{"id":30727,"date":"2025-06-29T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30727"},"modified":"2025-06-29T09:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:23:43","slug":"meditation-mindfulness-and-breathwork-for-babies-and-older-kids-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30727","title":{"rendered":"Meditation, Mindfulness and Breathwork for Babies \u2014 and Older Kids, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On a recent Saturday morning at Artful Souls & Wellness, a street-level yoga studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a group of 10 gathered in a circle surrounded by cushions, plants, instruments and essential oils. Rain fell outside while calming music played; the mood was serene.<\/p>\n

The group had assembled in a space often used for traditional yoga classes, but this time, they were there for a SpongeBob SquarePants solar plexus chakra workshop.<\/p>\n

Mandi Finkel-Jimenez, a licensed massage therapist, sound healer and founder of Quintessential Therapy, began by leading the four adults, four children and one baby through what she called \u201cbergamot bubble breathwork,\u201d which involved blowing bergamot-infused bubbles, made by Ms. Finkel-Jimenez, while practicing controlled breathing techniques. <\/p>\n

Soon, the families would play with stickers, creating their own Krusty Krab \u201cpizzas\u201d before settling into a 25-minute musical sound bath focused on a SpongeBob-themed meditation story. Ten-year-old Gavin sat cross-legged, eyes closed. His 8-year-old brother, Griffin, sat next to him, plucking a small kalimba while their mother, Estrella Mu\u00f1oz, the director of the studio, who said she took her children to these classes twice a month, held her 8-month-old son, Gaius, in her lap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms. Finkel-Jimenez, 35, began offering programming for children in 2021, but in May, she kicked off an eight-class 1990s nostalgia series, starting with a \u201cMagic School Bus\u201d-themed session in May, which combined Ms. Frizzle\u2019s flair for education and adventure with work on the root chakra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In May, Ms. Finkel-Jimenez began offering an eight-class 1990s nostalgia series of children\u2019s mindfulness classes, incorporating elements of \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants\u201d and \u201cThe Magic Schoolbus.\u201d<\/span>Natalie Keyssar for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On a recent Saturday morning at Artful Souls & Wellness, a street-level yoga studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a group of 10 gathered in a circle surrounded by cushions, plants, instruments and essential oils. Rain fell outside while calming music played; the mood was serene.The group had assembled in a space often used for traditional yoga classes, but this time, they were there for a SpongeBob SquarePants solar plexus chakra workshop.Mandi Finkel-Jimenez, a licensed massage therapist, sound healer and founder of Quintessential Therapy, began by leading the four adults, four children and one baby through what she called \u201cbergamot bubble breathwork,\u201d which involved blowing bergamot-infused bubbles, made by Ms. Finkel-Jimenez, while practicing controlled breathing techniques. Soon, the families would play with stickers, creating their own Krusty Krab \u201cpizzas\u201d before settling into a 25-minute musical sound bath focused on a SpongeBob-themed meditation story. Ten-year-old Gavin sat cross-legged, eyes closed. His 8-year-old brother, Griffin, sat next to him, plucking a small kalimba while their mother, Estrella Mu\u00f1oz, the director of the studio, who said she took her children to these classes twice a month, held her 8-month-old son, Gaius, in her lap.Ms. Finkel-Jimenez, 35, began offering programming for children in 2021, but in May, she kicked off an eight-class 1990s nostalgia series, starting with a \u201cMagic School Bus\u201d-themed session in May, which combined Ms. Frizzle\u2019s flair for education and adventure with work on the root chakra.In May, Ms. Finkel-Jimenez began offering an eight-class 1990s nostalgia series of children\u2019s mindfulness classes, incorporating elements of \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants\u201d and \u201cThe Magic Schoolbus.\u201dNatalie Keyssar for The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30729,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30730,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30727\/revisions\/30730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}