Family
Mindfulness Resources
Ideas for getting your family started with mindfulness.
Curriculum and Lessons:
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The MindUp Curriculum: Brain Focused Strategies for Learning and Living (The Hawn Foundation)
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The Mindful Education Workbook: Lessons for Teaching Mindfulness to Students (Rechtschaffen)
Resources for Parents:
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The Mindful Child (Greenland)
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Mindful Games (Greenland)
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Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children (Hanh)
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Sitting Still Like a Frog:Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (Snel)
Activity Cards and Books:
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Mindful Games Activity Cards (Greenland)
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Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities (Stewart)
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Yoga Pretzels: 50 Fun Yoga Activities for Kids and Grownups (Guber)
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Meditation is an Open Sky (Stewart)
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Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book (Snel)
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Focusing and Calming Games for Children (Plummer)
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The Yoga Adventure for Children (Purperhart)
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Mindful Movements (Hanh)
Picture Books for Kids of All Ages with Mindfulness Themes:
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The Lion and the Bird (Dubuc)
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The Listening Walk (Showers)
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My Magic Breath (Ortner and Taylor)
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Feelings (Aliki)
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I am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (Verde)
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I am Love: A Book of Compassion (Verde)
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Visiting Feelings (Rubenstein)
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I Wonder (Harris)