Thank You For Your Purchase!
Your contributions will help us grow our impact, and continue bringing connection and kindness to schools and homes. This collection of free resources is our way of saying "thank you" to everyone who donates to Mindful Art Company during the holiday season. We hope these activities will give you something meaningful to do with your loved ones, or simply a space for yourself to become still and rest. If there's ever been a time that the world needs more peace and kindness, it's now. Kudos to you for beginning with yourself and those you influence. Please email us (info@mindfulartco.com) for any reason. We love to help out and hear how you're using our activities!
Home For The Holidays Mindfulness Activities
Fall Leaves Story, Meditation & Art Activity For Kids
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Body Scan Meditation & Mini Lesson for Adults
The holiday season can get overwhelming...right? If you're needing to rest, reset or slow down, this is a great meditation to try. Works wonders for falling asleep when your head won't stop racing, or your body can't slow down.
A Meditation For Peace
This meditation is a great one for all ages, where you visualize a beautiful sky and pretend to fly like a bird. Push Play now! (This meditation is featured in written form in Promptly Journals' Weathering Your Emotions Journal.
Fuzzy Buddy Meditation
Grab a fuzzy, cozy friend, and snuggle in for this fun meditation! Great for kids, good for everyone!
Common Kindness Podcast
Need something uplifting to listen to while you holiday prep? Turn on our podcast! Common Kindness is a mindfulness podcast for finding your friendly inner voice. Becky & Candace talk about the real art and science of self-compassion. In each short episode, we tell stories, share meditations, and start conversations that you get to continue in your own life. When tough times happen, do you forget to show up for yourself like a good friend would? Let us help you make kindness more common in your life--starting with yourself exactly where you’re at.
More Resources
Resources for learning Self-compassion from Mindful Art Co
Coaching for individuals or groups of teachers, therapists, employees, family members, friends, etc.
Self-Compassion Handbook written by Becky Farley and Candace Little
Free Meditations for adults recorded by Becky Farley
Resources for teaching self-compassion to kids from Mindful Art Co
Common Kindness for Kids Course coming soon! Sign up for updates and a discount code HERE
Kids video meditations recorded by Becky on our IG TV channel: Still LIke a Frog, Fuzzy Buddy Meditation,Bunny Breath Meditation
Free kids meditations and stories recorded by Becky Farley
External Resources
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SelfCompassion.Org
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Neff, K. D. (2011). Self-Compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself. New York: William Morrow.
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Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions. New York: Guilford Press.
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Neff, K. D. & Germer, C. K (2018). The Mindful Self-Compassion workbook: A proven way to accept yourself, find inner strength, and thrive. New York: Guilford Press.
Self-Compassion Children’s books
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Garcia, G. (2017). Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion. Gabi Garcia Books.
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Marlowe, S. (2016). My new best friend. Summerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.
Mindfulness Lesson Plan Email List
Our Cofounder, Becky teaches mindfulness at an elementary school in Holladay, UT. She uses a lot of our own curriculum but also a wide variety of other resources. She will be sharing her lesson plans on our blog so you can implement the same things in your classroom or school. Many lessons could be easily adapted for use at home, or with middle schools and high schools. Sign up below to get the lesson plans emailed to you.