Mindful Wonders: A book about mindfulness using the wonders of nature

by Michelle Zivkov, Manka Kasha (Illustrator)

Overview

A guided meditation book for both children and parents to enjoy! Written to inspire mindfulness and meditation in young children, 'Mindful Wonders' helps to calm the mind and connect readers to their breath and the beauty found throughout nature in the world around them.

Using imaginative language and illustrations, this book encourages children to visualize and connect all the natural wonders of nature to their own inner peace and self-love. Whether it be used as a behavior management tool for parents or teachers, or simply your child's favorite new story or bedtime read, this book is sure to bring a lot of joy to a child's heart!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578673783
Publisher:	Mindful Wonders, LLC
Publication date:	04/22/2020
Pages:	46
Sales rank:	710,739
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 12 Years

About the Author

Michelle Zivkov is a former elementary school teacher turned yoga teacher and world traveler. With a master's degree in early childhood education specializing in the field of literacy, and years of experience as a 2nd-grade classroom teacher, she has always had a love for children's books. Now combining her knowledge as a certified yoga instructor, trained abroad in both Bali and India, she is inspired to share her passions and adventures with children everywhere. Always driven by the purpose of helping to guide others to follow a path of love and joy found within their hearts. She is now focused on sharing her love of the world, yoga, and meditation with all others.

Table of Contents

1. What is Meditation/Mindfulness?
2. Earth
3. Beach
4. Sunrise
5. Clouds
6. Sun
7. Sun Glitter
8. Ocean
9. Waves
10. Rain
11. Rainbow
12. Mountains
13. Birds
14. Trees
15. Waterfall
16. River
17. Sunset
18. Moon
19. Earth
20. Stars
21. You/The Universe

Editorial Reviews

★ 2021-09-28
Children in relaxed postures take inspiration from the natural world in this guided meditation book for young readers.

Opening with the question, “What is meditation and mindfulness?” the narrator guides readers through breath exercises and nature visualizations. The exploration begins in orbit, where the reader is said to be “beautiful like the earth,” then settles into more grounded locales, such as a beach, mountains, a forest, and near a waterfall. Like these elements of nature, readers are invited to feel calm, mighty, and alive. The narrator also invokes the sun at different times of day, rain, and a rainbow, again emphasizing qualities that readers share with each natural feature. Each page offers a short description, a guided breath (“Inhale the beauty. Exhale”), and the recurring line, “Just breathe….” Zivkov’s gentle text offers straightforward, short sentences with vivid terminology (visualize, limitless, soaring) that will challenge and empower independent readers. The work is best suited as a read-aloud, with its dreamy cadence encouraging readers to focus on their breath as they listen. Kasha’s pleasing watercolor-and-ink illustrations show a single child on each page, frequently relaxing in a cross-legged position but sometimes reaching to the sky or standing on one leg. The children are wonderfully diverse, enabling many different readers to see themselves in these pages.

A peaceful book of mindfulness exercises.

Kirkus Reviews