Visiting Feelings

Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Bethesda, MD. She also teaches yoga and mindfulness to children and adolescents, including kids in Haiti living in extreme poverty. Her humanitarian work in Haiti has been featured in the Huffington Post. Dr. Rubenstein plans to donate proceeds from Visiting Feelings to the Go Give Yoga Foundation. Visit her at www.visitingfeelings.com.Shelly Hehenberger studied art and design at Indiana University and received her MFA in painting from the University of Cincinnati in 994. Since that time, she has worked as an art teacher, professional artist, and illustrator of children's books. The illustrations in this book were created digitally using hand-painted textures and overlays. She lives near Chapel Hill, NC, with her husband and daughter.

Gold Medal, 2 3 Mom's Choice AwardsSilver Medal, 2 4 Nautilus Awardsamp ldquo Visiting Feelings presents an exquisite lesson in mindfulness and dealing with emotions by letting children know it amp rsquo s OK to feel however they may and simply embrace the experience. The book stresses that feelings are neither bad nor good, they just are. Welcoming your feelings in, and actually making friends with them, is the best way to learn more about yourself and what your emotions are trying to teach you. The lesson is simple yet deep and playfully accessible for children and adults alike. amp rdquo -AnxietyFreeChild.comamp ldquo This lyrically illustrated beauty of a book is the doorway into accepting feelings that arise and accepting oneself for experiencing those feelings. From the first page through the last, a light-hearted, rhyming poem encourages the young reader to welcome and listen to feelings, as though they are visitors, inquiring into shape, color image,location in the body, and the origin of the feeling. In the author amp rsquo s note to parents, she includes activities adults and children can do together to increase meaning and connection between them, along with breathing and self-awareness exercises. Written by a psychologist and yoga teacher, this book belongs on the shelf of everyone who serves children-parents, grandparents, therapists, aunts, uncles and teachers. amp quot -LifeForce Yogaamp ldquo Through a poetic text, children are encouraged to identify and explore their emotions. Readers are asked to embrace their feelings, to treat them like friends amp hellip The full-page, digitally created illustrations feature hand-painted textures and overlays. They have a dreamy quality as the feelings swirl around the youngsters in soft pastel colors...The high-quality, appealing art will hold the attention of younger children amp hellip The book has a lot of potential for teaching students how to describe their reactions to different situations. amp rdquo -School Library Journalamp ldquo A beautifully illustrated children amp rsquo s book a soft poem that is a lullaby to children in preschool or primary grades that takes a amp ldquo mindfulness-based amp rdquo approach to the many feelings that children will experience. Visiting Feelings is one of those books you can cuddle up and read with a child on the couch or before bedtime. It opens the door to an adult talking to a child about the many feelings that are inside of us, and that even the painful ones are not bad. Feelings are simply feelings, and if we are aware of them and can talk about them, we won amp rsquo t be frightened of them. amp rdquo -NEA Vice President Lily Ekelsen Garciaamp quot I wish every child could benefit from the wise and loving guidance offered in Visiting Feelings. This beautiful book offers our children (and their parents as well!) a mindfulness-based approach to navigating strong emotions that can directly strengthen resiliency, happiness and capacity to establish loving relationships with others. amp quot -Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge: Finding Peace amp amp Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heartamp quot Visiting Feelings is not just for children, as we all need this gentle reminder to love ourselves, our feelings, and accept and embrace who we really are. amp quot -Elephant Journal amp quot This gorgeous book is a wonderful gift for the children in your life. amp quot -Little Flower Yoga