It's the same routine day in and day out for most Canberra families - get the kids up, have breakfast, get dressed, rush to school, rush home from school, rush to sport, cook dinner, finish homework, fall into bed.
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And it's this daily "hurry up" drill that has our kids more stressed than ever, according to yoga teacher Angela Tonkin.
"Adults are incredibly stressed - more stressed than ever before," Tonkin said.
"We're busier than ever, and children imitate that and take on that energy. Anxiety in children is huge and research shows it's on the rise.
"In classrooms, the lack of concentration and focus is worse than ever before."
A qualified primary school teacher, Tonkin was teaching a class of Year 3 boys - several with learning and behavioural needs - at a boys' school in Sydney when she decided to try mindfulness techniques to help students remain calm and focused in the classroom.
She introduced buzzy bee breath, child's pose and chair yoga to her students, and the results were astounding.
"Within two weeks I noticed a big difference, the boys were just more positive and could self-identify when they needed to separate from the group and do some breathing work," she said.
"I taught them about relaxation strategies, meditation strategies, guided imagery, breath work, what breath does and learning to breathe properly.
"All of those things combined just had this fantastic impact on their concentration."
The former Daramalan College student was so impressed with the results she decided to quit primary school teaching altogether and start Be Happy yoga studio for kids. She's passionate about teaching other teachers, as well as parents, the benefits of balance, quietening the mind and showing children how to be "the boss" of their own bodies.
Tonkin wants to see as many teachers and parents as possible at a three-day Rainbow Yoga course she's running at Nishi Yoga in May.
"I want educators to be trained to use the techniques that worked for me in the classroom," she said.
"And I want parents involved because yoga teaches parents and kids to bond, and have time away from the screen and to really connect. It's really special.
"It really is a transformative experience for adults. It teaches them to play again."
Rainbow Yoga Teacher Training, 12-14 May 2017, Nishi Yoga, Phillip Law Street, Canberra. Open, free family class on Saturday 13 May 2017 at 4.30pm. Visit rainbowyogatraining.com/canberra to register.
