Ms. Calm, and teacher, Ms. Clifton,

taught me how to use my 'Five or Six Super Powers' to calm

myself down and inspired me to share them with you!