Zen Teen: 101 Mindful Ways to Stay Calm When Life Gets Stressful

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In the last decade, studies have reported a drastic rise in teens who experience anxiety, panic, and an inability to cope with the pressures of daily life. As mental health challenges become less stigmatized, young people are more likely than ever before to know how to identify their feelings and ask for help. Even celebrity teen icons like Selena Gomez are "coming out" as anxiety sufferers. ZEN TEEN addresses this epidemic with powerful coping mechanisms and creative tools-including two fun quizzes, tons of engaging exercises and a cool playlist-designed for the teenage mind. With topics like "The Unique Genius of You" and "Rock-Star Rituals," Tanya Carroll Richardson prompts teens to get calm by engaging in mindful tasks, like identifying gurus, tapping into warrior energy, mastering meditation, practicing realistic optimism, becoming a self-awareness samurai, learning to surrender, discovering personal dharma, finding a spirit animal, expressing challenging emotions, living loving-kindness, protecting the planet, and making vision boards that embrace "the Tao of Cool." Smart and fresh, ZEN TEEN helps teens thrive while navigating and managing the pressures of everyday life.

Tanya Richardson is a regular contributor to Beliefnet and MindBodyGreen.

Offers teens a wealth of ideas for taking the heat off life...The author's tone is more of a favorite aunt than a disciplinarian, and her ideas welcome exploration. While this book will benefit individual readers, it's also well suited to youth groups or friends getting together to chill.--Library Journal