Peaceful Piggy Meditation Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback

Customer Reviews

Great!

2008-09-17
This is such a great book for folks who hope to teach their kids the immense value of connecting with the breath. My 3-year-old asks for this book specifically at story-time and finds the situations described in the peaceful piggies' lives very relate-able. It's a lovely book.

Parents Prefer Peaceful Piggies!

2008-09-07
What a lovely little book! The piggy in the book makes complicated emotions and the frustration of dealing with them quite accessible to little minds. My daughter received this book for her fourth birthday and loves it! What wonderful questions it has prompted. It has also opened the door for us to create our own meditation spot -- and, it has made her look much more positively on taking a few minutes to herself in her room to calm down when she is upset. This book gets two big thumbs up from me.

book to make you smile

2008-05-15
I bought this book for a small friend with anger issues. His mother tells me he loves the book and uses the meditation techniques readily, so we have found it to be very useful and fun.

Great starting point for our family

2008-04-26
I would practice meditation before the kids were awake or after they went asleep and didn't really consider including them until we started having fighting problems between the brothers. Then I started. This along with "baby Buddhas" gave us a good start. I do wish- the fish didn't die in the story, that is hard to explain each time we read it (why is the fish not in the tank?)- and like in one picture- the pig looks like he feels bad about himself- yet the caption says- "meditation helps you feel good about yourself"... so I agree with one author's critique that it's a bit confusing- for like a 3 year old.
But- on the positive side. My 3 year old- loves it. It inspired us to make our own meditation cushion like piggy (I let him pick out the fabric- dogs on motorcycles- and he helped sew it). He helped make an altar like piggy... These things- he really latched on to. Unfortunately I couldn't find hardly any books that show kids meditating or how to...so of what there is...this is pretty good! Hopefully there will be more soon (before my kids grow up!!)

Brilliant book on meditation, suitable for 2-102 year olds!

2007-11-07
Don't be put off by the "piggies" (I was, initially). This is actually a really good book on meditation. If you want to teach your young (under 8) child/ren to meditate (or understand the idea behind meditation) this is absolutely perfect. It is also a good book on meditation generally; it keeps it simple. I think even adults can learn something from this book.

Wonderful book

2007-11-02
Sometimes life seems like it's all about hurrying--so many places to go! And sometimes it's hard when things don't go your way--it can make a piggy angry and sad. So how do young piggies find a peaceful place in a frustrating world? They meditate! They find a quiet spot, a special place with a few simple things, and just breathe. They do this every day, feeling their breath going in and out. They slow down and calm down. Now it's easier to deal with whatever comes their way, and they have time to notice all the magical things in life, too!

Beautiful book!

2007-06-04
A joy to read. Introduces the idea of taking a bit of time out of our day to mediatate in a sweet and loving way for kids.

Great introduction of mindfulness

2007-05-07
This book is a wonderful introduction to mindfulness, and I use it with many different age groups. Great for use with families and individual kids as well.

Good Introduction!

2006-03-03
While the story is not actually a meditation it is a great introduction for children to understand why....they should meditate. Simple text and adorable illustrations explain and show that "When you're peaceful, you can be truly fearless!" This book can definitely motivate young children to want to try and meditate. I also recommend the "Indigo Dreams Series" to move your children into meditation after being motivated by the peaceful piggies to try it. Great way to introduce a complicated concept.

Fun and valuable

2006-03-02
This book was a useful step in introducing my two year old to pairing meditation with awareness of breath. She and I have been cultivating the ability to sit still and be aware of our breathing for a while. This book helped her to see that she can use breath awareness to calm herself in a stressful situation (hearing the vacuum cleaner, having to do something she doesn't want to do, etc.).

I did not give the book 5 stars because it lacks the substance to interest older readers, yet some of the concepts are a bit advanced for younger readers. By the time my daughter is old enough to be concerned about enemies, standing up to others, and accepting things as they are, she will probably be too old to relate to personified pigs.