
"The Big Love in My Little Heart" - 5 Minute Meditation for Children Facing Hardships
Mini Meditations for Kids | Mindfulness, Calm & Emotional Skills (Ages 5-10)Show Notes
"The Big Love in My Little Heart" - 5 Minute Meditation for Children Facing Hardships: This mindfulness and breathing exercise is meant to help children when they are experiencing times of disruption, unease, or general anxiety. Life can be heavy. When we are faced with unknowns, it is easy to become fearful. Finding the love in our hearts can help to bring a sense of calm and peace to our world, even if just to the world within us. That love can then ripple out to the world around us,...
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