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Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach.Ī mind trained at mindfulness at a very young age can attain unsuspected spheres of enlightenment. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. Mindfulness-the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is-is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment.

Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. Like Shambhala, Bala Kids will be distributed to the trade by Random House.Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. The new imprint joins existing Shambhala imprints Snow Lion and Roost, as well as the publisher's educational branch, Prajna Studios. “We are thrilled to be filling what we see as a big gap in authentic, engaging, and meaningful books on meditation, mindfulness, yoga, and Buddhism and hope, to both ignite a new generation of readers and to give powerful tools to their parents,” he told PW. Shambhala, which was founded in 1969, has published children’s books in the past, but Bala Kids signifies a growing need, according to president Nikko Odiseos. The press will publish a total of six children's titles in 2019, with plans to increase output to up to 12 books in subsequent years. The Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book by Eline Snel, based on her meditation book for kids Sitting Still Like a Frog, will follow on April 9. The inaugural Bala Kids list also includes Where’s Buddha by author-illustrator Marisa Aragón Ware, and releases on February 12. Sondker, who joined Shambhala as editor in 2016, will continue to edit for Shambhala’s Roost Books imprint in addition for Bala Kids. “This has been something that we've been thinking about and building toward for a number of years, but last year the right combination of people and inspiration came together to make it a reality,” Bercholz told PW.

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