About the Author
ANN BOWMAN BERNDT is an avid meditator and a creative mother of two, Penn and Gwyn, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband David, and dog, Walter. She enjoys spending time in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Through her book, Find the Woo-Woo in You You!, Ann shares her passion for meditation and breathing techniques, aiming to help children learn emotional regulation. Her lighthearted approach makes these important tools accessible for kids, parents and educators. Ann believes in the power of mindfulness to calm anxious minds and foster emotional well-being, making her work a valuable resource for families seeking self-help strategies for children.
Reviews
“The lyrical rhyming prose of this book combined with the beautiful watercolor illustrations convey a calm and centered way of being that enables a child to travel the road from worried to relaxed. It tells the story of a little girl who is coming home from school with her older brother feeling very upset about her day. When she gets to her grandmother’s house the setting is so beautiful, and her grandmother models taking deep breaths and imagining a place inside herself that she can go to center herself. Giving this place a name, finding her “Woo-Woo”, is so central to the success for this process for children. It’s something concrete that they can attach to this method, and will help them remember it. Acknowledging that “big feelings” are natural and normal is so key to children being OK with experiencing them. I applaud the author for taking on this subject in such a direct and accessible way, and foresee it making a difference in classrooms, with social workers, counselors and school psychologists.”
Patricia Bowman
Classroom teacher/librarian
27 years