Susanne Benton is a children’s author, massage therapist, preschool teacher, and mindfulness educator. She is the creator of Mind Body Bedtime, a story-based approach to calming the nervous system through imagination and play. Her picture books and practices blend the science of relaxation with the magic of storytelling. Susanne is the author of Except for Thomas, Big is Small and Small is Big, Dragon O’Clock (coming soon,) as well as the Mind Body Bedtime and Mind Body Classroom activity books. Her children’s bedtime meditations are widely used on the Insight Timer platform. She lives in Colorado, where she finds inspiration in the small wonders of nature and the joyful chaos of children at play.