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November 10, 2016

If fear and confusion is in the driver’s seat, James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna have some tips for inner peace

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  • For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized
James Baraz shares a blog post for adults on how to  slow down and make choices from a calm and centered place. Michele offers a sweet audio to send you off to sleep. Nurturing ourselves as adults is the key to Awakening Joy in Children. Take good care of yourself. The […]
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September 17, 2016

Ten steps to Awakening Joy For Kids and offerings from our Saturday webinar

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  • Audio recording, For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers, Uncategorized, webinar, webinar materials
This is the Ten Steps PDF we offered to viewers on our webinar Saturday.  We thank Kate Munding for hosting and have provided a link to her excellent online materials.  Also attached is a sweet audio recording to help your children sleep.  We had an excellent call with many thoughtful […]
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August 14, 2016

Press release: Awakening Joy for Kids

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  • Awakening Joy in Kids, For James Baraz, Uncategorized
Walking down to the local post office to pick up a parcel from Penguin Random House left me shaking.  I experienced a full range of emotions: joy, anxiety, wonder and sheer curiosity.  I opened the box and there, after years of work and a life time of teaching, personal growth […]
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November 28, 2014

Interview with James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna on Awakening Joy in Kids

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  • Awakening Joy in Kids, compassion, For James Baraz, Parents, caregivers
A partial transcript of our conversation: JB: I want to say how happy I am that you’re doing this Awakening Joy for Kids. It really makes me happy and can be a real blessing if kids benefit and parents and educators from all over get to use the materials and […]
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