New Adventure! Pensive Penguin: Path to Japan
Pensive Penguin: Path to Japan is a gentle, mindful journey through Japan’s serene landscapes, inviting young explorers to slow down, reflect, and find inner calm.
Mindful Moments Blog
Gentle stories and simple practices to help kids (and grown-ups) pause, breathe, and feel more connected. New posts monthly.
Key Features
Mindfulness
Pensive Penguin teaches the power of stillness—helping little ones center themselves with calm breaths and thoughtful moments.
Parent-Child Bonding
Shared reading becomes a meaningful moment of connection, reflection, and love between grownups and their little penguins.
Excerpt from The Floating Path
What an honor!
The Pensive Penguin team had the incredible honor of presenting our mindfulness focused children’s book series at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness Book Club and what an uplifting experience it was.
A special thank-you to Sharon Zimmer, who brought Floating Path, Path to Maui, and Path to Kauai to life with her beautiful readings. Her calm presence and thoughtful delivery were truly magical.
We left feeling inspired and grateful. Our mission has always been to plant gentle seeds of mindfulness in the hearts of children, families, and adults alike and moments like these remind us why we do what we do. We can’t wait to return for more readings, reflections, and mindful moments together.
For more opportunities to learn about mindfulness and other amazing mindfulness book presentations check out the UCSD Center for Mindfulness Book Club: ➡️ https://cih.ucsd.edu/mindfulness/cfm-book-club
Path to Japan
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Oosouji: Clearing Space, Creating Peace, The Bi...
In a quiet corner of Japan, Pensive Penguin begins his morning with something unexpected, not meditation, not tea, but tidying. He sweeps.He folds.He clears small spaces with calm intention. This...
Oosouji: Clearing Space, Creating Peace, The Bi...
In a quiet corner of Japan, Pensive Penguin begins his morning with something unexpected, not meditation, not tea, but tidying. He sweeps.He folds.He clears small spaces with calm intention. This...
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Shinrin-yoku: A Forest of Stillness
Pensive Penguin Learns the Art of Being Among the Trees As Pensive Penguin follows the next turn in his path, the sea breeze gives way to quiet groves of towering...
Shinrin-yoku: A Forest of Stillness
Pensive Penguin Learns the Art of Being Among the Trees As Pensive Penguin follows the next turn in his path, the sea breeze gives way to quiet groves of towering...
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Sunrise Breath - A Morning Practice of Presence...
A Morning Practice of Presence and Wonder High above the clouds on the island of Maui, Pensive Penguin sits quietly at the summit of Haleakalā. The air is crisp. The...
Sunrise Breath - A Morning Practice of Presence...
A Morning Practice of Presence and Wonder High above the clouds on the island of Maui, Pensive Penguin sits quietly at the summit of Haleakalā. The air is crisp. The...
Testimonials
"It was calming and gave subtle messages for coping with stress. A very positive peaceful book."
- Toni E.
"Bedtime is calmer since we started reading The Floating Path. My son loves the breathing exercise too."
- Emily R.
"Such a beautiful story with gentle lessons, my daughter asks for Pensive Penguin every night before bed."
- Sophia L.
More than a mug, it’s a mindful moment.
As your hot beverage is poured, each Pensive Penguin color-morphing mug gently reveals its artwork and a special mindfulness quote from each book. We’ve created a unique mug for every book in the Pensive Penguin series, The Floating Path, Path to Maui, Path to Kauai, and Path to Japan, turning your daily cup into an invitation to slow down, breathe, and follow your own path.