A deck of 50 mindfulness games for kids that takes a playful approach to developing attention and focus, and identifying and regulating emotions--by the author of Mindful Games and The Mindful Child.
SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND developed the Inner Kids mindful awareness program, and teaches secular mindful awareness practices to children, parents, and professionals around the world. In 2000, she established the Inner Kids Foundation with her husband, author Seth Greenland, to bring mindful awareness to underserved schools in Los Angeles. She was a co-investigator in a multi-year, multi-site research study at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center/Semel Institute on the impact of mindfulness in education. She has spoken at numerous prestigious institutions in the US and abroad, such as the Mind & Life Institute; the University of Massachusetts; the University of Kansas; Columbia University; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; San Diego Children's Hospital; the Spirit Rock Meditation Center; the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies; and many others. Her work has been covered by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and CBS Morning News. ANNAKA HARRIS is a consultant for science writers, an editor of nonfiction books, and author of the children's book I Wonder. She is an Inner Kids volunteer teacher and has been working with Susan Kaiser Greenland and Inner Kids since 2005.
“A wonderful, fun, and engaging way to bring mindfulness into a
child’s life.”—DANIEL GOLEMAN, AUTHOR OF EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
“In Mindful Games, Susan Kaiser Greenland offers a highly engaging
and easy-to-understand set of activities to use with groups of
children. All the games support understanding and empathy - and
seem like fun! Susan draws on her own deep understanding of
meditation and mindfulness practice, as well as her extensive
knowledge of child development and research. Although written for
adults working with groups of children, this book is certain to
enrich the lives of any reader.”—SHARON SALZBERG, AUTHOR
OF LOVING KINDNESS AND REAL HAPPINESS
“The practical benefits of mindfulness are wide-ranging and
undeniable. This wonderful book helps bring this transformative
practice into the routines of those who will carry it into the
future: our children.”— CONGRESSMAN TIM RYAN
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