Katie's Karate Class

WINNER OF FAMILY CHOICE AWARD 2017 Learn how to overcome fear, conquer your anxiety, and build self-confidence when trying something new with this karate yoga story, Katie’s Karate Class! In this kids’ book about anxiety, join Katie on the way to her first karate class. She feels self-conscious about starting something new and meeting new people. Katie’s brother demonstrates the yoga principle by encouraging Katie to change her negative thoughts related to karate by thinking of something completely opposite, like being happy in yoga. Though technology has brought the global community closer together, it seems to have somehow given children more fears. They see and hear more than ever before—and the content isn’t always developmentally appropriate. Also, some children just tend to have a harder time starting something new. That fear and anxiety can trickle into all aspects of their lives, and for some kids, it’s debilitating. This strategy of “thinking the opposite” can become a part o