May All People and Pigs Be Happy

(Hardback)

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Stuffed pig Pigalina teaches seven-year-old Claire the loving-kindness meditation to help Claire cope with the world with compassion. May All People and Pigs Be Happy follows seven-year-old Claire and her stuffed pig, Pigalina, through a series of encounters--with an angry friend, an elderly neighbor, and a loud, angry driver. From Pigalina, Claire learns some simple phrases that help her to feel kinder toward herself and others. First she learns- "May I be safe. May I be happy. May I feel love." These few words help Claire feel happier, more focused, and kinder toward others in her life. With each new encounter, Pigalina teaches Claire to expand her kindness--first to "May you be safe," then to "May we be safe," and then to "May all people and pigs be safe." This book is as perfect for those without a background in mindfulness as it is for those who already know the loving-kindness meditation.

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I loveMay All People and Pigs Be Happyand am eager to see it in childrens hands. This is a wonderfully sweet heart offering.
Tara Brach, PhD, author ofRadical Acceptance and True Refuge

In this marvelous, whimsical book, children and adults alike will delight in learning to cultivate loving kindness, an evidence-based meditation practice and quality of the heart.
Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center and author ofThe Little Book of Being and Fully Present

May All People and Pigs Be Happyis a must-have for every school counselor in the primary grades. With its engaging text and gentle illustrations, itis an outstanding resource for all educators (and parents) who want to share the benefits of mindfulness meditation with the children they love.
Heidi Rothschild, retired school counselor, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Houston, Texas

The message of loving kindness for all beings is beautifully illustrated in a story that kids and adults can resonate with. It should be in every health-care providers office.
Nellie Grose MD, integrative family physician, Houston, Texas

Our nation can benefit from greater peace, love and equanimity through loving-kindness meditation. I endorseMay All People and Pigs Be Happy.
US Congressman Tim Ryan, 13th District of Ohio, and author ofA Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit

This book has the power to change the world, one heart at a time.
Nancy Inge Simpson, head of school at St. Andrews Episcopal School, Houston, Texas

May All People and Pigs Be Happywill be a lovely addition to the tools parents can use to nourish kindness in their children.
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, author ofPay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness and Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life

ThroughMay All People and Pigs Be Happy,Micki has found a way to teach loving-kindness meditation to children with no background in meditation or mindfulness.
Zindel V. Segal, cognitive psychologist, a specialist on depression, one of the founders of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, and author ofThe Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

This lovely story reminds us that we are all part of a great big planet and what we put out we get back. If we remember to send kindness out into the world, it reminds us to be kind to ourselves.
Andrew Jordan Nance, author ofPuppy Mind,Mindful Arts in the Classroom,The Lion in Me, andThe Barefoot King

Author Bio

Micki Fine is a longtime psychotherapist in private practice, a certified teacher of mindfulness meditation trained at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts, a TEDx Presenter, the founder of Mindful Living (livingmindfully.org), and the author of The Need to Please- Mindfulness Skills to Gain Freedom from People Pleasing and Approval Seeking (New Harbinger, 2013). She has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and loving-kindness meditation since 1994 in a variety of settings, including her private practice, research environments, Rice University, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Jung Center.