that, when teaching children mindfulness practices, words and context are very important,” explains Chopra. “I know from my experiences in classrooms in the U.S. The Peabody Award is well-earned!”Ĭhopra’s main responsibilities as a mindfulness consultant on the series have included sharing thoughts on topics that may be of interest to kids and parents, reviewing scripts, and giving advice on particular dialogues that need refinement or an outside perspective. I also believe the best educational shows for children in the past have tapped into educators and experts for particular topics. “I believe these focuses are shared by the producers and writers for the show. “My focus during my Master’s program at Columbia was education, psychology, and spirituality and I’ve brought these disciplines into my books for children,” she says. Chopra says she “instantly knew it would be an honor.” During Season 1’s airing in 2020, a fellow alumna from her alma mater, Columbia University’s Teachers College, who works at Apple TV+, reached out to her about consulting for Stillwater. This is the first time Chopra has served as a mindfulness consultant for a show. I loved the use of koans – pointers used to train Zen Buddhists – for meditation, and how each episode teaches a lesson in a gentle way.” “When I saw the first episodes of Stillwater, I was blown away by the writing and how the team had brought to life the characters and stories in such a beautiful way. “ Zen Shorts is one of my favorite books to share about presence, kindness, and joy in an age-appropriate manner,” says Chopra, who has written books herself, such as her “Just Be You” series for 8-12-year-olds, “My Body Is A Rainbow” and “Buddha and The Rose” for even younger children. The show, produced by Samurai Rabbit’s Gaumont International Television and Scholastic Entertainment, has won a Children’s & Youth Peabody Award, a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program, as well as a Children's and Family Emmy Award. The 3D (and sometimes 2D) animated stories, developed for TV by Niko and the Sword of Light’s Rob Hoegee, illustrate the importance of being emotionally aware and open-minded, taking time to slow down, and how to choose to be compassionate rather than overly upset. Through his example, Stillwater gives the kids a deeper understanding of their feelings as well as tools that help them face their own challenges. Muth, Stillwater follows three children, Karl (Judah Mackey), Michael (Tucker Chandler), and Addy (Eva Ariel Binder), who encounter their giant panda neighbor Stillwater (James Sie). Based on the 2005 children’s picture book Zen Shorts by Jon J.
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