Ebook: Awakening Joy for Kids

Introduction -- How to use this book -- Step one. Intention. Activity 1. Setting intention (inclining the mind) ; Activity 2. Shredder - moving from what we don't want to what we do want ; Activity 3. Cup of water -- Step two. Mindfulness- the heart of it all. Activity 1. Starting a practice of their own ; Activity 2. Mindfulness through the eyes of a child ; Activity 3. Puppy mindfulness ; Activity 4. Weaving in the good- craft ; Activity 5. Magical cave- guided journey -- Step three. Gratitude. Activity 1. Arrows of gratitude ; Activity 2. Planting seeds ; Activity 3. Gratitude flags ; Activity 4. Years of gratitude -- Step four. Joy in difficult times. Activity 1. Building muscles to use in difficult times ; Activity 2. Shine the spotlight on the positive ; Activity 3. Happy memories -- Step five. Integrity. Activity 1. Through the veils ; Activity 2. Cutting the cords of wrong doing ; Activity 3. Family breathing -- Step six. The joy of letting go. Activity 1. The power of touch ; Activity 2. Blow it away ; Activity 3. The emotional embodiment of deep relaxation -- Step seven. Loving ourselves. Activity 1. Loving ourselves just as we are ; Activity 2. Being my own best friend ; Activity 3. Celebrating who we are with a family bead necklace ; Activity 4. Pen pals -- Step eight. Connection with others. Activity 1. Sparkles - acknowledging one another ; Activity 2. Ten ways to play again ; Activity 3. Building community and connection ; Activity 4. Sticky friendships -- Step nine. Compassion. Activity 1. Self compassion ; Activity 2. Mindful tea ; Activity 3. Full moon nights ; Activity 4. Awakening listening -- Step ten. The joy of being: embrace life. Activity 1. Fairy garden and leaf people ; Activity 2. Stone soup: celebrating life ; Activity 3. Joy through the lens of a camera ; Activity 4. In service.;"Spirit Rock founder, author, and teacher James Baraz's Awakening Joy offers his large and devoted readership a program to gain contentment and happiness by cultivating the seeds of joy within. Here he joins with Michele Lilyana, a classroom teacher for 25 years, to offer caregivers and children ways to find joy in each day together. This unique offering nourishes both adults and kids. James shares the practices for the adults--parents, caregivers, and teachers. Michele offers her own experiencesas a parent and as a teacher, showinghow the themes work with kids, followed by the tried and true lessons that she's used herself in the classroom and at home. Packed with practices and activities that James and Michele have gathered over their many years of working with thousands of adults and children in retreats, workshops, and the classroom, Awakening Joy for Kids is imbued with compassion and delight. Part of Parallax Press' growing curriculum for parents and educators designed to cultivate joy and mindfulness in children"--