Emily Fletcher has dedicated her life to meditation. After finding the practice during her Broadway career, she decided to spread it to the masses after her time onstage was through.
Emily founded Ziva Meditation and worked tirelessly to teach the Ziva Technique, founded on the principles of meditation, manifestation, and mindfulness. Now she's working on bringing that method to kids of all ages.
Emily has developed zivaKIDS with the help of experts from Sesame Street, world-class child psychologist Dr. Shefali Tsabary, and Harvard mindful education expert Haley Roth. The program is developed to empower and entertain kids through meditation. The techniques the program uses are designed to teach kids to combat anxiety and stress in everyday life.
Many have argued that it's harder to be a kid today than ever before. The stress of school and social media is unlike anything that most have ever dealt with. Couple this with everything going on in the world today, and it's understandable why so many kids report feelings of anxiety and stress.
It takes a toll on children's mental health, which is something Ziva Meditation founder Emily Fletcher was very aware of.
"Kids today are experiencing an unimaginable amount of pressure and stress, yet many don't have effective tools to navigate these overwhelming feelings," Emily says.
It was the knowledge of what kids are going through that moved Emily to expand her meditation solutions to kids in particular.
The zivaKIDS program has been designed to help younger children and tweens to recognize, embrace, and process their most intense feelings.
"The goal is to equip kids to recognize and process intense feelings so they can become the superhero version of themselves," says Emily, who has been developing the program for the last two years.
"There is also an adult training included with resources to be their child's best sidekick."
The zivaKIDS program offers two different options with age-appropriate information to wire kids' brains for resilience, emotional intelligence, and kindness. The information is presented with the help of Emily's costar, Z Bunny.
One program, Play, is designed for kids ages 4 to 8. It will especially resonate with kids who have a love of puppets and imagination. The program explores breath work, movement, and manifesting in a captivating way that sets kids up for a lifetime of emotional agility.
The other program, Grow, is for kids ages 9 to 14. It utilizes the natural love of science and creativity that many kids in this age range exhibit. It continues to build habits of meditation, mindfulness, and manifesting and includes a workbook to encourage self-expression.
With either program, parents get complimentary access to their own resources that teach parents how to support kids on their meditation journey. Rewards such as sticker charts, coupon books, and helpful prompts are included to inspire deeper connection and conversation with kids. They also get Ziva's "Chill Pill" audio and guided visualization to help them be the best parents they can be.
ZivaKIDS is available for a one-time lifetime access price of $199, with an additional $99 for each child added. The programs are available for purchase on the Ziva Meditation website. You can also check out the zivaKIDS Facebook community.
