Peaceful Piggy Meditation (Albert Whitman Prairie Books) [Paperback] (Ages 5-9)
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Every year there is one New Year’s resolution that continues to stay on my list; slow down and stop rushing! It is part of my DNA and it is a hard thing to combat. Both my parents like to rush and hurry (especially my dad!) that sometimes I felt like I lived in a whirlwind as a child. I like to slow down and relax when my brain lets me and it wasn’t until I got older that I realized I had a lot of control over it by doing things like yoga, meditation and just by slowing down in all aspects of my life. Thinking back, I’m not really sure why I was ever in such a hurry. We all come in and go out of this life the same way and the key is really to savor and enjoy every moment since it is a gift. If there is one gift I’d love to give my girls, it is to be at peace. That’s not to say you have to settle and not have emotions but at the end of the day be at peace with yourself and the world. I love the Peaceful Piggy Meditation Book from Albert Whitman Books and think it is an awesome book for the New Year!
Peaceful Piggy Meditation is a great book about how young piggies find a way to slow down and not hurry – they meditate! But how do you meditate? This lovely book goes into detail about finding your quiet spot and doing relaxing breaths. It helps the piggies to do this every day so they know how to calm and slow down. The pigs find it is much easier to deal with life’s frustrations when they take the time to meditate. What a great lesson and one of my resolutions once again this year (and encouraging Brooke to do the same)!
About Albert Whitman & Company: The Illinois Albert Whitman & Company has been publishing books to help educate, entertain and encourage children for over 90 years! Wow! Albert Gayne Whitman was a Chicago-born actor in both radio and film between the years 1904-1957. Albert Whitman & Company has always been independently owned and operated and is best known for the classic series The Boxcar Children Mysteries.
Peaceful Piggy Meditation (Albert Whitman Prairie Books) [Paperback] (Ages 5-9)
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I love meditating but def don’t do it as often as I like. What a cute book! Thanks so much for sharing!
Sounds good but it is hard for me to imagine this topic being very easy to understand for 5-9 years old… our 9 years old doesn’t want to stop no matter what
I agree, it is a hard topic for any child, especially a hyper child. One thing that has really helped us is to talk about ‘focus’. Brooke will repeat Focus, Focus, Focus several times when we say she needs to do that. It does help. The books do help reinforce the issue, but it is an ongoing discussion for sure!
I guess like with everything else you have to start from something… this book seems to be a good starting point. Thank you for sharing 🙂