Susan Kaiser Greenland, Author of The Mindful Child.

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Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child, provides an introduction to the practice of mindfulness for children and young adults and its applications at home, in schools and in the caring professions. It focuses on the Inner Kids program, with age-appropriate and secular activities that help children from pre-kindergarten through young adult incorporate the new ABCs - attention, balance, and compassion - into their daily lives. The Inner Kids mindfulness practices you will learn develop greater mind-body awareness, manage and reduce stress, and can easily be adapted for home, afterschool programs, or private therapy and healthcare practice.

Susan Kaiser Greenland is a former corporate attorney who developed the Inner Kids mindful awareness program for children, teens and their families. Research on the Inner Kids elementary school program was conducted at the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA and is published inthe Journal of Applied School Psychology. Susan is author of The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become
Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate (Free Press, 2010). She teaches children, parents and professionals around the world and consults with various organizations on teaching mindful awareness in an age-appropriate and secular manner. With her husband, Seth Greenland, she co-founded the Mindfulness Together Foundation (formerly known as the Inner Kids Foundation).  Susan lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and their two children. She can be found online at www.susankaisergreenland.com

See her recent interview: What is a Mindful Child?

Susan Kaiser Greenland, Author of The Mindful Child.

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CE Credits available for educators and mental health professionals.

Intro to Inner Kids for Professionals: For over a decade, presenter Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of the Mindful Child (Free Press 2010) has worked to translate classical mindfulness practices into secular activities for children, teens and their families. The result is a well-established set of playful, active, mindfulness-based activities that are incorporated into the Inner Kids program. Unique in its 'theory + practice' approach, Inner Kids teaches age-appropriate activities that develop the ABCs of Attention, emotional Balance and Compassion for children pre-kindergarten through young adult. Inner Kids training for professionals strengthens and supports how you communicate and teach with activities that develop greater mind-body awareness, compassionate life skills and help manage stress. Inner Kids can easily be adapted for home, after school programs, or clinical practice. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and meet like-minded professionals in a growing community of those interested in practicing mindfulness with children.