Episode
121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
55:38
Published: Wed Feb 07 2018
Description
Susan Kaiser Greenland, an author and former corporate attorney, and Annaka Harris, an author and editor, work together to teach mindfulness meditation to children and their families through Greenland's Inner Kids Foundation. They offer advice for parents on introducing meditation to their kids and starting group sessions with other families, but they also share their views on the controversial topic of teaching meditation in schools and how they tackle concerns many parents have about teaching kids a practice that evolved from Eastern spiritual traditions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The 10% Happier podcast is launching a new feature - playlists.
00:00 - 01:47 (01:47)
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The 10% Happier podcast is launching a new feature - playlists. Listeners can now access a selection of episodes based on a particular theme or topic of interest.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Susan Kaiser-Greenland is a well-regarded teacher on mindfulness and meditation for children, having been teaching and writing about this topic for many years.
01:47 - 06:39 (04:52)
Summary
Susan Kaiser-Greenland is a well-regarded teacher on mindfulness and meditation for children, having been teaching and writing about this topic for many years. In this podcast episode, she discusses the benefits of mindfulness and meditation practices for children and shares some tips on how to introduce these practices to them.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Retreats can empower individuals to make different choices and perspective changes.
06:39 - 11:36 (04:57)
Summary
Retreats can empower individuals to make different choices and perspective changes. Even though initially retreats may be viewed as a crazy fantasy, many individuals have been positively impacted by taking part in them.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The key to practicing mindfulness with your kids is to model it for them instead of actively trying to teach them.
11:36 - 17:45 (06:09)
Summary
The key to practicing mindfulness with your kids is to model it for them instead of actively trying to teach them. Susan Kaiser Greenland explains how she started practicing mindfulness with her kids while going through a lot of training that required a lot of practice time and how it blossomed from there.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Parents can set up local groups with other families to teach mindfulness to their children through potlucks or morning activities, and this provides a way to instill the skills of self-regulation and stress management into their children without having to even use the word mindfulness.
17:45 - 25:53 (08:08)
Summary
Parents can set up local groups with other families to teach mindfulness to their children through potlucks or morning activities, and this provides a way to instill the skills of self-regulation and stress management into their children without having to even use the word mindfulness.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Children are able to experience and report meditative experiences more directly and quickly than adults, leading to less obstacles in the present moment.
25:53 - 34:56 (09:02)
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Children are able to experience and report meditative experiences more directly and quickly than adults, leading to less obstacles in the present moment. Counting breaths meditation practice was found to benefit even second graders.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The podcast discusses the connection between mindfulness practice and career choices, distinguishing the tradition of having a career that complements mindfulness practice from building a career in mindfulness itself.
34:56 - 47:19 (12:22)
Summary
The podcast discusses the connection between mindfulness practice and career choices, distinguishing the tradition of having a career that complements mindfulness practice from building a career in mindfulness itself.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Teaching mindfulness in schools is important, and should be approached as any other subject and with well-trained teachers.
47:19 - 56:42 (09:23)
Summary
Teaching mindfulness in schools is important, and should be approached as any other subject and with well-trained teachers. The issues facing schools are different than those facing parents, and mindfulness can be taught in schools with proper training.
Episode121: Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Dan Harris invites the podcast guests to promote themselves, their products, and their work.
56:42 - 58:38 (01:56)
Summary
Dan Harris invites the podcast guests to promote themselves, their products, and their work. He also thanks the production team and encourages listeners to send topic and guest suggestions via Twitter.