CHAPTER 6. BREATH
1. “Yoga and Breathing Exercises Aid Children with ADHD to Focus,” Ural Federal University, May 16, 2021, https://neurosciencenews.com/focus-yoga-adhd-18435.
CHAPTER 8. SLEEP
1. Michael Breus, “The Sleep Benefits of Ayurvedic Medicine,” Psychology Today, August 2020, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleep-newzzz/202008/the-sleep-benefits-ayurvedic-medicine.
2. G. M. Nixon, J. M. Thompson, D. Y. Han, D. M. Becroft, P. M. Clark, E. Robinson, K. E. Waldie, C. J. Wild, P. N. Black, E. A. Mitchell, “Falling Asleep: The Determinants of Sleep Latency,” Archives of Disease in Childhood 94, no. 9 (September 2009): 686–89, https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.157453.
CHAPTER 11. YOGA, MEDITATION, AND MANTRAS FOR KIDS
1. “Research on Mindfulness,” Mindful Schools (website), accessed August 2021, https://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research-on-mindfulness/#reference-22.
2. “Introduce Yoga to Your Children for Health, Happiness, and Better Concentration,” National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (New Delhi, India), 2–3, https://www.ncpcr.gov.in/guidelines.
3. “Just Breathe: The Importance of Meditation Breaks for Kids,” Healthy Children (website), last updated April 19, 2017, https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/Just-Breathe-The-Importance-of-Meditation-Breaks-for-Kids.aspx.
4. Crystal Raypole, “Have Trouble Meditating? Try Mantra Meditation,” Healthline, August 18, 2020, https://www.healthline.com/health/mantra-meditation#takeaway.
5. C. R. Karnick, “Effect of Mantras on Human Beings and Plants,” Ancient Science of Life 2, no. 3 (January-March 1983): 141–47, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336746/.
CHAPTER 13. MIND-RELATED DISORDERS
1. “What Is Epigenetics?” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, last updated August 3, 2020, https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm.
CHAPTER 14. DIGESTIVE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
1. Cheryl D. Fryar, Margaret D. Carroll, and Cynthia L. Ogden, “Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Severe Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 5, 2018, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/obesity_child_15_16/obesity_child_15_16.htm.