Book to teach meditation - Teaching Children Meditation

Guidebooks and childrens fiction

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

Calm Kids – guidebook for parents/carers

This book is a wonderful resource for anyone dipping their toes into meditation, especially if you’re eager to teach it to children and teens! It gently guides you through a simple step-by-step process, helping you craft 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 journey
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 how it all works.

This book is recommended reading for the foundation course – an online course to teach parents/carers.

“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 Autism/ADHD/SEN

This is our follow-up to Calm Kids, part of our series of guidebooks designed to teach helps adults teach meditation to young people.

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 required textbook for our professional meditation teacher training course.

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Childrens Fiction – mindfulness for anxiety

This delightful children’s storybook invites young readers (age 7 to 10) to explore the journey of Robbie, a thoughtful boy who often feels anxious and finds it challenging to trust others. When he encounters a unique and mysterious dog named Jess, they embark on an adventure where Jess teaches him mindful skills that promise to turn his life around in the most heartwarming way.

“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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The above books are available as signed copies from the author. Unsigned books can be purchased direct from Amazon and other booksellers.

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