meditations + more for educators
These meditations, lessons, and podcasts offer a variety of mindfulness-building activities, whether you’re hoping to develop your own mindfulness or help children develop listening skills, relaxation, attention, reframing, or connecting. you’re sure to find some wonderful resources here.
Steady, flexible attention develops our capacity to focus and quiet our minds and bodies.
Balance enhances our capacity to see and reframe our situations.
Speaking, acting, and relating to others (and ourselves) with compassion develops our capacity to care and connect.
Mindfulness enhances our health and quality of life at any age. It’s no wonder so many of us want to teach mindfulness to our kids—but how can a busy parent find both the time and the right approach? Discover the life-changing power of mindfulness together—in just ten minutes a day in these guided meditations from Susan’s audio series for parents.
Simple, mindful insights & lessons for all ages.
Join Susan as she shares practical insights and techniques on popular podcasts.
Music is one of the best ways to introduce new ideas, connect emotionally, and reinforce core concepts. Check out these lovely and fun songs with your elementary-age children.
meditations for focusing + quieting
Steady, flexible attention develops our capacity to focus and quiet our minds and bodies. The six social, emotional, & academic life skills that mindfulness builds are symbiotic, though, and as children and adults develop in one area, they also develop in others.
Mindfulness-based strategies that target stress-management, pain-management, and quieting often encourage a light focus on the out-breath because that simple shift in attention can ease both physical and mental discomfort.
In the following visualization, we cool strong emotions by filling an imaginary coconut shell with compassion and pouring it over our heads.
When we get caught in the grip of strong emotions our nervous systems shift to high-alert. Then it’s difficult, if not impossible, for us to be open and flexible, to listen and to learn.
In this 10-minute guided practice with Susan Kaiser Greenland, we notice how our minds and bodies feel when we stop, breathe, and be.
meditations for seeing & reframing
Balance enhances our capacity to see and reframe our situations. The six social, emotional, & academic life skills that mindfulness builds are symbiotic, though, and as children and adults develop in one area, they also develop in others.
How much good news does it take to balance out a single piece of bad news?
For six short minutes, pause and listen to what's happening in and around you. In this live recording from a webinar for parents.
Sometimes, the harder we try, the less likely we are to succeed. That’s called the law of reversed effort or the backwards law.
Kids whose parents are comfortable saying “I don’t know, at least not yet, let’s figure this out together” have more agency and control. And so do their parents.
Life has a way of throwing curve balls and it’s up to us how we respond. What would happen if we loosened our grip instead of clamping down?
We think of things we have in common with someone who seems different than us and silently say, “he or she is just like me.”
In this 10-minute guided practice with Susan Kaiser Greenland, we notice how our minds and bodies feel when we stop, breathe, and be.
We listen to the sound of the rain and remember that everything changes. A 6-minute guided meditation for all ages.
meditations for caring & connecting
Speaking, acting, and relating to others (and ourselves) with compassion develops our capacity to care and connect. The six social, emotional, & academic life skills that mindfulness builds are symbiotic, though, and as children and adults develop in one area, they also develop in others.
In the following visualization, we cool strong emotions by filling an imaginary coconut shell with compassion and pouring it over our heads.
In this seven-minute guided practice, children and teens get comfortable, relax, and gaze at the sky to explore what’s happening within and around them.
We think of things we have in common with someone who seems different than us and silently say, “he or she is just like me.”
mindful parent, mindful child
Mindfulness enhances our health and quality of life at any age. It’s no wonder so many of us want to teach mindfulness to our kids—but how can a busy parent find both the time and the right approach? Discover the life-changing power of mindfulness together—in just ten minutes a day in these guided meditations from Susan’s audio series for parents.
How much good news does it take to balance out a single piece of bad news?
Mindfulness-based strategies that target stress-management, pain-management, and quieting often encourage a light focus on the out-breath because that simple shift in attention can ease both physical and mental discomfort.
In the following visualization, we cool strong emotions by filling an imaginary coconut shell with compassion and pouring it over our heads.
Sometimes, the harder we try, the less likely we are to succeed. That’s called the law of reversed effort or the backwards law.
When we get caught in the grip of strong emotions our nervous systems shift to high-alert. Then it’s difficult, if not impossible, for us to be open and flexible, to listen and to learn.
The surest way to raise a mindful child is to be a mindful parent.
The surest way to raise a mindful child is to be a mindful parent.
Kids whose parents are comfortable saying “I don’t know, at least not yet, let’s figure this out together” have more agency and control. And so do their parents.
When our minds change - when we feel more relaxed, less stressed, and less reactive - our bodies change too. And when our minds and bodies change our behavior changes, which shifts outcomes, which in turn affects what happens in the world.
audio lessons
Simple, mindful insights & lessons for all ages.
podcasts
Join Susan as she shares practical insights and techniques on popular podcasts.
We can broaden our bandwidth and use mindfulness skills to parent with more presence during difficult times.
We’re in the middle of one of the greatest tests for parents in modern memory. Tens of millions of us, cooped up in our homes with our kids, as a consequence of the coronavirus. Susan Kaiser Greenland can help.
A fun and engaging conversation about easy ways to make mindfulness part of a family's routine, and how kids want parents to be the "captain of the ship."
Mindfulness practices help you become less reactive, so how can you share it with your kids?
For episode 103 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon Salzberg speaks with friend and colleague, Susan Kaiser Greenland.
Drew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about how mindfulness, meditation, and awareness can help students be more successful learners.
Susan talks with Tami Simon, the founder of Sounds True, about all things related to mindfulness for kids and parents, including ways to lead a kinder, wiser, and happier life.
Fun, wide-ranging conversation with Susan Kaiser Greenland, Dan Harris and Annaka Harris (no relation) on everything from advice for sharing mindfulness with kids, to the origin story of the Inner Kids Foundation, to somewhat controversial topics like careerism and teaching kids a practice that evolved from Eastern spiritual traditions.
Lama Surya Das talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about teaching mindfulness to the younger generation.
Can mindful meditation be the antidote to political toxicity? Will a morning meditation routine ease our anxiety?
Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child and Mindful Games, visits the podcast to discuss introducing preschoolers to mindfulness.
Tune in to hear Susan share some of her journey and offer practical tips and advice. Her latest book helps even the brand new practitioner in sharing the gifts of mindfulness.
Mind-body wellness is typically something we explore as adults, but it’s never too early to start, and the sooner and the better. Our guest this week is an expert on teaching mindfulness to young people, and for any parent, educator, or soon-to-be caregiver, this is a must-listen.
songs
Music is one of the best ways to introduce new ideas, connect emotionally, and reinforce core concepts. Check out these lovely and fun songs with your elementary-age children.
A fun and lively folk song taught to me by Tom Nolan from the Crossroads School and the Council in the Schools program.
Tom Nolan from the Crossroads School and the Council in the Schools program, taught me this wonderful folk song for children of all ages.
We sing a song to learn that when we stop and feel our breathing, we feel more calm and focused.
Affectionately known as "breathe-in, breathe-out" children sing this song to help them calm down if they're upset, to concentrate if they're having a hard time focusing, or just for the fun of it.
mindfulness resources for educators + more
