Om Child: I Am Well

Ages 0 to 4, Grades Grade P

Explore the seven tenets of the Indian medical system Ayurveda, such as sleep, exercise, meditation, and nutrition! Learn about wellness with Om Child, a beautiful cased board book series that introduces familiar and important concepts for little yogis ages 3–5.

It's important to be healthy in our bodies and minds! But what does wellness mean to a toddler? Om Child explains wellness in simple terms and adorable artwork to little readers through concrete activities such as "move your body," "eat healthy," "be kind to yourself," and "be with people you love." These are familiar concepts for children, but Om Child frames these concepts through Ayurveda and gives them important vocabulary.Om Child: I Am Well concludes this mindful board book series by teaching children about Ayurveda—the holistic mind-and-body system developed in India. Each spread shares one aspect of Ayurveda using limited text that follows a clear "cause-and-effect" pattern so that these concepts are accessible for young readers. The day begins with yoga and flows into meal time, hobbies, time spent with loved ones, and ends with rest.Like the previous three books in the Om Child series, I Am Well features Sandhya Prabhat's sweet, adorable, and diverse cast of children. This cased board book is great for guardians and educators who want to encourage and equip young ones with wellness, a lifelong routine.

About the Author

Lisa Edwards is a former children’s publisher who is now a freelance writer, editor, and yoga teacher. Lisa trained and taught ashtanga, vinyasa, and yin yoga at the prestigious Sampoorna Yoga school in Goa, India. Under the guidance of her teacher, Sudhir Rishi—a former Hindu monk—she has since undertaken further training in pranayama, meditation, and yoga philosophy. She splits her time between the UK and India, and she is committed to bringing the spiritual ideas she has learned to a young audience, to encourage them to discover and celebrate the joy that lies inside every living being, including themselves. Sandhya Prabhat is an animator and illustrator based in the Bay Area, California, and is from Chennai, India. She holds an MFA in animation and digital arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, and a BA in literature from Stella Maris College. Sandhya has illustrated diverse books, including A Saree for Ammi, Today I Am, and I Am Brown (Lantana Publishing, 2020).