Annaka Harris, best-selling author and mindfulness teacher (as well as wife of neuroscientist-philosopher-author-podcast creator Sam Harris), believes that teaching these skills to children is critical. She speaks often about her experience working with young children - and especially how she’s been surprised to learn that they are able pick up mindfulness techniques (and use them effectively) as young as four or five years old.
Last June we launched our first Apple Podcast - Kidevolve’s Imaginarium - to warm, enthusiastic reviews! Along with Apple, we’ve also been picked up by: Castbox, Listen Notes, Podtail, TuneIn, Chartable, Poddtoppen, PodParadise, and iVOOX… just to name a few. We’re so excited about the momentum here, and in this post we share some engagement stats that we hope will get you even more motivated to listen in, share, care and subscribe.
We’re so excited to announce (drum roll)… that our Creative Mind Journeys are finally live on Apple Podcasts! Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters, creative talent, business advisors and volunteers! Because of you, we’ve produced an incredible offering of free, first-of-their-kind audio tracks to get kids turned on to mindfulness in a totally novel way. We began this journey with love and a mighty vision, and we’ve received this back tenfold. Special shoutout to Jeff Warren - whose incredible spirit, creativity, meditative wizardry and extreme generosity has allowed us to hone our style and expand our blueprint with tons of integrity. Much gratitude also goes out to Hope, Sophia, Jason, Amy, Christine, Marni, Alex, Nick, Kathleen, Sonja, Ella, Connor and Michael - all early champions and essential contributors to where we are today.
So…. to get started, go to the Kidevolve Imaginarium Podcast in Apple Podcasts and click on Subscribe. Then, grab some kids aged 6-12 (preferably ones you know) and have a listen to our latest selection of tracks - now re-organized into courses to address key EQ learning areas like Self-Control, Sleep, Resilience and Empathy!
Ever wondered what it takes to create one of Kidevolve’s super engaging Creative Mind Journey audio tracks or why kids like them so much? Check out our second podcast where 10 year old Ella Davies interviews our lead creator Jeff Warren about his favourite Kidevolve characters and why he thinks learning mindfulness is cool for kids of all ages.
Jeff and Ella find a comfortable groove, chatting and sharing information about why mindfulness is important and how it can help kids learn more about what’s going on inside.
Jeff Warren was recently featured on Hunter Clarke-Field's tremendously popular Mindful Mama Podcast, where he talks all about how much fun he has channeling and developing Kidevolve's Creative Mind Journey™ audio tracks for 6-12 year olds - first-of-their kind audio stories that mix music, sound fx, incredible voice talent and pure whimsy to deliver highly imaginative tales that double as smart guided practices. Check it out...
Getting schools to recognize the importance of mindfulness training for young children is the next big step in children's mental health. More and more regular schools are budgeting for these types of initiatives, so that kids can improve concentration, reduce stress, improve self-regulation and better connect with feelings of community. Check out what they are doing at the Momentous school...
