10 Mindful Minutes: Giving Our Children--and Ourselves--the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and Anxiety for Healthier, Happy Lives

212 Pages·2011·0.78 MB·English

by  Goldie Hawn

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Foreword

Chapter 1 - Why We Need to Act Now
Chapter 2 - The Wonders of the Brain
Chapter 3 - How the Brain Works
Chapter 4 - Getting the Most Out of This Book
Chapter 5 - Tuning In to Your Child’s Wavelength
Chapter 6 - Talking with Your Child About the Brain
Chapter 7 - Mindful Breathing
Chapter 8 - Mindful Sensing
Chapter 9 - Optimism
Chapter 10 - Happiness
Chapter 11 - Gratitude
Chapter 12 - Anger
Chapter 13 - Sadness
Chapter 14 - Fear
Chapter 15 - Empathy
Chapter 16 - Kindness
Chapter 17 - Living a More Mindful Life

GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Acknowledgements
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE HAWN FOUNDATION AND MINDUP
“Goldie Hawn embodies delight and joy, and 10 Mindful Minutes radiates these.
Her book can help any adult—parent, grandparent, teacher—make double use of
their moments with the children they love and have a terrific time while helping
shape that child’s brain for a lifetime of resilience and happiness.”
—Daniel Goleman, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

“Goldie Hawn is arguably the most influential happiness expert of our time. She
not only has achieved true happiness in her life but radiates it in her family and
through the work of her foundation. Now, 10 Mindful Minutes offers a guide for
the rest of us. This book artfully blends the latest science and quick, easy how-to
advice with a rare glimpse into the epiphanies that led to Goldie’s happiness
work. It’s an engaging must-read for every parent interested in raising a focused,
balanced, and happy child.”
—Dan Buettner, New York Times bestselling author of
The Blue Zones and Thrive

“I saw how quickly the kids—and then the teachers—bought into the [MindUP]
program and practices. The kids just got it right away, and seemed hungry for
something that would help them manage the stresses in their life. . . . In my
twenty years of measuring social-emotional learning quotients, I’ve never seen a
program that works as well as this one.”
—Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

“Goldie Hawn has given us a beautiful guide to one of our most important roles
—raising healthy, joyful, and resilient children. Rooted in scientific research and
chock-full of practical tools and techniques, 10 Mindful Minutes will forever
change the way you parent, and it’ll change how you live your own life, too.”
—Greg Hicks, bestselling coauthor of
How We Choose to Be Happy and Happiness & Health
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hawn, Goldie Jeanne.
10 mindful minutes: giving our children—and ourselves—the social and emotional skills to reduce stress
and anxiety for healthier, happier lives / Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN : 978-1-10154436-5
1. Thought and thinking. 2. Awareness. 3. Relaxation. 4. Stress management. 5. Parent and child. I. Holden,
Wendy, 1961–II. Title. III. Title: Ten mindful minutes.
BF441.H325 2011
158.1—dc22 2011008297

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