Planting Seeds: The Power of Mindfulness Film Trailer

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"Planting Seeds" The Power of Mindfulness is based on the book "Planting Seeds" practicing mindfulness with children
 by Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Community
.

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The feature documentary animated film will be shot in Plum Village, France during the entire month of July 2012. The film will star Jay, an incredible teenager from Hong Kong who is a mindfulness practitioner. Jay will show us how to compassionately transform situations (bullying, parents fighting) and himself using "The Power of Mindfulness."

The film will also feature parents, teachers and children from several countries, plus Thich Nhat Hanh, Sr. Jewel, Phap Dung and other monks and nuns who will share their experience and practice of using Mindfulness.

The sustainably packaged Double DVD and Blu-Ray Limited Edition DVD will contain the film, plus music from Joe Reilly, great educational material and exercises that a teacher, a parent or child can easily use to bring the "Power of Mindfulness" into their classroom, their home and their lives. 15% of all sold comic books, ibooks and dvd´s will be happily donated to Plum Village.

Mindfulness is a powerful tool to help children, parents, teachers and communities develop the skills to promote peace in themselves and in the world around them. Help us to creatively introduce people around the world to the transformational power of Mindfulness via the engaging medium of film.

Music in the trailer by:
fri.events Orchestra - Soleil Dans Les Flaques (Sun In The Puddles)
Hiddeminside - The Forest Of Lights

Mindfulness could be everything,
like eating, walking or playing.

Everything could be mindfulness.

- When you do something,
you know you are doing it.

So whether you are walking, eating,
sitting, or even playing a video game,

you know what you are doing,
so your mind is not somewhere else.

When we share mindfulness
with children, they really enjoy it.

They see that the way are together
as a group of kids, has a real quality.

It is so important to have a living example
of people who live happily and peacefully

and to show live children like Jay,

who know how to speak
lovingly to other people

and to listen deeply, to really
hear what someone is saying

It is important for other kids
to see kids, families and adults

who live in a way that is awakened,
trying to really take care of themselves,

take care of each other,
take care of the earth,

to be kind to themselves,

and to everything that makes up
who we are, which is everything.

- Sometimes, if you are shouting
with your mother or father,

you could actually think
before you say something:

Would it be mindful or could it hurt them?

I think that is one of
the things I would learn.

Or at school for instance, if you breathe
or just sit down or take a walk

a few minutes before you have a test,
it really helps you.

The vase of water is our mind.

And the different colors of sand
are our thoughts and feelings.

What kinds of thoughts
do you have when waking up?

Pick a color of sand that feels
right for your feelings or thoughts.

This is how our minds are when we are
in a hurry, stressed, angry or upset.

Can you see things clearly in this state?

Let's breathe with the bell
and observe all the sand

as it slowly settles
to the bottom of the jar.

(Bell)

(Deep breathing)

This is what happens
to our minds when we meditate,

when we are mindful of
our body and of our breathing.

What is the water like now?

The thoughts and feelings
can still be there in our minds

but rest peacefully at the bottom,

because we know how to
return to our breathing to calm them.

- If people bully me,
I look into why they bully me.

Maybe they have their own suffering,

or they see something in me
that makes them suffer.

Or maybe their family has problems

and they want to do something
to make people unhappy,

to make themselves feel good.

We need to understand
why they do that.

- If we cannot do something to stop
what the other person is doing

we can at least take care
of what is happening in us.

So if we feel sad, angry or hurt,

we can know that
those feelings are there in us

and that those feelings are ok,
you are normal to have that feeling.

So we can know that we
need to be there for that feeling,

in the same way as we take care of
our younger brother when he is sad or upset.

The feeling in us is like our little brother
or sister that we need to take care of.

So they need a very lively
family, a community of people

that they can relate to and enjoy

And they need not only real people
but also superheroes and comics,

who can show in a very concrete way
how we can live and be peace in our daily life.

and how we can change the world
through how we are in each moment.

(laughing)

They didn't teach me how to float!

- Where is the part about floating?

(laughing)