Consciousness Kids

One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis" and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all - a successful, demanding career and the required 2.3 children - before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life.

Would You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?: A Different Take on Kids with ADD, ADHD, OCD and Autism provides us with a refreshing and new perspective on these children who are so different from their peers. Co-authored by three practitioners who have had remarkable success working with them, this audiobook is filled with practical tools, stories, observations, and life-changing questions that can be used by anyone who has one of these kids in their life.

When a foul-mouthed, philosophizing monkey falls out of a circus truck and into Bobby Smith's ordinary life, everything changes. Juan Pedro deMaria da Silva Junior isn't your typical talking animal. This vest-wearing, curse-spewing former research assistant to the legendary High Mountain Story Uncle has strong opinions about soul-traps (aka junk food), the mind-numbing effects of suburban living, and why Bobby needs way more names than just "Bobby Smith." What starts as an unlikely friendship becomes a journey of awakening as Bobby transforms into Roberto Pedro Smith Vásquez—discovering ...

Consciousness is not a book of answers. It is a meditative companion for those who feel the pull to look beyond thought, beyond ego, and into the quiet mystery of being. Written in a clear and reflective voice, it blends philosophy, spirituality, altered states, and reflections on artificial intelligence to gently explore the deeper questions of existence:

For parents in search of an audiobook for their child that superbly combines imagination with education. A heartwarming tale of a tiny apple tree living in the middle of an enchanted forest full of giant pine trees, including the tallest and oldest pine tree of all known as the “Extraordinary Blue Pine”. Desirous of the Blue Pine’s ability to touch the stars at night and draw cloudy designs in the sky, the little apple tree struggles to grow higher and higher, until one day a secret is revealed that changes its destiny forever.

In this audiobook, Oxford biologist John Parrington proposes a radical new theory of human consciousness, arguing that a qualitative leap in consciousness occurred during human evolution as language and tool use transformed our brains. Rejecting outdated views of the brain as a hard-wired circuit diagram, he draws on the latest insights from neuroscience to show that meaning is created within our heads through a dynamic interaction of oscillating brain waves.

Discover the power of positive thought for mindfulness in chaotic times! As an attempt to bring a detailed focus to mindfulness and its benefits, this audiobook highlights some of the key influences to mindfulness, the varying impacts of mindfulness, techniques to improve mindfulness, and suggestions to overcome chaotic times. When you begin the quest for mindfulness, you need to understand the importance of why you are seeking mindfulness, and possibly envision the anticipated result so that it may steer you toward its actualization.