PinnedElisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXStop Bullying & Start Enjoying YourselfIf you’ve been to therapy, you know about self talk. How is your self-talk supporting your learning process and how is it getting in the…3 min read·Jul 24, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXLike Nails on a KeyboardLearning to play with a relaxed, but rounded, hand helps immensely with piano or organ technique. A rounded hand transfers energy from the…2 min read·Oct 20, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXBuy Yourself Some TimeThis Preschool counting trick will help your young ones stop doing one thing and start doing something else.2 min read·Sep 21, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXMindful Music TrickHere is a quick way to find your center even in the midst of a hundred thousand things to do. 2 min read·Aug 20, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXBalance in Three ⚖️Some of my favorite centering songs have 3 beats. What I mean is that their underlying pulse — their heartbeat — is counted 1–2–3. This…1 min read·Aug 11, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXKeep Up the Flame 🔥I love this song and have wanted to play it for 25 years, ever since I heard it on KCSM radio in the SF Bay Area. There were a number of…2 min read·Aug 9, 2021--1--1
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXCreative First Aid ✏️Why pencils and erasers are not just for young children4 min read·Aug 7, 2021--1--1
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXEarworms — What to do when you just can’t listen to that song again!?*%$Have you ever been somewhere waiting, in traffic or on a telephone hold — and a song came on that you’ve heard countless times? A song…2 min read·Aug 6, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXFirst Comes Rhythm“Rhythm and rhythmic movement are critical to the basics of life: almost all of our regulatory functions keep some sort of a beat, from the…2 min read·Jul 24, 2021----
Elisabeth C. Swim, M.A., OAK to NYC to HTXThe Joy of NoIt’s difficult to create if whatever comes out has to sound or look a certain way, or if there is a list of things that ‘should not’ be…2 min read·Jul 12, 2021----