Mindfulness Through a 5th Grader’s Eyes

Episode 18 • November 17, 2025 • 01:20:58
Mindfulness Through a 5th Grader’s Eyes
KMUD - Mindful Mud with Flurina Niggli
Mindfulness Through a 5th Grader’s Eyes

Nov 17 2025 | 01:20:58

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Flurina Niggli

Show Notes

In this episode, Flurina sits down with 5th grader Lily to talk about mindfulness in real life — on the playground, in the classroom, and in those moments when big feelings take over.

Together they explore simple tools they’ve learned in class: gratitude practices, ways to calm down during a meltdown, and some easy-to-understand neuroscience about what’s going on in the brain and body.

Later in the conversation, a mother and teacher joins to share how these same mindfulness practices are enriching her own life and the lives of her students.

This episode is full of practical, kid-friendly tips to help children (and the adults who love them) regulate strong emotions and become the steady “driver” of their wonderfully complex bodies and minds.

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