In this video, I demonstrate positive affirmations with movement. An affirmation is a positive statement that helps us feel better about ourselves, clarify goals, overcome negative self-talk, and empowers us to make changes. When we add movements to the affirmations, we connect the mind and body, making the affirmations more powerful, which helps shift our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Practice these affirmations and then create your own! Encourage your kids and partners to give it a try as well.

Positive thoughts like I’m strong, confident, or capable for example, are also known as affirmations when said as statements out loud. These statements help individuals affirm something positive about themselves, clarify goals, overcome negative self-talk and mitigate stress. Affirmations include statements like “I am strong,” “I am worthy of love,” “I can get through this,” “I am enough” or “Today is going to be a great day.” You can also make an affirmation about something you wish to be true. In the act of making this statement, you are already closer to creating the reality. Essentially, you “fake it till you make it.”