119: The Importance of Mindfulness for Children

Dr. Amoneeta discusses the positive impact of beginning a meditation practice at the youngest of ages. Squirming kids seems like a tough request for sitting still on a cushion, and that is why Dr. Amoneeta created the A-E-I-O-U and Y vowel version of teaching children in engaging ways the components and skills that are fun to learn and practice. Any teacher or parent can work with children using his model. His book: “Teaching Mindfulness” can be found here: https://bookpubco.com/content/teaching-mindfulness You can follow Dr. Amoneeta on social media here: IG: dr.amoneetaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Amoneeta/featured amoneeta.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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