I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness

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　　榮獲★紐約時報★最暢銷繪本

　　以詩意的語言、柔和的畫風，將內在情緒圖像化、動作化，
　　親子一同慢慢讀、靜靜想，
　　陪伴孩子覺察情緒、調節情緒、轉化情緒。
　　讓心安定下來，
　　不慌張、不憂慮，看向希望與未來。

　　《我可以很平靜：一起練習正念靜心》
　　一本透過「正念靜心」覺察和調節情緒，
　　讓思緒回到自己的身上，學習專注當下的書。

　　有時候，我會擔心未來；有時候，我會擔心過去，
　　那些想法就像是急流，而我就像是沒有錨的船。
　　要如何能夠活在當下，讓身體平靜、思緒也平靜呢？
　　要如何讓慌亂不安的想法集中，只關注現在呢？

　　透過身為小學老師和兒童瑜珈指導員的蘇珊．維爾德（Susan Verde），與插畫家彼得．雷諾茲（Peter H. Reynolds），為了幫助小孩學習並建立社會情緒力，將深奧抽象的學理，以淺語的方式和小孩的實際生活與成長經驗結合，以貼近小孩生活的圖文，引導小孩從閱讀中理解自我覺察的方法、意義和重要性，然後鼓勵他們在生活中練習和實踐。 

本書特色

　　1. 由暢銷繪本插畫家彼得．雷諾茲與國際童書作者蘇珊．維爾德聯手，以詩意的圖文，將內在情緒具像化、圖像化、動作化，你們將能從閱讀中體驗「覺察自我」是如何發生：一旦學會「覺察」，也就是「發覺、察覺、觀察和感受」自己的情緒後，即能讓慌亂不安的心稍微平靜，讓思緒只專注當下，如此，在面對生活各種困難或不安的情緒時，也能更有彈性、更開放的，以平靜穩定的狀態前進。

　　2. 透過引導讓自我覺察成為建構整全自我概念的基礎：書中的每一個「我」，在唸讀過程中不僅是一種位格的指涉，讓閱讀的小孩自然而然「對號入座」，也是一種不斷反覆內省的提醒。透過書中的「我」，深入剖析自己，了解自己，建構完整的自我概念後，再逐步擴及人際關係和群體生活，最後明白自己在世界中的獨特角色與存在的意義。

----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《我可以很平靜：一起練習正念靜心》，親子天下出版

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator!
Companion to I Am Love and I Am Human
＂A gentle, helpful tool for cultivating kid mindfulness.＂ --Kirkus Reviews

Discover the power of mindfulness in this companion to New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love!

Mindfulness means being fully in the present moment. Children can learn how to manage their emotions, make good choices, and balance their busy lives by learning to be mindful, express emotions through speech, find empathy through imagination, and wonder at the beauty of the natural world.

＂There are times when I worry about what might happen next and what happened before. The thoughts in my head are like rushing water, and I feel like a boat with no anchor . . . being carried away. I give myself a moment. I take a breath.＂

Mindfulness encourages us to pay attention to our experiences (our feelings, sensations in the body, emotions, surroundings) without judgment but with kindness and curiosity. Scientific research has proven that there are many benefits to practicing mindfulness. With so many children suffering from anxiety, there is no better tool than learning to be mindful. And it’s never too early to get started.

Here is a gentle expression of the tenets of mindfulness, encouraging young children to breathe, taste, smell, and be present in the here and now. I Am Peace is a reflection of the power of mindfulness in all our lives. It is a perfect guide with which parents and teachers can help children pay attention to their feelings and learn to control their worry and anxiety.

Includes a guided meditation.

Also available:
I Am Me
I Am Yoga
I Am One
I Am Human
I Am Love
I Am Courage
I Am . . . A Box of Goodness!

Susan Verde is the author of The Museum, You and Me, I Am Yoga, and My Kicks. She is a licensed Yoga instructor and lives in East Hampton, New York.

Peter H. Reynolds is the renowned illustrator behind the bestselling Judy Moody and Stink series, as well as many other bestselling and award-winning picture books, including The Dot and Ish. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.