How do we teach mindfulness to our children? Today’s expert, Susan Kaiser Greenland, shares with us practical ways we can bring mindfulness into our (often chaotic) family environment with young kids. Discover easy mindfulness games you can play with your children and a new way of learning the traditional “ABCs.” Understand the science of how mindfulness practices impact children’s brain development. If you’re a parent, prospective part, or have children in your life, this episode is a must-listen, full of practical tips!
Susan Kaiser Greenland is an internationally recognized leader in teaching mindfulness and meditation to children, teens, parents, and professionals. She played a foundational role in making mindfulness practices developmentally appropriate for young people and helped to pioneer activity-based mindfulness with her first book The Mindful Child and her second book Mindful Games. She speaks widely at prestigious institutions and meditation centers in the United States and abroad. In 2006, Susan was recognized as a "Champion for our Children" by First 5 LA, the largest and most influential children's advocacy group in Los Angeles.
Susan has studied meditation with teachers from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition since 1997.
Special Guest: Susan Kaiser Greenland
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Creator & Host: Brett Larkin
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Sound Engineer: Zach Cooper
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Producer: Benn Mendelson
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