Empowering Teens and Adults to Develop their Infinite Potential
Tools for Teens
A series includes 4 sessions plus materials to use at home for practice
These sessions are for teens only and include breathing techniques, visualization, sound healing, and other practices to address stress and challenging social, academic and performance situations. Teens will also receive tools to use at home so that they can develop resilience and have strategies to use when situations arise. It will be necessary for them to practice outside of class to experience true changeThese tools and strategies are not meant to replace therapy, and teens with significant challenges should have a therapist and use these tools in addition to therapy.
Session 1
Using your Breath for Health and to Reconnect to your Body and Manage your Emotions
- Proper breathing
- Breath practices to have available during your day
- Training the Breath
- Awareness of breath as it relates to the body and experiences
Session 2
Managing your Energy, Emotions, and Nervous System:
- Managing your energy, thoughts and emotions and understanding how our thoughts, behaviors, and patterns develop
- The vagus nerve and the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system; methods for calming the body and mind
- An introduction to your nervous system, good stress, and chronic stress and overwhelm
- Repatterning negative thoughts and choices
Session 3
The Gut-Brain Connection:
- Observing personal choices and behaviors related to food and how they impact you
- Healthy and unhealthy eating choices and their impact on energy, emotions, and the physical body
Session 4
Goals and Choices
- Nonjudgemental communication with self and others and fostering compassion for self and others
- Recognizing resistance, procrastination, and other negative patterns as a form of protection
- Setting personal goals using the SMART system
Dates for Series for 2026: In-Person Meetings Sundays 2-3:15pm at Sound and Stardust
Series 1: September 13, 20, & October 4 & 11
Series 2: November 1, 8, 15, 22
Series 3: TBA (Time frame - January/February/March)
Series 4: TBA (Time frame - April/May)
Register for a series: Email me at amayerpendleton@gmail.com to register
Parents and children will be asked to sign a waiver, and I will send teens a survey. You are welcome to call if you have questions and would like to have a conversation: 505-603-7968. To purchase the series for $120+tax, use the link below.
Full Series: Includes 4 in-person meetings and recordings and practices for home - $175+tax
Teen Reset
Sessions take place once a month on Sundays from 3:30-4:30pm at Sound and Stardust
These sessions are for teens who have completed Tools for Teens, or who have done one-on-one work with me. They are designed to help teens stay connected with practices that they have developed during our work together to manage stress and remain focused on goals and overcome challenges. Upcoming sessions are described below. I will always adjust and address what students bring with them to sessions, so sessions may vary form these descriptions based on teens needs. Teens will receive recorded materials to use after each class.
July 19
Midsummer Reset: We will reconnect with breath, purpose, insight, energy and intuition.
August 16
Set your intentions for the school year and reconnect with valuable breath practices and visualization. Reconnect with who you wish to be during this year and how you wish to make choices.
September 13
Develop a a healthy routine related to sleep, stress maangement, diet, exercise, relationships, communication, and homework management.
October 18
Use this as an opportunity to process current challenges related to school, friends, family, and life! Realize the your power to choose and shape your own sense of purpose.
November 15
Experience the power of gratitude and other emotions such as compassion, joy and peace. Experience resetting your own nervous system and managing your emotions for health and wellbeing.
December 13
Prepare for final exams if they re coming up for you, or learn to manage performance anxiety related to sports, theater, tests, etc. Feel the power that visualizing and feeling the emotions success create success.
Register for a session using the link below
Cost per session: $25
You will have the option to buy a 5-session pass for $100 when you register.
Teens Sound Baths
These Sound Baths are for Teens Only!
My purpose is to provide a safe place for teens to gather and relax, allowing the sound and vibration of healing instruments to reset teen's nervous systems and release stress. I use Tibetan and Himalayan bowls, gongs, drums, chimes and other instruments to create a grounding, healing, safe environment.
Upcoming dates: Fridays 6-7pm Location: Sound and Stardu
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 18