Happiness Doesn't Come from Headstands

By Tamara Levitt

Leela's quest for a perfect headstand leads to unexpected happiness.

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38 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Leela loves yoga, but mastering a headstand eludes her. Each attempt ends in a tumble, challenging her belief that success equals happiness. As she navigates her failures, Leela discovers that true joy comes from embracing her efforts and limitations. Can she find peace without achieving her goal? This heartwarming tale explores resilience and self-compassion, showing that happiness isn't tied to external achievements.

From the publisher

Trying—and failing—can be a path to happiness too. Leela loves to do yoga. She could do all sorts of poses, but there was one pose she couldn’t do. Every time Leela tried to do a headstand…KERPLUNK! This book explores the themes of acceptance, resilience, and self-compassion and offers the message that just because we may experience a failure does not mean that we are a failure. Written as a counterpoint to the message of The Little Engine that Could, Happiness Doesn’t Come from Headstands is a story about a girl who tries her best, but still falls down. Through the process she learns that happiness is not determined by external achievement. Even in the face of failure, peace can be found if we accept that we cannot do everything and focus on our experience.

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