Books to teach meditation - Teaching Children Meditation

Guidebooks and children’s fiction

Guidebooks to Teach Meditation – if you are seeking resources to help teach mindfulness skills to children and teens, the following books, written by the founder of the Connected Kids Program, can provide a strong starting point.

Calm Kids – guidebook for parents/carers

This guidebook book is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to start teaching meditation to children and teens. It gently guides you through a step-by-step process to create meditations that kids, of all ages, will enjoy.

A practical guide that makes meditation accessible and enjoyable
Comes with ‘getting started’ meditation scripts to support your learning
Empowers you with the confidence to create a variety of fun, mindful activities for children of all ages
Perfect for beginners, it clearly explains the benefits of meditation for kids and the how, and why, it works.

This book supports our foundation course – to help parents/carers teach meditation at home.

“Having dealt with high anxiety for much of my life, I have been overjoyed to find that meditation helps me to feel safe and calm, and to think clearly to distinguish between imagined threats and real threats. It has allowed me to open myself up to new experiences and to let go of the idea that if I can’t be perfect, I shouldn’t bother to try. My oldest son has demonstrated similar qualities since he was a toddler – he has been more than a little hesitant to try new things and slow to make friends. Like any good mom, I turned to the internet for help I was lucky to find Lorraine’s first book, Calm Kids. I loved the book so much that I decided to sign up for her course to teach meditation to children. Calm Kids is a great resource.”

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Also available in 5 other languages including Traditional Chinese.

Connected Kids – a handbook for teaching Autism/ADHD/SEN

This guidebook is designed to help adults teach meditation to young people. It is perfect for adults who have some meditation/energy experience and want to help children who are struggling with anxiety.

An easy-to-follow guide that teaches an intuitive, energy approach
Skills for leading calming relaxation sessions with children and teens who have autism, ADHD, or special educational needs (SEN).
Matching mindful activities to the symptoms and behaviours of autism or SEN and the chakra energy centres
Practical applications to support busy homes/classrooms
Based on pilot studies with families and professionals and 20+ years for working with children

“This book truly is wonderful for the general population, but Lorraine’s detailed work on challenges that people with autism face and several specific balancing mindful activities make this the best book that I have seen for helping kids feel their best. For example, if a child cannot tolerate the food on his plate, she suggests practicing a gratitude meditation before eating where the caregiver and child explore the journey of the food to the plate (imagine the food growing as a plant and thanking sun, soil, water, as well as the farmer who cared for it, etc.) Kids become less afraid of unfamiliar foods and textures as they think about the effort involved in getting the food from a seed in the ground all the way to their plates – I’ve seen this work in my own home!”

This is book forms part of the professional meditation teacher training course on the Connected Kids program.

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Childrens Fiction – ‘The Curious Adventures of Robbie and Jess’

This is Lorraine Murray’s debut children’s book for young readers (age 7 to 12). It will help children explore the journey of Robbie, an anxious boy who finds it challenging to trust others.

He encounters a mysterious dog, named Jess, and together, they embark on a curious adventure. Jess helps him discover his inner superpowers by teaching him a variety of mindful and meditation practices.

This children’s fiction is supportive for young people who are struggling with grief.

“Oh my goodness. This is the best book I’ve read in ages. I actually cried at the end because of what Jess had done for Robbie. How can a book be this good?” Ava (age 11)

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