Author: Paul Christelis (Keywords)

Mindfulness practices (exercises) are integrated into each story, and expanded on in the 'Notes to Parents and Teachers' section at the end of the books. Readers are invited to pause at various points in the story to notice their own present moment experience. The four stories in the 'Mindful Me'...

Sam helps his friends, Lenny and Selina, to notice their breathing and use calming breaths to help deal with feelings of pain, worry and nervousness. This title shows how mindfulness is used in everyday life to improve children's concentration, stimulate creativity, manage emotions, relieve stres...

Outside it is hot and sunny, but Sally's internal weather is different. Her gran is very sick and in the hospital. She notices that she is experiencing an emotion - sadness. Sadness, like other emotions, comes and goes. It is normal and natural, even though it might not feel pleasant. For Sally, ...

Outside it is hot and sunny, but Billy's internal weather is different. His gran is very sick and in the hospital. He notices that he is experiencing an emotion - sadness. Sadness, like other emotions, comes and goes. It is normal and natural, even though it might not feel pleasant. For Billy, sa...

It's Saturday morning and Jada and her brother Michael are watching TV. It's a beautiful day and Dad wants to get them outside so he invents 'The Garden Game'. Whoever notices the most interesting things is the winner. At first, they can't see anything. Just grass and flowers. But by looking slow...

This story follows the adventures of twins, Billy and Betty, as they struggle to get to sleep. Billy's mind is noisy, constantly chattering, keeping him awake. Betty finds, as soon as her eyes close, that she starts to worry about what will happen the next day at school: will her friend Helen wan...

This story follows the adventures of twins, Billy and Betty, as they struggle to get to sleep. Billy's mind is noisy, constantly chattering, keeping him awake. Betty finds, as soon as her eyes close, that she starts to worry about what will happen the next day at school: will her friend Helen wan...

Take a moment to feel calmer and less stressed with these 50 simple mindfulness activities for kids. This book gives children, teachers and parents ideas for how to introduce more mindful moments into their lives. The book is broken into six sections: Mindful Breathing, Mindful Listening, Mindful...

A gentle, down-to-earth book for addressing the things that can cause children to be anxious and worried. Mindfulness expert Paul Christelis expertly explores everyday situations, helping children to recognise signs of worry and giving them reassurance and simple suggestions on how to cope with a...