Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are delighted to announce that Carol Dodd is the winner of this year’s Children’s Book Prize. Carol Dodd is a first-time author based in Hawai’i. She wrote a magical, lyrical children’s book on impermanence for ages 4–8, which will be published through Bala Kids in 2021. The central theme that [...]

Complementary Activities for Teachers & Caregivers by Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary Book & Activities are appropriate for children ages 3–6 Overview:  Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful and sometimes overwhelming emotions. The rhythmic writing, recurring cues, and engaging illustrations support early literacy skills as well [...]

Theme: Stories that Teach Foundational Buddhist Topics After a successful competition in 2017, Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are once again teaming up to offer the Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize for best Buddhist children’s manuscript. Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids have the shared vision to inspire and educate future generations about Buddhism and to [...]

Classroom Activity Download ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE A SET OF ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS AS A PRINTABLE PDF. As a thank you for all the amazing work you do as a teacher, we would like to offer you a set of free, interactive, and fun activities from the Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book, [...]

Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book ENTER YOUR EMAIL TO RECEIVE MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES FROM SITTING STILL LIKE A FROG ACTIVITY BOOK AS A PRINTABLE PDF. Download these free, interactive, and fun activities from the Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book to introduce mindfulness to the kids in your life! Building on the mindfulness meditation [...]

Mindful Games Activity Cards: 55 Fun Ways to Share Mindfulness with Kids and Teens ENTER YOUR EMAIL TO RECEIVE 10 FREE ACTIVITY CARDS AS A PRINTABLE PDF. Bring mindfulness to your daily routine with Mindful Games Activity Cards, developed and tested over many years of working with children and their caregivers. This download includes the [...]

Sitting Still Like a Frog$17.95 - PaperbackBy: Eline Snel Add to Cart Shambhala: How did you first become interested in teaching mindfulness to kids? Eline Snel: I led a training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for a group of twelve principals at my local school board. They asked me to develop a training method for [...]

What would you like to accomplish this year? Have you made New Year's resolutions to start meditating or pick up your practice again? To be more mindful with your children or adolescents? To mend a broken heart or learn to cook? To finally figure out your dosha, prioritize, or simply to relax? We at Shambhala [...]