A children's book
to help kids and their adults navigate these challenging times
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Do you have a child who can't express how they feel, which turns into negative behavior? Are you like me, searching for a way to minimize my young child's anger, distractions, nervousness and sadness?
Running out of solutions, I practiced chakra meditation with my young son. Using breath and imagination, we created resolution and balance for him. His thoughts softened, feelings calmed and grew into joy.
Smile From the Inside is vibrantly illustrated to inspire your child's imagination as they learn about the chakras.
Doing simple breathing exercises to harness 4 chakras within their body, your child can create a change in feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Their anger, distractions, nervousness and sadness shift into calm, happy feelings. These new feelings create positive thoughts and constructive behaviors and the cycle renews.
To feel joy, love, and focus for your child, use this 4 chakra meditation to Smile From the Inside.
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FREE - Parent's Resource Guide
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Resources that complement
Smile From the Inside -
A Chakra Meditation When Feeling Out of Control
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includes:
*Things to try when "My child's not feeling it'
*Additional breathing prompts
*Why are these 4 chakras in this Chakra Meditation, versus 7 Chakras?
*Philosophy behind the 'Out of Control' chakra meditation's orderd combination: Crown, Root, Heart and Solar Plexus
Reviews
Its beautiful!! I feel lighter & happier already! Beautifully written, and I love the illustrations. This will be a wonderful tool for kids & parents alike, and no better time for its release than now.
*MP, mom and bodyworker- Mesa AZ
5 out of 5 stars A Thankful Foster Mom
I am a foster mom and I have 1 biological son, and FOUR adopted "babies". Meltdowns usually included some kind of anger or violence (especially from the teenage boys). This book provided a common language and imagery and healthy coping tool that is great for ALL ages. It provides a very basic and easy to grasp look at chakra "meditation" but really just provides a beginners guide to understand the chakras... and their importance to a smile. I have kids aged 4 (loves hearing me read it and looking at the beautiful pictures) to 18 (severe anger issues- the first time we read it together he rolled his eyes, but later that day I heard him unprompted talking to his therapist about it!!!) And to be honest- even the 36 years old hubby who didn't know anything about chakras said he felt calmer after reading it.
During this time of crisis and isolation it has been a life-changing book. We have accomplished extra chores, schoolwork, and more togetherness then we were prepared for with some extra SMILES!
Huge shout out to the author, Sherry!!! Thank you for once again providing me a tool to keep working with my babies!!
*JR- Foster Mom- Mesa AZ
Simple and Powerful
A wonderful book to move through with or without a child! With everything going on in the world it was wonderful to be guided and reminded of the joy within, visualizing each chakra as the author moves through each one including wonderful illustrations.
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It is really simple and yet so powerful! Happy to have this book on my shelf as an gentle guide. For myself when I need a quiet moment to center myself. And for the children in my world.
*AF, Nanny- Tempe AZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, fun & heartwarming
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2020
Simply put, this little gem is a treasure for children of all ages. This beautifully illustrated book teaches kiddos simple techniques for dealing with big emotions. A fun and easy read for little ones.
*MC, Mom and Spiritual Coach - Tempe, AZ
"Smile from the Inside Out" is a thoughtful and engaging read for not only kids, but adults as well! This book really has a great way of bringing about self awareness to youngsters that deal with big feelings and how to process emotions by using mindfulness techniques. The meditation exercise, which can done by both kid and adult, touches on the basics of grounding and resourcing tools that help us self regulate in times of overwhelm. This story book has cute depictions that illustrate the energetics of the Chakra system and is a great first introduction into working with this ancient system. I will definitely be recommending this book to those that have kiddos or work closely with them for educational purposes.
~Kelli W.
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Beautiful illustrations and wonderful, easy to use meditation guide for all ages!
This book is beautifully crafted to guide the reader of any age in the art of meditation. With it's thoughtfully created illustrations as a visual demonstration to the simple steps of meditation, it allows the reader to easily begin the journey and experience the benefits of a daily meditation practice.
BW
5 out of 5 stars Brilliantly breaks down energy flow for kids
I’m so glad I found this book! I’ve been working with my kids on medication techniques and this truly gives a simple, step by step process that kids and parents alike can follow. Chakras are not easy to explain to little ones, and this book really accomplishes giving them a great basis! The illustrations are colorful and really help make the content engaging for kids too. Love love love!
JD, Mom
A visually lovely little treasure that is sure to bring in more joy.
As a parent, Massage Therapist, teacher and care giver to many, I can imagine the far reaching value of this sweet and simple book. The creative short journeys into some of the Chakras are specific yet allow lots of mental wiggle room for the child to make it their own story. Since our personal journeys change on a daily basis, so can what the child imagines when exploring their emotions. In that way this book can be a great tool for years.
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P.S. I wish I had had this on our bookshelf of choices when my kids were little.
KN
Author
Sherry Fragosa
Author
Always being sensitive to the environment around her, plus having a love for nature and all things natural, Sherry began her exploration into energy medicine and chakras as a young girl in rural Eastern Pennsylvania. As life began to challenge her, she dove deeper into chakras and energy to find her joy. At 21 years old, moving to the Phoenix metropolis in Arizona allowed for her to add formal training in chakra balancing, reiki, massage therapy and holistic health to her business training and BA in Behavioral Science. Utilizing chakra balancing in her everyday home life and business life, added real world applications of immeasurable value. Being a licensed massage therapist for over 20 years, and co-creating and running a natural OB/GYN office for over 15 years, she has observed, practiced and learned many intricacies of the way our chakras and energy mold and dictate our everyday actions. Sherry feels, and lives her Truth, that having the ability to open the energy in the chakra system at challenging times and times of focused manifestation, allows for truly amazing transformations to develop in a very simple to-do package. She feels that anyone, young or old; religious, spiritual or skeptical; happy, sad or indifferent; can and will feel a change within them by influencing their chakra system. Her goal is to share the knowledge she has gathered with children and adults, so that everyone has an easier path to joy, to Smile from the Inside.
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Sherry has a series of children's books coming out that will focus on chakra healing for kids. Parent Guides, activity books and an Adult Emotions and Chakra Guidebook will follow. Send Sherry a message so that you are first to know when the children's and adults books emerge into print and electronic form!
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Smiling Publishers, Arizona
