Mindful, Happy Adults

Yoga and mindfulness are helpful for anxiety, depression, strength training and exercise for both children and adults. Audrey works as a yoga and mindfulness practitioner with both adults and children. She talks about her own yoga practice and her teaching.

You can find Dr. Paige's website at :
www.mindfulhappykids.com

Dr. LaRocca's joy and brilliance are obvious as we take a deep dive into her award-winning middle grade novels and her picture books. Her books capture her love of medicine, Shakespeare, cooking, baseball, math, and her SE Asian heritage. She confronts tough issues like cancer, anxiety, and loneliness and fun topics like magic and music. I can't recommend more highly her books for kids of all ages.

You can find Dr. Paige's website at :
www.mindfulhappykids.com

In this exciting and energetic interview, #1 NYT best selling author Dan Gemeinhart talks with Dr. Elisabeth Paige about his writing journey, each of his five middle grade books, his upcoming books, and his advice for authors.

You can find Dr. Paige's website at :
www.mindfulhappykids.com

Jerry Craft, #1 NYT best selling author and only winner of the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature for a graphic novel as well as other awards speaks with Dr. Elisabeth Paige about his life, his writing and publishing journey, and his work. He wrote over 30 books, primarily for African American kids that were, in his eyes, less about what you usually see in children’s books targeting African American kids such as single parenthood, gun and police violence and slavery, and more about other issues confronting African American kids such as fitting into primarily white schools, differing socioeconomic statuses, parental relationships and friendships. As he hoped, the primarily African American characters in his trilogy, New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip have become iconic characters in kids lit. He began his adventures in children’s literature by starting his own publishing company where he published like-minded almost exclusively African American authors.

You can find Dr. Paige's website at :
www.mindfulhappykids.com

Picture book author and illustrator Steven Salerno has written and illustrated 5 books and illustrated an additional 32. His books range from initiating a conversation about death to a fashion designing carrot. He illustrated a book on the history of Hershey’s chocolate and a Ferris wheel as big as the Eiffel Tower. His future plans include writing nonfiction books, but so far, the books he has written are fiction. He has illustrated many nonfiction books.

We take a deep dive into the process of picture book illustrating, his classes with Maurice Sendak, and many of his books. He also gives us a peak into what we can expect of him in the future.

You can find Dr. Paige's website at :
www.mindfulhappykids.com

In this engaging conversation between Dr. Elisabeth Paige and Chris Baron, Chris talks about his middle grade novels addressing sensitive topics such as body image, anxiety and other mental health concerns, eczema, and selective mutism. He writes in verse, narrative and multi-media. Any college student would love him as a professor.
You can find Dr. Paige on her website, "www.mindfulhappykids.com".

In this Simple Petting Petitation, created and recorded by Dr. Elisabeth Paige, you will stroke your pet to a count of ten and then repeat for 3 minutes. If you lose count, don't worry about it, just start over.
Even short meditations can help with health, mood and relationships.
Music was composed and recorded by Steve Gruskin.

In this conversation between Dr. Paige and Lisa Fipps, Lisa talks about what it was like to be a "fat" child and all of the bullying that kids and adults go through when they are different.
Her book is beautifully written in verse, interesting for a children's book. Lisa talks about her process and why she chose this technique.
Find Dr. Paige at her website www.mindfulhappykids.com.

 It's finally here....My new website: https://mindfulhappykids.com/. 

You will find: links to the podcasts and the YouTube channel; links to the PDFs of my children's books; Petitations (upcoming); book reviews of children's books featuring mindfulness, gratitude, compassion, yoga, and a diversity of cultures; and the pets of the month. If you would like to feature your pet, just send me an email with a picture.

The first video/podcast for the new website is an interview with Kristin Hartness, executive director of Canines for Disabled Kids. They provide scholarships for kids who need service dogs and provide education about service dogs and emotional support animals for kids with disabilities. It's a tremendously interesting and engaging interview. Kristin talks about the differences between service dogs and emotional support animals, the different types of service dogs specifically for kids, how the dogs and the kids are taught, and how the dogs are integrated into the classroom. I learned a whole lot. 

In this conversation between UC Davis freshman and Dr. Elisabeth Paige, Robi is inspiring as he talks about his journey as a classical pianist and violinist along with his interest in international politics. He even plays a piece in the interview.