Who doesn't love wandering through a good bookstore? The enticing titles, the brightly colored covers, the endless adventures that good literature takes us on - the act of reading is a self-care dream!

Kelly and Kristi share some ways to make literature (both reading and writing) part of a mindfulness practice. In this week's episode of Mindful Conversations with KAY, listen in to learn more about:

*Reading as an act of mindfulness

*Using read-aloud (with physical movement) to improve focus, memory, and engagement

*Encouraging imagination and building literacy skills by writing stories with yoga pose cards

*Kelly and Kristi's favorite mindfulness and yoga-based books

*Using guided meditation to encourage creativity and immersion in a story

*How writing is improved through mindfulness practices

Links to blogs:

There Was an Old Monster: https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/blog/kids-yoga-monster-emberly-book-literature-halloween/

Four Animal Books You've Got to Have: https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/blog/4-animal-yoga-books-youve-got-to-have/

Favorite Books for Kids Yoga: https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/blog/books-kids-yoga-meditation/

Building Literacy Skills Through Yoga: https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/blog/kids-yoga-literacy-school/

Books/authors mentioned in the podcast:

Kira Willey: https://kirawilley.com

I Am Yoga series: https://www.susanverde.com/susans-books

Zen Pig series: https://shop.puppydogsandicecream.com/products/zen-pig-complete-series-6-books

What the Road Said: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51591679-what-the-road-said

Virtual Mini Lessons:

https://learn.kiddingaroundyoga.com/p/how-to-weave-yoga-into-academic-subject-areas?_ga=2.173910944.2066929857.1647875640-19290627.1647279702

https://learn.kiddingaroundyoga.com/p/exploring-yoga-through-childrens-literature?_ga=2.174492449.2066929857.1647875640-19290627.1647279702