Planting Seeds

By Thich Nhat Hanh, Wietske Vriezen (illustrator),

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Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children is the fruit of decades of development and innovation in the Plum Village community's collective practice with children. Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's thirty years of teaching mindfulness and compassion to parents, teachers, and children, the book and enclosed CD cover a wide range…

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1 author picked Planting Seeds as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is one of my favorites, and by my favorite mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh no less. Full of hands on activities, arts and crafts, and beautiful illustrations and simple instructions. I was initially skeptical of some of the instructions and practices, but was amazed at how well they “worked” with kids.

From Christopher's list on teaching mindfulness to kids.

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