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As mask mandates and talk of vaccines continue, it's unsurprising that kids may feel anxious about what's happening in the world around them. Coupled with heading back to school, parents may wonder ...

Meditation is a powerful tool to help us stay grounded as adults. But what about kids? What does it really look like for a child to meditate? Banish from your mind an image of that child sitting still ...

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Britney Winn Lee, a four-time author and associate pastor at Grace Community United Methodist Church in her hometown of Shreveport, La., had no experience teaching anyone meditation techniques, ...

Meditation isn’t only beneficial for adults. Steffany Butts-Boucher has witnessed firsthand how a calm, quiet environment can have a noticeable effect on kids. When the meditation teacher, whose ...

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