Cosmic Kids Zen Den

In this episode, Jaime explains how we can create positive movies in our mind.

In this episode, Jaime from Cosmic Kids explains about concentration, showing us a candle flame and encouraging us to look at it.

In this episode, Jaime from Cosmic Kids explains how breathing can help calm our busy minds.

In this episode, Jaime shares a game which helps our concentration.

In this episode, Jaime talks about how to notice our feelings - as we discover what's in the treasure chest!

In this episode, Jaime explains how sometimes we can 'get wanty' about something, and maybe even have a tantrum because we can't have it - and explains how we can avoid it.

In this episode, Jaime takes us on a guided meditation to help us leave behind our worries, anger and fear. A lovely calming meditation for kids.

In this episode, Jaime takes us on an imaginary journey to the playground - where someone is playing on 'my' swing. Why do we get that 'Mine!' feeling - even about things that don't belong to us? Jaime shows us how to notice it coming up, and explores the best things to do when it happens.

In this episode, Jaime introduces us to the idea of ATTENTION and how we can practise it. We meet Mini - Jaime's dog - and we talk about how she learned to focus her attention.

In this episode, we practice our superpower listening. We play a listening game, seeing if we can identify sounds which Jaime plays. Listening is an important skill for learning and concentration - and it's fun to see how good we can be at it!

Learning new things can be tough! It can feel like we have a monster in our minds saying 'you can't do it!' In this video, Jaime shares how to overcome the hard bit of doing something for the first time. We can make the 'I can't' monster disappear - just by saying "OH YES I CAN!"

In this video, Jaime explains why people can be mean - usually because they are feeling unhappy - and how it says more about them than it does about you. Meanness is like a bug which is passed around! We can stop 'The Mean Bug' in its tracks by deciding not to let it affect us.

Jaime explains how thoughts work. They're a bit like bubbles - they come and go! POP! Have fun understanding how your thinking works - and learn that every thought just passes by, like a bubble.

Jaime introduces a fun game - about listening. How well can you listen to the sounds of the bells? REALLY listen! If you listen really hard, it's amazing how long they go on for. It's fun! If we can get our listening working well, we can experience the world so much more and enjoy ourselves even more!

A fun explanation of one of the key principles in mindfulness and happiness. Jaime tells a story from a childhood math lesson, to illustrate how the amygdala (our 'guard dog') can be so good at protecting us - a little TOO good - that it stops the thinking part of our brain (our 'owl' - the pre-frontal cortex) from doing its work! Designed to help kids aged 5+ start to understand mindfulness.

Join Jaime on a special Zen Den field frip - a mindful walk in the beautiful countryside! Mindful walking is a way of noticing what's going on around you while you take a walk. Instead of racing to where you're going, you take your time and really notice what you see, hear and feel.

Jaime talks about mindful eating. Instead of gobbling up our food without thinking, we savour every second. Have a small piece of something tasty handy for this one so you can join in!

Join Jaime in the Zen Den to talk about something we all get sometimes - NERVES! Why do we feel nervous sometimes - before a public performance or big event - and what can we do about it? Jaime shares a really useful way of dealing with them.

In this episode of Cosmic Kids Zen Den I explain in a kid-friendly way that we are separate from our feelings. They come and go - and we can observe them - without getting swept up by them. There's a really clever way of remembering this - our mind is like a pond full of fish. The fish are our feelings. If we remember to Be The Pond, we'll let those feelings just swim by. Be the Pond!