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Kira presents simple, powerful mindfulness techniques for children that can reduce stress, improve school performance, and help kids manage their behavior and emotions. She shows how easily these short, kid-friendly exercises can be used by anyone, in a variety of settings. Kira Willey is a children’s music artist, kids’ yoga expert and speaker, and creator of Rockin’ Yoga school programs. She teaches yoga and mindfulness to children through her music; her hits include “Colors,” which
was featured in a worldwide Dell commercial. Her most recent release is Mindful Moments for Kids, which won the Parents’ Choice Gold Award and inspired her children’s mindfulness book, Breathe Like a Bear (Rodale Kids). She performs Rockin’ Yoga School Assemblies and Concerts at venues nationwide and leads workshops with teachers and parents to help incorporate yoga and mindfulness into children’s daily lives. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Bite-Sized Mindfulness: An Easy Way for Kids to be Happy and Healthy | KIRA WILLEY | TEDxLehighRiver
Thank you for a uplifting perspective on how mindfulness can be a useful tool in becoming successful in what ever you want to do in life.
Girlfriend had some major cotton mouth
I enjoy pleasuring the children with calm sessions and playing with their mind
I tend to submerge myself in pools in nacho cheese, but l live with my 13.5 cats so no ones watching.(° ͜ʖ °)
but i do enjoy doing the stanky leg
I love this, but I have an issue with discussions about mental health in adolescents not discussing the reduction in the amount of time the children are allowed to be physically active and engaged with art. They need play, physical play, and they need art, physical art.
So give us some solid resources
Wow. I am truly moved. Thank you.
Thank you for teaching us. It inspires me.
So wonderful! Thank you so much for this resourceful and informative video!
Wonderful speech.
Kira. Thank you for the easy ideas to help young children learn to breath in…hot chocolate, flower.
Thank you from a grateful Dad!
on the spot
This practice comes from Buddhism . If they are keeping religion out of schools how are they practicing this in school.
Would it be okay to allow children to pray??? This seems like a double standard. Seems like a dangerous practice.
very hard to employ this in kids with behavior problems or neurological problems.
"It just takes a few short deep breaths to help us feel so much calmer." – yes!
Great talk. As a side note, I recently saw an expert that said ADHD in young boys is now believed to be caused by a lack of frequent rough and tumble exercise, turns out if young male rats are not allowed enough exercise their frontal brain does not develop properly and they end up displaying the same exact dysfunctional behaviors as human kids with ADHD. So yes mindfulness is good, but for hyperactive kids it isn't the only factor.
Wonderful Thankyou
Direct and to the point, easy to understand.
Terrific practical exercises, thank you!
Yeah. And instead of mindfulness, they're handing over ipads now to the first graders to cause them disconcert and grow to be more anxious.
Fantastic…
Kira, this is spot on – Thank you for the work you do for our youth – our future
Kira can you recommend something for middle school students?