Sensational Meditation for Children: Mindfulness, Guided Imagery, and Other Child-Friendly Meditation Techniques - Softcover

Vallely, Sarah Wood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979330246 ISBN 13: 9780979330247

Publisher: Satya Intl, 2013

Synopsis

Higher self esteem, improved focus, better reading skills, closer family relationships and better health - these are just a few of the outcomes parents, therapists and teachers who've used Sensational Meditation for Children are raving about.

Considered the bible for teaching meditation to children, this book provides a step-by-step roadmap for introducing, inspiring, and supporting children to meditate. Rich with philosophy, supporting science and practical examples, this book clearly explains the benefits of meditation for today's young generation. Included are 14 meditations and a variety of fun-filled exercises to help you get started right away.

A meditation movement for children is quietly emerging across the United States and throughout the world. Children are learning meditation techniques at home, in school, in after-school clubs, and in churches, yoga studios, YMCAs, and other community centers. Parents, teachers, and therapists are finding that meditation helps children in as many ways as there are children learning its techniques.

Teachers who incorporate meditation techniques into their lesson plans report that their classroom environments are more peaceful. They attribute this to their students' ability to express care and compassion for one another. Teachers also say their students' academic skills and confidence have risen.
Therapists who work with children say meditation reduces test anxiety, builds positive peer relationships, and enhances anger management skills. Scientists find meditation decreases blood pressure and helps other physical functions, which may be adding to these positive shifts in children.
Parents are also beginning to grasp moments of serenity and bliss after teaching meditation techniques to their children. Parents say meditation helps their family members be more respectful of one another; thus relationships grow closer and more fulfilling. Some parents say meditation helps raise their children's self-esteem. Additionally, children now can relax in doctors' offices and wind down at bedtime. Their health has improved, too. Parents report that their children truly like to meditate, are curious about its processes, and ask lots of questions.


Many children say that meditation helps them prepare for tests and sports events; and report it improves their relationships with their friends, parents, brothers, and sisters. Other children tell me that they like to meditate because it helps them feel happier when they are sad, and sometimes simply because it's fun. One child shares, "It just feels cool!"

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Wood Vallely is a parent-to-parent educator. She began working with children when she was ten years old in a classroom she set up in her home. Using a chalk board her father installed, she taught the neighborhood children everything from math to vocabulary. Sarah began working professionally with children in 1991. A former art teacher, Sarah now teaches meditation to children, helping children cope with depression, anxiety, stress and symptoms associated with ADHD.

When Sarah began teaching meditation to children in Los Angeles, her classes became a phenomenon. People without children came to see how someone could possibly persuade and inspire children to meditate. To help others learn what she does so effectively, Sarah also trains adults how to teach meditation to children in classrooms, at home, and in therapeutic settings. Sarah's program attracts students from across the U.S., Canada, Australia and Europe.

Sarah is first and foremost an artist. Using words and paint as her medium. The painting on the cover is a Picasso-inspired piece by Sarah depicting herself with her daughter.

Sarah has a bachelor's degree in Fine Art and her cross-cultural meditation training includes American Board of Hypnotherapy Certification, Vipassana (Buddhist), a four-year internship with a regression therapy master (Western Shamanism), Huna practitioner training (Hawaiian), Reiki, Level II (Japanese) and ongoing Yoga instruction (Hindu).

Become a certified meditation teacher for children... To find out more about Sarah's globally recognized Child Meditation Facilitators Training, please go to: sarahwood.com Additional articles, videos, books and other resources are also found at sarahwood.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Satya Intl
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979330246
• ISBN 13: 9780979330247
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 171