Social Skills: Mindfulness | Santa Barbara Public Library

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Describes some of the steps to take to explore mindfulness and achieve happiness in everyday life, including using each of the senses and enjoying such activities as discovering, loving, and breathing.

22) Healing breath: a guided meditation through nature for kids

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Meyer, William

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"A guided meditation that uses imagery of nature to help young readers focus the mind, find inner peace, and appreciate the beauty of the natural world"--

23) Here and now

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Denos, Julia

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Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate mindfulness and the connectedness of everything on Earth.

24) Hot dog

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Salati, Doug

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"A summery picture book about mindfulness, featuring an overheated--and overwhelmed-- canine in need of sea, sand, and fresh air"--

25) Hurry up!

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Dopirak, Kate

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"A busy boy and his dog learn to slow down and enjoy life together"--

26) I am a peaceful goldfish

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"I Am a Peaceful Goldfish teaches kids and families about playful breathing techniques that we can use to overcome our anxiety and feel calm and grounded. When we are overcome with emotions, our breath--and a bit of imagination--can bring us back to a peaceful place. In this simple story, two children learn how to settle their feelings with imaginative breathing techniques, pretending they are elephants, flowers, even dragons! This charming book teaches...

27) I am calm: a first book of mindfulness

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This unique board book encourages little ones to find inner peace and happiness in fun-filled, practical ways.

28) I am peace: a book of mindfulness

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A child starts to get carried away with worry and rushing thoughts before taking a breath, steadying, observing thoughts, feeling kindness, feeling thankful, and experiencing the world.

29) I am yoga

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As a young girl practices various standard yoga poses, she imagines herself as a tree touching the sky, a playful dog, a warrior, and more while relaxing and seeing how she fits into the world.

30) lemonade hurricane a story about mindfulness and m

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31) Listen like an elephant

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Willey, Kira

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Mindfulness moments for kids

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"Focus like an elephant with this thoughtful listening moment!" --from back cover.

32) Listen to the rain

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Martin, Bill

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Describes the changing sounds of the rain, the slow soft sprinkle, the drip-drop tinkle, the sounding pounding roaring rain, and the fresh wet silent after-time of rain.

33) Little flower yoga for kids: a yoga and mindfulness program to help your child improve attention and emotional balance

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Harper, Jennifer Cohen

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"Certified yoga instructor Jennifer Cohen Harper introduces Little Flower Yoga for Kids, a fun and unique program that combines yoga and mindfulness in an easy-to-read book. This program is designed especially for parents and kids, and is aimed at teaching children to pay attention, increase focus, and balance their emotions--all while building physical strength and flexibility. Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices...

34) Meditation is an open sky: mindfulness for kids

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Stewart, Whitney

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"Feeling mindful is feeling good! You know when you're having a bad day, you have that wobbly feeling inside and nothing seems to go right? Find a quiet place, sit down, and meditate! In this daily companion, kids of any age will learn simple exercises to help manage stress and emotions, find focus, and face challenges. They'll discover how to feel safe when scared, relax when anxious, spread kindness, and calm anger when frustrated. Simple, secular,...

35) mind your monsters

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36) Mindful Bea and the worry tree

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Silver, Gail

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Bea anxiously awaits her birthday party guests, worrying about all the things that could go wrong, until her mother reminds her that deep breathing will help her relax. Includes note to parents.

37) Mindful classrooms: daily 5-minute practices to support social-emotional learning (PreK to grade 5)

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Butler, James

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"Teaching students how to focus and self-regulate at a young age can provide them with skills that will help throughout their schooling and adult lives. This interactive, research-based curriculum helps preschool and primary teachers integrate simple, ready-to-use stretching, breathing, and reflective exercises and other mindfulness practices into their daily routines"--

38) Mindful day

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Hopkinson, Deborah

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Illustrations and easy-to-read text observe a young girl as she and her family practice mindfulness through a busy Saturday.

39) Mindful me: mindfulness and meditation for kids

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Stewart, Whitney

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"This guide introduces kids and preteens to mindfulness through exercises, meditations, and writing prompts"--

40) Mop rides the waves of life: a story of mindfulness and surfing

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Yogis, Jaimal

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"If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves--breathing, letting the bad waves go by, and riding the good ones--he learns how to bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his whole life"--