Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens
Book Details
- Publisher : Guilford Press
- Published : 2015
- Cover : Hardback
- Pages : 430
- Category :
Child and Adolescent Studies - Category 2 :
Mindfulness - Catalogue No : 38156
- ISBN 13 : 9781462522385
- ISBN 10 : 1462522386
About the Editor(s)
Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston, with a specialty in mindfulness and self-compassion. He speaks on the topic of mindfulness and meditation with young people nationally and internationally, and holds teaching appointments at Lesley University and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Willard is on the board of directors of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has been practicing sitting meditation since 1999.
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Amy Saltzman, MD, is a holistic physician and mindfulness coach whose passion is supporting people of all ages in enhancing their well-being and discovering the Still Quiet Place within. She is recognized by her peers as a visionary and pioneer in the fields of holistic medicine and mindfulness for youth, and her current work focuses on sharing mindfulness with school-age youth in socioeconomically diverse school and community settings. In collaboration with the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, she has conducted two research studies evaluating the benefits of teaching mindfulness to childa ""parent pairs and to children in low-income elementary schools. She has authored a number of books and publications.