Colorful Place by Jocelyn Fitzgerald

Colorful Place by Jocelyn Fitzgerald

A brilliant concept. This book is as if the Dalai Lama and Monet co-authored a book]. -Peter Pruyn, LMHC, North Hampton, MA

Children will delight in this mindful journey. BREATHE: venture into the imagination with a story that gently teaches soothing skills like breathing, counting, noticing the five senses. ART: after the story, art activities extend and deepen the experience. CALM: mindful story and art, together, help children make deeper connections with themselves and the present moment to feel more calm, relaxed and confident.

Children are dealing with more stress than ever in schools, online, and in society. The authors have witnessed children increasingly struggle with big feelings over the past decade in their professional lives as a Marriage and Family Therapist/Art Therapist (Jocelyn) and Behavior Intervention public school teacher (Heather). Inattention, outbursts, anger, difficulty with peers, prejudice, poverty, inequity... the list goes on and on. They found themselves asking, as parents and professionals: How can we help children manage feelings in creative ways? Combining mindfulness and art is their response. Colorful Place helps parents, teachers, and therapists support children in developing tools for managing uncomfortable feelings. Heather and Jocelyn completed Jon Kabat Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) course together, mindfulness for educators training and are committed to making the world a calmer place for children.

You combined creativity and mindfulness in such a natural way . . .wonderful for teachers, school counselors, and parents.-Beth Johnson, MindUp Trainer/Goldie Hawn Foundation, FL

We live in complex times. Finding little gems like this book help make the world a calmer place.-Sherri Jacobs, Heartland Art Therapy, Overland Park, KS

Truly everything about this little book is absolutely wonderful -Alison Lewis, Urban Voices Project, Los Angeles, CA

We loved this relaxation tool and we will use it over and over again -Amanda Jura, Oregon Children's Theater, Portland, OR

McClelland, Heather: - Heather McClelland, BA, Dip Ed, Dip PS, Dip Social Health is a qualified body-focused narrative therapist who has worked in clinical practice for thirty years in a variety of settings. Her case load has always included a high proportion of people living with the many devastating life ramifications of developmental trauma. Heather has worked with individuals, couples and groups. She has run workshops and presented at professional development conferences. In August, 2018 she will present her therapy model at the International Child Trauma conference in Melbourne, Australia. Heather works in private practice from her home in the northern rivers area of NSW, Australia. She enjoys her family roles as well as art and music, refugee support and opportunities to work directly with women in Bangladesh who are finding their way out of poverty.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781737366713
ISBN 10	1737366711
Title	Colorful Place
Author	Jocelyn Fitzgerald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Breathe Art Calm LLC
Year published	2021-06-08
Number of pages	50
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.