<b>Awarded the 2016 Nautilus Gold Medal for Parenting and Family!</b><br><br>Spirit Rock founder, author, and teacher James Baraz’s <i>Awakening Joy</i> offers his large and devoted readership a program to gain contentment and happiness by cultivating the seeds of joy within. Here he joins with Michele Lilyanna, a classroom teacher for 25 years, to offer caregivers and children ways to find joy in each day together. <br><br>This unique offering nourishes both adults and kids. James shares the practices for the adults—parents, caregivers, and teachers. Michele offers her own experiences as a parent and as a teacher, showing how the themes work with kids, followed by the tried and true lessons that she''s used herself in the classroom and at home.<br><br>Packed with practices and activities that James and Michele have gathered over their many years of working with thousands of adults and children in retreats, workshops, and the classroom, <i>Awakening Joy for K