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Start a Simple, Powerful Meditation Practice


Help your child manage stress with short, guided mindfulness routines.

Starting a Mindful Meditation Practice

Course Overview Play Icon

  • tick icon Emotional Awareness: Recognize and understand emotions to build resilience and self-regulation.
  • tick icon Self-Compassion: Cultivate positive self-talk and self-compassion for a supportive inner dialogue.
  • tick icon Mindful Breathing: Practice breathing techniques to effectively manage stress and anxiety.
  • tick icon Daily Mindfulness: Integrate mindfulness into daily life to enhance presence and focus.
  • tick icon Meditation Benefits: Utilize meditation for mental clarity, relaxation, and overall well-being.

Course Badges

Start small, go deep. These badges reflect your growing ability to center your mind, relax your body, and live with intention.
Pebble Turtle – The Starter
Pebble Turtle – The Starter

This badge belongs to learners who’ve just begun listening inward. It honors slow starts and still power.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 1 of this course.

Soot Otter – The Preparer
Soot Otter – The Preparer

This badge celebrates those who make space—for breath, calm, and presence. It’s about preparation, not perfection.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 2 of this course.

Bronze Toad – The Still One
Bronze Toad – The Still One

This badge is earned by those who sit with stillness, even when it’s hard. It reflects focus, habit, and internal strength.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 3 of this course.

Lotus Crane – The Integrator
Lotus Crane – The Integrator

This badge is for learners who breathe deeply through challenges and smile during chaos. It's for those who live what they practice.

 

Earn this badge by completing module 4 of this course.

Meet Course Creator,
Mariel Reyes

Mariel is an engaging and experienced yoga and meditation teacher with over a decade of experience. She holds a 200-hour Meditation Teacher Training certificate from The Three Jewels, one of the most well-known meditation studios in New York City. As a seeker and student of meditation, she has taken part in meditation retreats from upstate New York, all the way to an ashram in India. Trained in the Tibetan Buddhist lineage, she brings her knowledge and understanding of ancient meditation teachings and practices and fuses them with simplicity and accessibility. She encourages children to be playful, curious, and inquisitive when exploring mindfulness and meditation. In addition to her expertise in meditation, yoga, and wellness, Mariel has more than 15 years of experience teaching children of all ages.

Mariel Reyes