Practicing Mindfulness E-Book

Kim Larkins

• Herausgeber: Loving Healing Press
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Seitenzahl: 15

Beschreibung

Let Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo and her friends help your child learn and practice mindfulness skills in this highly interactive activity and coloring book. Emma Lou, with the help of Gigi the Ginormous Giraffe and all her friends, want to help children remember ways to be mindful. A variety of activities will help children sharpen their mindfulness skills. Children will:

• Follow a maze to Gigi's house
• Color in pictures to go with each lesson
• Learn a breathing technique
• Practice being present
• Try a crossword puzzle about feelings and much more!
• Have fun and remember to be mindful from start to finish!

"This book will be a helpful tool for the therapist or school counselor who uses directive approaches. The activities are easy to introduce and scaffold mindfulness opportunities for children and their families. It can be used as a standalone intervention or integrated with other therapeutic approaches."
--Theresa Fraser, CYC-P, CPT-S, MA, RP, RCT, CT, trauma, loss and attachment clinical specialist
"Through a variety of fun and insightful exercises, Kim Larkins' Practicing Mindfulness offers children the gift of cultivating awareness and the beautiful magic that awaits them in the present." --Aimee Ruland, author of Float: A Guide to Letting Go
"An important and engaging resource! This book is a must-have for therapists, caregivers, teachers and anyone who hopes to share with children the gift of mindfulness. With playful, succinct dialogue and delightful drawings, this book will be cherished by children and adults alike!"
--Jillian Kelly-Wavering, LCSW, RPT-S, author of My Grief is Like the Ocean
"The Practicing Mindfulness activity book follows a progression of knowing how to become present, how our body sensations communicate with us and how to create compassion for ourselves and others. The simplicity of the activity book makes it accessible for different age ranges and is a space for creativity to shine. "
--Lindsey Frank, M.Ed., president of the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM), author of The Superpower of Your Heart
From Loving Healing Press

Leseprobe

Practicing Mindfulness: Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo’s Activity and Coloring Book for Kids

Copyright © 2022 by Kim Larkins. All Rights Reserved.

Learn more at www.KimLarkins.Net

ISBN 978-1-61599-698-8 paperback

ISBN 978-1-61599-699-5 hardcover

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Contents

Introduction

How to Focus on Your Breath

Mindful Listening

Exploring the Attitude of Gratitude

What’s Going on in YOUR Body?

The Importance of Being Present

Fill Your Heart with Generosity

Mindfulness Word Search

Help Emma Lou and Pearl find Gigi’s House

Feelings Crossword Puzzle

Crossword Clues

The Importance of Kindness and Caring

Be Kind to Yourself Too!

Fill the rays with all the special things about you!

Dance Like Nobody Is Watching

Breathing in the Calm

Do You Remember?

Word Search Key (if you need help)

Crossword Key (if you need help)

About the Author

Notes

Introduction

Hi, everybody! Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo here with my two friends, Pearl and Gigi the Gentle Ginormous Giraffe, to tell you about mindfulness. This activity book is to help you to remember to be mindful and give you some fun things to do at the same time! But first, Gigi would like to explain how we will begin.

Hi, boys and girls, I hope you enjoy this activity book. Mindfulness is all about paying attention to what is going on right now. That means we are in the present moment. Right now, you are reading (or listening) to this book. You are in the present moment! When we stay in the present moment, we notice what is going on around us, or practicing being mindful. Can you draw a picture on the next page of you in the present moment?

Draw a picture of yourself in the present moment: