*'At school, we believe education should touch the whole child. This
includes the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive
aspects of the child's life. We teach children quietness as a skill to
reflect and recharge their inner lives. Lorraine Murray helped us on
this journey.'
*-- Sheila Laing, Head Teacher
Stress and behavioral disorders are common in children, who are
increasingly bombarded by marketing campaigns, faced with school and
peer pressure, and able to sense the stress of adults around them.
Mindfulness and meditation can help children recognize and cope with
these pressures, releasing bad feelings gently and giving them simple
tools to deal with tension and stress throughout their lives. In this
practical and inspiring book, Lorraine Murray shows parents, teachers
and youth workers how to lead fun and peaceful meditation sessions with
children.
Lorraine explains a variety of different approaches, from meditations
around daily activities for busy families, to ideas for group
'quietness' sessions in schools. She provides fun, tactile rhymes for
toddlers to help them calm down before bedtime, and suggests ways to
help teenagers reduce anxiety. She goes on to explain how these methods
can help children with ADHD and those on the autistic spectrum, giving a
range of case studies.
This book is suitable for complete beginners, or those with some
experience of relaxation and meditation techniques. It offers all the
advice needed to lead sessions with children, whilst encouraging the
reader to adapt and develop their own ways of helping children to feel
calmer, happier and more peaceful.
