Each Breath a Smile

Author: Sister Susan

Product Type: Paperback

Published: 08/10/2005

Brief Description: "Each Breath a Smile" introduces preschool-aged children to mindful breathing. Through beautiful color illustrations, children learn to connect with their breathing to help them experience calmness and enjoy a deeper relationship with their friends and family. Illustrations of trees, frogs, crickets, and birds remind them of the many simple joys available in the world around them. With twenty-eight full-page color illustrations by artists Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong, this book will delight children while serving as a valuable resource for parents and teachers. Marc Notes: Children learn how to connect with their breathing to help them experience calmness and enjoy a deeper relationship with their friends, family and the world--T.p. verso. Biographical Note: Sister Susan (Sister Thuc Nghiem) is a grandmother and former teacher. She was ordained as a nun in the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister Susan lives and practices at Deer Park monastery in southern California. She is very grateful for the practice and joy of mindfulness, and has the wholehearted wish that it will benefit all children of the world. Illustrated by Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong, illustrators of Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories, My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese Language and Culture, and many other titles. Publisher Marketing: Inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, in Each Breath a Smile children learn how to calm body and mind and enjoy the present moment.