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Mindful Families

Mindfulness, breath, gratitude and slowness — chosen for families who will actually use them, not families with an hour a day.

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Mindful Families

A Thrive List™ for the Mindful Families pathway

Best Parent Books8

Best Children's Books5

Best Teen Books3

Best Podcasts4

Best Apps5

Best Websites2

Best YouTube Channels4

Helpful Organisations2

Last updated 30 July 2026

From the therapist

Do not start with a family meditation practice. Start with one minute, attached to something that already happens daily. This guide is ordered from smallest commitment to largest.

If you're overwhelmed, start here

01
Sitting Still Like a Frog(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Eline Snel
02
The Whole-Brain Child(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
03
Everyday Blessings(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Jon & Myla Kabat-Zinn

If today is not the day for a reading list: take the three Start Here picks, ignore everything else, and come back in a month.

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Best Parent Books

8 recommendations

01
Top pick
Sitting Still Like a Frog(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Eline Snel
02
Top pick
The Whole-Brain Child(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
03
Top pick
Everyday Blessings(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Jon & Myla Kabat-Zinn

5 more in the PDF

Best Children's Books

5 recommendations

01
Top pick
Breathe Like a Bear(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Kira Willey
02
Top pick
Alphabreaths(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Christopher Willard & Daniel Rechtschaffen
03
I Am Peace(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Susan Verde

2 more in the PDF

Best Teen Books

3 recommendations

01
Top pick
The Mindful Teen(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Dzung Vo
02
Top pick
A Still Quiet Place for Teens(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Amy Saltzman
03
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down(find this book on Amazon, opens in a new tab)
Haemin Sunim

Best Podcasts

4 recommendations

01
Top pick
Peace Out(opens in a new tab)
Bedtime FM
02
Top pick
Be Calm on Ahway Island(opens in a new tab)
Ahway Island
03
Top pick
Ten Percent Happier(opens in a new tab)
Dan Harris

1 more in the PDF

Best Apps

5 recommendations

01
Top pick
Smiling Mind(opens in a new tab)
Smiling Mind
02
Top pick
Insight Timer(opens in a new tab)
Insight Timer
03
Calm Kids(opens in a new tab)
Calm

2 more in the PDF

Best Websites

2 recommendations

01
Top pick
Greater Good in Action(opens in a new tab)
UC Berkeley
02
Top pick
Mindfulness in Schools Project(opens in a new tab)
MiSP

Best YouTube Channels

4 recommendations

01
Top pick
Just Breathe(opens in a new tab)
Julie Bayer Salzman
02
Top pick
Cosmic Kids Zen Den(opens in a new tab)
Cosmic Kids
03
5-Minute Body Scan for Kids(opens in a new tab)
New Horizon

1 more in the PDF

Helpful Organisations

2 recommendations

01
Top pick
Mindfulness in Schools Project(opens in a new tab)
MiSP
02
The Mindfulness Initiative(opens in a new tab)
Mindfulness Initiative

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