Sheena Bounsanga is a mindfulness coach, literacy educator and dyslexia specialist. She wears a lot of hats, but today’s episode is focused on her work with kids and mindfulness. Sheena runs mindfulness workshops in schools, classes from her home and she even runs a mindfulness summer camp each year.   We had a lovely conversation — my first in-person one in quite a while — and I love how Sheena was able to break down exactly what mindfulness is, why it’s so important for kids and most importantly how to get kids on board with it. She really stresses the importance of making mindfulness your own and finding what works best for each individual child…so if you think that mindfulness won’t work for your child, I encourage you to listen to this episode for a few different examples of how it can be applied to real life.    Not surprisingly, this is also a conversation about motherhood. Sheena is very honest about some of the struggles her family has gone through and her approach to parenting is so inspiring. She talks about the importance of making the right choice for her family, even when it goes against the norm, and why she places her family’s happiness as a priority above all else.   I didn’t know Sheena personally before we met, but I had heard so many great things about her from other people that I knew I would love her. And I did! She has such a genuinely caring and compassionate presence and a true love for children, and her passion for helping kids shine their brightest is so inspiring.    Here’s the episode