Follow Your Breath!: A First Book of Mindfulness
An introduction to mindfulness and how kids can make it part of their everyday lives.
2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist
An introduction to mindfulness and how kids can make it part of their everyday lives.
These haiku poems for the soul gently introduce children to mindfulness concepts like Om, Yoga and Zen, as well as goals for mindful living like Gratitude and Positivity. With its delightful cast of inclusive characters, this inspirational poetry collection promotes wellbeing with every letter.
Children learn how to connect with their breathing to help them experience calmness and enjoy a deeper relationship with their friends, family and the world. Based on teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh.
While on a mountain hike with his parents soon after moving to a new place, a boy calms his many worries by following the advice of his beloved Grandpa.
When a girl walks through the woods with her Grandma, she is so excited about their destination that she misses out on what is around her, but with Grandma's help, she learns how to breathe, be peaceful, and find herself in nature.
In Chill Out: Practicing Calm, students will discover how to practice slowing down and responding thoughtfully to everyday situations. Readers are provided with helpful exercises, tips, and activities to better manage their thoughts and feelings. The book is written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and with a lower level of complexity and considerate text to help struggling readers.
In Be Still: Practicing Meditation, students will learn about guided visual exercises and meditation. Readers are provided with helpful exercises, tips, and activities to better manage their thoughts and feelings. The book is written with a high-interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and with a lower level of complexity and considerate text to help struggling readers.
Explains to children that being in the present moment and aware of what's going on right now helps them to be more focused, more patient, and more likely to make healthful decisions for themselves.
Breathing, thinking ahead, and calming down--mindfulness includes all this and more. Sesame Street characters present big emotions readers have likely faced alongside simple solutions like belly breathing to help kids cope with what they're feeling
Striker the cat is unstoppable! He thinks that there is too much fun to be had, and no matter what his mama tells him, he never slows down. One day, a bump to the head brings this busy cat to a standstill. Will Striker finally listen to his mama and learn to make time for a little calmness?