This accessible and fun guide to meditation and mindfulness is the perfect introduction for young children Meditation does a body good, and can even help kids as young as four or five. This practical guide is gentle, clear, and a pleasure to use. Kids will learn how to focus on their breath, on the sensations in their body, and on the sounds around them to help them relax, settle their busy minds, and understand their emotions. Illustrated with cheerful drawings of five animal friends, the book offers step-by-step directions and a repeating refrain: "Breathe in, and fill your whole body. Breathe out, and relax your whole body." It's an invigorating first experience of mindfulness that can be shared by parents and children at home, or by teachers and students in the classroom.

Driven by the desire to help her three-year-old daughter settle down into a peaceful night's sleep, Maureen Garth devised meditations that would help her daughter feel secure and cared for. Starbright is a collection of the stories Garth created as her child grew older. these innovative meditations are simple visualisations parents and teachers can read to their children to help them sleep, develop concentration, waken creativity, and learn to quiet themselves.

Practice mindfulness together with a visual meditation! Did you know that you carry your own dot of light wherever you go? Follow along on this guided meditation and learn about the power of your light. Poetic words and calming illustrations will help younger children learn how to tune into their bodies and take the time to breathe. The Light Inside You is a fantastic way to introduce meditation to young children. Practicing mindfulness provides children with the ability to focus on their emotions and body. Lindsey Watts's gentle narration and Pearly's soothing illustrations bring this meditation to life and leave readers feeling peaceful and centered.

Guided meditations linked to the lectionary.

Empower your child to take a breath and come back to this moment with this simple meditation children's book. It's not always easy being you. Sometimes loud thoughts and feelings take over, and you're lost in a big cloud of noise. Where did you go? Breathe into the bright life in your body! Can you feel that you are light? Drawing from his skills as an artist and author and his experience as an assistant teacher of young children in a Montessori school, spiritual teacher Conor Detwiler invites us all on a simple and colorful journey through emotion and into our inner light. With vibrant illustrations of the natural world, he reminds us that, no matter the emotional landscape of this moment, "it's not forever!" We can always take a breath and come back to the bright light within each of us.