5 Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness and Meditation into Your Nanny Experience!

Are you a family that utilizes the wonderful services of a nanny? Or perhaps you are a professional nanny yourself? Whichever category you find yourself in, there is one thing to agree on: finding the perfect match or growing a nanny-family relationship can be overwhelming.

Sound familiar? You’re not alone! Thankfully, here at The STEM Nanny Company, we understand this… which is why we take self-care, mindfulness, and meditation very seriously. In this article, we discuss five ways to incorporate mindfulness and meditation into your nanny experience.

What are mindfulness and meditation?

While the two “M” words often go hand in hand, they are not the same.

Mindfulness is an increased level of awareness of something whether it be one’s surroundings, an ideology, or an object.

Meditation is an action; it is the process of thinking deeply about something to achieve deep relaxation.

Practicing mindfulness and meditation is beneficial to any individual because it allows them to mentally remove themselves from a stressful situation, calm down, regulate, and return feeling refreshed and ready to move forward.

After a combination of research and experience, we have come up with our top 5 ways to incorporate mindfulness and meditation into your nanny experience. Here they are!

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