Davide Viola, psychologist, psychotherapist and mindfulness instructor, offers concrete help to parents, teachers and educators, practitioners or not, who feel the need to bring mindfulness into the lives of children. A technique with a very distant tradition, but at the same time deeply current and based on modern scientific evidence, ideal for inspiring children to cultivate awareness, kindness and joy in every moment of their lives. “In the quiet daily routine of my life, I discovered an unexpected Zen master. He is not a hermit monk, nor a wise old man sitting in meditation under a centuries-old tree. My Zen master is a cat, and I am grateful for his daily lessons in mindfulness, awareness and love. In his eloquent silence, I find the peace and serenity that I desire so much. In his long pauses, in his moments of contemplation, he reminds me that silence is a precious gift to cultivate”. – D. V.