Mindfulness for Kids in 10 Minutes a Day: Simple Exercises to Feel Calm, Focused, and Happy

by Maura Bradley

Feel calm, happy, and focused with 10-minute exercises for kids ages 8 to 12

Just like baseball, dancing, and math, mindfulness is a skill that kids can build with practice. Mindfulness for Kids in 10 Minutes a Day is full of simple meditations, breathing exercises, and more to help kids make mindfulness a habit. With just a few minutes of practice each day, kids will discover how mindfulness can boost their mood, improve their focus, and empower them to let go of their worries—so they can thrive no matter what life throws their way!

This standout among mindfulness books for kids encourages them

Be mindful all day—Help kids start their mornings right, check in with themselves throughout the day, and reflect on their thoughts and feelings before bedtime with mindfulness exercises organized by the time of day.Explore 4 key themes—Kids will practice every area of mindfulness with activities built around its main calming, focusing, reconnecting, and responding to negativity.Dive deeper—Bonus exercises included with each activity allow kids to expand their mindfulness practice, from writing a reflective journal entry to breathing mindfully while they’re going about their day.

Inspire kids to make mindfulness part of their daily routine with the simple, 10-minute exercises in this book about mindfulness for children.

143 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2021

Reviews

[Shantel ~ Remy’s Rentals · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a certified kids yoga teacher, I strongly believe in giving children a toolbox to help them navigate life challenges. Teaching them mindfulness is one of the great tools we can add and carry in that toolbox. It’s also a way to teach a lifestyle of gratitude. And living with gratitude can enhance the good days and mitigate the rough ones. So this book is a fantastic tool. Children can randomly open the book and pick an exercise or find an exercise to match how they are feeling based on the book’s setup. My favorite exercises, which are tapping, body scanning and reframing, are included in the Mindfulness at Night section. ~ Many of the mindfulness practices in the book do begin with setting a timer to stick with the theme of 10 minutes a day. I also like to incorporate alternatives , such as counting on fingers or thinking about which tasks fit in a timeframe (bus is scheduled to arrive in 10 minutes). ~ This book can be used individually, but it’s also a terrific way for parents, caregivers and educators to create and weave mindfulness practices in their schedules and routines with the kids, making this book a geaux-to resource. (The publisher provided an advance copy of this book to me - Yoga on the Geaux).