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Meditation and mindfulness for children
Suzanne Shenderey Hypnotherapist and mindfulness teacher
Mindfulness allows children to cultivate greater awareness of others, the world and themselves. All children need to learn how to pay attention, focus and concentrate, to listen and to learn, to be wise in relationships with themselves (their thoughts and emotions) and others. These are skills which are useful all the way through life not only in the classroom. Mindfulness means noticing and paying attention to our senses during an activity, for example listening to the sounds in our environment, observing breathing or noticing the detail of something we are looking at.
Research has shown that meditation can help children:
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Feel peaceful and tranquil Fall asleep more easily
Cope with stress and anxiety Increase focus and concentration Improve relationships
• Handle difficult emotions • •
Develop creativity and imagination Calm themselves
Research has shown that meditation can help children: • Feel peaceful and tranquil • Handle difficult emotions • Fall asleep more easily • Cope with stress and anxiety
• Develop creativity and imagination
• Quieten themselves
• Increase focus and concentration
• Improve relationships
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