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Planting seeds : practicing mindfulness with children / Thích Nhât Hạnh, and the plum village community, edited by Sister Jewel (Chan Chan Nghiem).

by Nhat Hanh, Thích

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Parallax Press, c2011.

Buddhist education of children.

Meditation -- Zen Buddhism -- Study and teaching.

Attention -- Religious aspects -- Zen Buddhism -- Study and teaching.

9781935209805 (pbk. & audio CD)

238 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm + 1 audio CD (digital ; 12 cm.)

Includes bibliographical references.

How mindfulness can help -- Practicing with children in Plum Village -- Cultivating our own mindfulness -- Mindful breathing and listening to the bell -- I am free : meditation -- Strengthening connections to each other and the earth -- Understanding and compassion -- Cooperative games and enjoying nature -- Growing our happiness, embracing our suffering -- A loving classroom : healing difficulties -- Everything is connected, everything continues.

"Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's thirty years of teaching mindfulness and compassion to parents, teachers, and children, the book and enclosed audio CD cover a wide range of contemplative and fun activities parents and educators can do with their children or students. The activities are designed to help relieve stress, increase concentration, nourish gratitude and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, touch our interconnection with nature, and improve communication. Offers insight, concrete activities, and curricula that parents and educators can apply in school settings, in their local communities or at home, in a way that is meaningful and inviting to children. The key practices presented include mindful breathing and walking, inviting the bell, pebble meditation, the Two Promises or ethical guidelines for children, children's versions of Touching the Earth and Deep Relaxation, eating meditation and dealing with conflict and strong emotions. Includes the lyrics to the songs on the enclosed CD that summarize and highlight the key teachings, as well as a chapter on dealing effectively with conflict in the classroom or difficult group dynamics, based on a conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, teachers and students.

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