How to practice meditation exercises for children

Entitled “calm and attentive like a frog” the author Eline Snel, achieved in a precise and practical book published by Editorial Kairos, make meditation exercises for children are a game with which we start practice mindfulness or mindfulness.

Many parents and educators wonder about the possibility of doing meditation exercises for children, both at home and in schools. Today already are doing internships in schools with young children who are having very good results.

Entitled “calm and attentive like a frog” the author Eline Snel, achieved in a precise and practical book published by Editorial Kairos, make meditation exercises for children are a game with which we start practice mindfulness or mindfulness.

Many parents and educators wonder about the possibility of doing meditation exercises for children, both at home and in schools. Today already are doing internships in schools with young children who are having very good results as we Amparan several studies reflected in its practice, it reduces stress considerably. You can see an example in this article on Mindfulness for children and some other example in the publication of the magazine “Somos”.

In the book that today I present, Eline Snel, draws attention to groups of children between 5 and 12 years and their parents, inviting them to perform a simple immersion in the practices of mindfulness or mindfulness in order to help children to practice relaxation, calm down and get them to focus on what they do best.

This Dutch therapist, offers over hundred pages that make up the book, a nice way to bring serenity to children. Divided into 10 chapters and written simply and accompanied by drawings, parents and educators will find it a good tool. The book is also a CD with mindfulness meditation exercises for children that does not disappoint. I’m sure he will repeat with your children or students more than once.

Build a “personal meteorological part” to control emotions, learn to listen to your body, getting children to see reality as if it were something new to discover every day, become a little frog to play with attention, are some of the many exercises that children can do guided by their parents or guardians.

In short, a highly recommended book that learn to practice exercises in mindfulness for children meditation can become an enjoyable game for school or home to learn the whole family, you can live with more intensity from the serenity .

The result, as the author points out, is that with the method posed, based on the one developed by the prestigious Jon Kabat-Zinn, children sleep better, are more concentrated and feel safer.

Enjoy it with your family!