Publisher's Synopsis
Do you want to learn how to help children to go sleeping better, deep sleep and thrive and wake up happy ? If yes, then keep reading...
Meditation has a healing effect on everyone, regardless of their age. For children, the need is lower because they are more in the present and do not think excessively on past issues.
Meditation is essentially a state of balanced, high-leveled concentration that is not focused on a thought or idea train, but on a single, well-defined stimulus. Meditation is the opposite of wandering thoughts or even of a directed train of thought. Buddhaghosa, a fifth-century Buddhist monk, spoke of meditation as a training of attention. Other early authors have more generally referred to it as training the mind or as a way to dig and analyse what is going on in the mind. Over the years, other authors have defined meditation in various ways, as a standstill of the mind, a concentration of mental energy, a discovery of the true self, attainment of inner peace, harmonization of body and mind, or simply sitting still and doing nothing. But it is a very special way to sit still and do nothing in which the mind is kept clear and still, alert and watchful and free from losing oneself in thought.
Phrases like training the mind are a surprise to many Westerners. Isn't our formal education system in schools and universities meant for training of the mind? Isn't' the mind being trained by learning the facts, figures, and techniques of the various academic subjects being taught by our teachers and faculty ? Why should we have to deal with something as seemingly esoteric and time-wasting as meditation ?
Unfortunately, the mind is not quite categorically trained by the facts and figures and techniques taught in our school and universities. The knowledge we acquire over these years is of tremendous value to us and in many cases, to our fellow human beings, but it is not spiritual training.
Anyone who is still in doubt can go ahead and do a simple test. Close your eyes and stop thinking......
To enjoy the most from this meditation exercise, advise your children to find a place in the house or wherever they are listening to these meditations where they can relax and settle down. It does not need to be the same place every time, but having a regular meditation routine helps their body start relaxing faster the more they repeat their meditation patterns. Tips on how to settle in before the meditation sessions are offered at the start of each chapter to help remind you and your child to start the relaxation process, but try to think of some now before you get started, so you feel prepared and ready for the first meditation.
A significant number of kids suffer from some form of sleep inadequacy. As earlier presented, depriving yourself of sleep will lead to poor concentration and irritability among others. The dangers of inadequate sleep can include depressed enjoyment of life and dangerous driving. Sleep insomnia occurs in two main forms which include one where you have difficulties falling asleep and where you have challenges resuming sleep after waking up. Fortunately, as seen hypnosis, guided imagery and guided meditation can help combat all forms of insomnia.
In this book, you will learn more about:
- Sleep meditation
- How do you do it?
- The benefits of meditation
- How to teach kids bedtime meditation
- Mindfulness & relaxation exercises for kids
- Practical types of meditation for kids
- Bedtime meditations for kids
- Waves of calm
- ... AND MORE!
