Resources
Mindfulness Practices for Children
Suggested Reading
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Wiliams & Danny Penman (2011, Piatkus)
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Sane New World: Taming the Mind by Ruby Wax (2014, Hodder)
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn (2004, Piatkus)
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Modern Mindfulness: How to be More Relaxed, Focused and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World by Rohan Gunatillake (2017, Bluebird)
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The Gratitude Diaries: How a year of living gratefully changed my life by Janice Kaplan (July 2016, Yellow Kite)
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There is Always Something to be Thankful For: gratitude journal for kids with daily prompts for writing, journaling, doodling (2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
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The Good Retreat Guide by Stafford Whittaker (2010, Hay House)
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Brainstorm: the power and purpose of the teenage brain by Daniel J Siegel (Scribe UK, 2014)
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 proven strategies to nurture your child's developing mind by Dr Tina Payne Bryson and Dr Daniel J Siegel (Robinson, 2012)
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The Mindfulness Breakthrough: the revolutionary approach to dealing with stress, anxiety and depression by Sarah Silverton (Watkins Publishing Ltd, 2012)
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Mindful Learning: reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning by Dr Craig Hassad & Dr Richard Chambers ( Exilse, 2014)
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Mindful Movements: mindfulness exercises developed by Thich Nhat Hanh (Parallax Press, 2008)
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Practice Apps
Young people especially find practice apps helpful. Take a look at several before finding the best one for you. I love the one I use - I can time myself during a mindfulness session as well as choose from 1000s of guided mediations and some wonderful music. Apps often have community sections where you can chat with like-minded folk or post questions and comments.
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Insight Timer: www.insighttimer.com
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Mindpilot: www.mindpilot.com
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Web Resources
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www.mindfulnet.org is a very informative site which includes a global directory of mindfulness teachers
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www.BeMindful.co.uk is part of the Mental Health Foundation, a charity committed to good mental health for all.
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www.franticworld.com this site has grown out of Danny Penman and Mark William's international best-selling book. It shares information, guided practices and much more.
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www.youtu.be/3nwwKbM_vJc Jon Kabat Zinn talks about mindfulness. His other talks are also great to watch.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mlk6xD_xAQ this is Richard Burnett's TEDX Talk on minfulness and the role it may play in schools. It is a short but really helpful talk for anyone wanting to know more about mindfulness in education.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJIp-OCCgs this is a fascinating talk by Brighton qiqong teacher, Peter Deadman about the benefits of deep breathing and mindful exercise.
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Mindfulness Community
People working in the mindfulness community are amazingly nice. If you live in Cornwall we have some wonderful people who can help with adult mindfulness teaching and there are other teachers working in schools. Many of us meet regularly to see how we can promote mindfulness in all areas of life.
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www.mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk is dedicated to offering a range of courses as well as individual mindfulness based therapy. It has a page on schools and education
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www.heartandmindfulness.co.uk yoga and mindfulness courses from an experienced professional
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