Exploring how the discrediting of Boucher and his school intersected with cultural debates about gender and class, this account of Boucher's art should persuade critics and admirers alike to take another, more considered look.

Making Up the Rococo: François Boucher and His Critics (Texts and Documents Series)

Arts & Photography

Hyde, Melissa

History & Criticism

Getty Research Institute

Grow: Tending to the Hearts and Minds of Children Through the Practice of Mindfulness

People from all walks of life have been drawn to the practice of Mindfulness. Those who use Mindfulness undoubtedly note its benefits on their overall well-being. However, most people do not discover these practices until adulthood. Which leaves us to wonder... What would happen if we put these tools in the hands of all children? GROW is the perfect book for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of Mindfulness and how it can benefit the children in their lives. GROW thoroughly explores the topic of Mindfulness through the presentation of relevant studies, suggested practices, and effective ways to share it with children. Regardless of your title-teacher, parent, friend, neighbor-you have the ability to be a Change-Maker for yourself and others through the practice of Mindfulness. GROW shows you how. GROW contains a collection of clear and creative Mindfulness exercises. The exercises fall into five categories. Breath Practices, Movement, Sensory Experiences, Yoga Naps (Guided Imagery), and Practices for Brain and Heart Power. Offering Mindfulness through these five modalities keeps activities relevant, captivating, and transformative for all types of learners. GROW was written by three former classroom educators and current yoga instructors: Julie Strittmatter, Melissa Hyde, and Molly Schreiber. The co-authors contribute their own expertise, knowledge, and passion to produce an approachable understanding of Mindfulness. GROW shows how the simplicity of taking a few deep breaths can drastically change your day... and your life.

GROW: Tending to the Hearts and Minds of Children Through the Practice of Mindfulness

Strittmatter, Julie

Schreiber, Molly

Religion & Spirituality

Challenge to Change, Inc.

Review\nIn this standout guide dedicated to "change-makers," Strittmatter, Hyde, and Schreiber tout the benefits, scientific and pedagogical, of mindfulness practice, with an emphasis on introducing it to children. What is mindfulness to these authors? Simply living as if "all that really exists is the present moment," without judgement, with self acceptance, and with greater control over how we move through life. Rooted in Schreiber's experience as a mindfulness practitioner who leads an in-school yoga and mindfulness practice, the text has been crafted to lead the reader both in developing a knowledge and understanding of mindfulness, applying it to the needs of young people (it can "help teens develop positive self-esteem and acceptance of themselves"), and in incorporating its practices into the classroom through clear, inviting routines.\nA practical handbook, Grow sets itself apart with its thorough, clear exercises and meditations. Extensive quotes and personal examples from practitioners describing their experiences of mindfulness provide some deeper context but can distract from the flow of the argument; line drawings help readers picture more complex examples, and the glossary of sketched yoga poses at the end will definitely prove helpful for those who need a brush up. A little over a third of the book focuses on the exercises, focused on movement, breath practices, sensory experiences, and more.\nElsewhere, Strittmatter, Hyde, and Schreiber dig deeply into the benefits of mindfulness on an emotional, physical, intellectual, and social level, especially for young people. They argue that, as children's brains are still developing, it's urgent to learn emotional regulation and how to center yourself from people they can trust, and that the first step in teaching must be personal practice-children can detect insincerity and whether a teacher believes what they are teaching. Teachers and parents will find this a helpful guide to how to introduce mindfulness practices to their children -and why doing so is vital to emotional and social growth.Takeaway: Parents and teachers will find this guide to mindful practice helpful in teaching children and developing themselves.\nGreat for fans of: Christopher Willard and Amy Saltzman's Teaching Mindfulness to Skills to Kids and Teens, Wynne Kinder's Mindfulness for Kids - BookLife Reviews\nPeople from all walks of life have been drawn to the practice of Mindfulness. Those who use Mindfulness undoubtedly note its benefits on their overall well-being. However, most people do not discover these practices until adulthood. Which leaves us to wonder...\nWhat would happen if we put these tools in the hands of all children?\nGROW is the perfect book for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of Mindfulness and how it can benefit the children in their lives. GROW thoroughly explores the topic of Mindfulness through the presentation of relevant studies, suggested practices, and effective ways to share it with children. Regardless of your title-teacher, parent, friend, neighbor-you have the ability to be a Change-Maker for yourself and others through the practice of Mindfulness.\nGROW shows you how.\nGROW contains a collection of clear and creative Mindfulness exercises. The exercises fall into five categories. Breath Practices, Movement, Sensory Experiences, Yoga Naps (Guided Imagery), and Practices for Brain and Heart Power. Offering Mindfulness through these five modalities keeps activities relevant, captivating, and transformative for all types of learners.\nGROW was written by three former classroom educators and current yoga instructors: Julie Strittmatter, Melissa Hyde, and Molly Schreiber. The co-authors contribute their own expertise, knowledge, and passion to produce an approachable understanding of Mindfulness.\nGROW shows how the simplicity of taking a few deep breaths can drastically change your day...\n...and your life.

Playing in Stillness: A Collection of Guided Mindfulness Practices

Purcell, Paula

"If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation." - Dalai Lama Are you or your children struggling with the challenges of your day? Would you or your children benefit from more mental focus? Then you need Playing in Stillness. This collection of guided meditations provides whimsical and thought-provoking scripts that can be read aloud to adults and children alike to transport them on an inner journey to a place of stillness and peace. Meditation is the act of calming your body and mind in order to achieve mental clarity and focus. The benefits of meditation are numerous and include: - reduced stress and anxiety - stronger emotional health and stability - increased awareness of the physical body - improved attention span and memory retention - greater feelings of empathy and kindness towards ourselves and others - healthier sleep patterns Written and compiled by a group of dedicated mindfulness and yoga teachers, Playing in Stillness contains twenty meditation scripts that guide listeners towards self-reflection in gentle and imaginative ways. Paired with beautiful illustrations, this collection of meditations will delight both the ears and eyes. Playing in Stillness is the perfect ticket to a place of meditation and personal transformation for people of all ages. Are you ready to play in stillness and experience the benefits of mindful meditation? Get it now!

Name What I Feel

Expressing how we feel comes easy…\n… for some people, but not for everyone.\nChildren often need support regulating and expressing their emotions in a healthy way.\nName How I Feel uses fun, rhyming verse and vibrant colors to explore a number of these emotions and reassures children that all feelings are okay—not just those that are pleasant. After all, it is what we do with our feelings that matters.\nName What I Feel teaches young readers to accept their feelings and encourages children to use their words to express their emotions so that they can learn to respond rather than react when faced with powerful feelings.\nThis book and the included Emotions Chart can help teachers, parents, and other professionals help children express what they feel and learn ways to cope with those feelings.\nSupport someone in your life today with a copy of Name What I Feel.\nGet it now.

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Expressing how we feel comes easy ?? for some people but not for everyone.Children especially struggle to express their emotions in a healthy way. Name How I Feel uses fun, rhyming verse and vibrant colors to explore these emotions and reassures children that all feelings are okay-not just those that are pleasant. After all, it is what we do with ours feelings that matters. Name What I Feel teaches young readers to accept their feelings and encourages children to use their words to express their emotions so that they can learn to respond rather than react when faced with strong feelings.This book and the included Emotions Chart can help teachers, parents, and other professionals help children express what they feel and learn ways to cope with those feelings.Help someone in your life today with a copy of Name What I Feel.Get it now.

The first and highly-anticipated monograph on one of the most successful, collected, and exciting painters today Swiss-born Nicolas Party, one of the most successful and critically acclaimed artists working today, is known for his color-saturated paintings of everyday objects, with distinctly personal yet very accessible and recognizable imagery - bright, graphic patterns applied to canvases, ceramics, furniture, floors, ceilings, doorways, and walls. He captures the essence of his subjects in surprising ways, heightening their physical and emotional resonance. Fascinated by the power of paint to alter our perception of the built environment and, within a gallery context, how we experience art, Party regularly paints murals, either as stand-alone works or&nbsp; as carefully orchestrated settings for his work. This is the first book dedicated to his practice and the first to examine his career to date - it will be a must-read for collectors and followers of the contemporary art scene.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Nicolas Party (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series)

Aquin, Stéphane

Banz, Stefan

Subotnick, Ali

Humor & Entertainment

Phaidon Press

In 1815, Joseph, elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, arrived in America, bringing with him his vast and exquisite collection of eighteenth-century French painting, and a new American taste for eighteenth-century French painting was born. America Collects Eighteenth-century French Painting brings together some of the best and most unusual examples of this type of art that American museums have to offer, and tells their stories on a national stage. Who were the collectors, curators, museum directors and dealers responsible for bringing eighteenth-century French painting to America? Where are the paintings now? The book considers America's very real fascination with France in the eighteenth century: a staunch ally in the Revolutionary wars, a cultural and intellectual model for Franklin, Jefferson and other Americans abroad. It also looks at the way in which the cultural ideal of eighteenth-century France has continued to endure in the American imagination.

America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting

Rishel, Joseph J.

ROSENBERG, Pierre

Bordes, Philippe

Hinton, Jack

Jackall, Yuriko

Lund Humphries

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Making Up the Rococo: François Boucher and His Critics (Texts and Documents Series)

GROW: Tending to the Hearts and Minds of Children Through the Practice of Mindfulness

Grow: Tending to the Hearts and Minds of Children Through the Practice of Mindfulness

Playing in Stillness: A Collection of Guided Mindfulness Practices

Playing in Stillness: A Collection of Guided Mindfulness Practices

Name What I Feel

Name What I Feel

Nicolas Party (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series)

America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting