Heart-Centered Learning for a Happy, Healthy Child

By Wendy Nadherny Fachon

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Life-long health begins with regular doses of outdoor activity starting at a young age.

There is a paradigm shift starting to take place in children’s health and education, as parents and educators rediscover the physical and emotional benefits offered by outdoor activity and exposure to the natural elements — air, water, sunlight and earth — and how these impact a child’s healthy heart and brain development.

Inherent to this shift is bringing joy back into the heart of the learning process. This means consciously incorporating “natural activity” that promotes meaningful heart-centered and earth-centered learning. Here are some examples of simple learning activities that engage curious minds, bring joy, get the heart muscle pumping and allow for the natural elements to deliver exactly what healthy hearts and growing minds need.