The 'I Can't' Monster | Zen Den
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5m 50s
A mindfulness video for kids. Jaime explains how doing something for the first time can be really tough - it's like we have an "I can't" Monster trying to tell us we can't do it.
We learn what we can say to it "OH YES I CAN!"
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