One/Two day Meditation and Relaxation Workshops
These are suitable for nursery aged children, up to year 6.
The workshops run over one or two days (depending on the number of children in the school.) Each class participates in a session lasting 45 mins to 1 hour. Younger children typically take part in the shorter sessions.
The sessions begin with an introduction to a wide range of wonderful breathing exercises, which can be used daily thereafter in order to reduce anxiety and stress and bring about calm and relaxation, as well as renewed focus and concentration. These are followed by some yoga-based warm up exercises. Next, the children take part in some or all of the following: listening meditations, stories, moving meditations, creative and guided visualisations. The sessions end with a lovely deep relaxation exercise - pupils and class teachers are guaranteed to emerge from these exercises feeling great!
The workshops are a fantastic addition to any Emotional Health and Well-being week and also fit in very well alongside P.H.S.E themes.
The cost of a one day workshop £300 for a whole day, £250 for the second day, should you require a two day workshop.
Meditation and Creative Visualisation lessons
We also offer class based meditation and creative visualisation lessons. We come into schools and teach a progressive scheme which introduces the children to meditation, wonderful relaxation and breathing exercises, as well as the art of visualisation. These are designed to run over the course of 6 or 12 weeks (1 lesson per class, per week).
The lessons are designed to help children:
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tap into their true creative potential
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develop a better understanding of themselves
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develop a better understanding of others
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recognise how different emotions affect them
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let go of physical and mental stress
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improve memory, recall and concentration
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improve clarity and focused thinking
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improve listening and observation skills
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develop imagination
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find a place of calm and stillness within
We also offer a unique bespoke service to schools, whereby, we can focus on particular themes to suit the specific needs of the classes.
These nature of these sessions mean that they are relevant and link naturally to all subjects in the Curriculum , in particular P.S.H.E. The introduction of the Creative Curriculum offers great opportunities to introduce these techniques into the classroom.
The positive effects of meditation for children are numerous! Children who learn the art of quiet concentration are able to apply this new skill to all areas of the curriculum and life in general.
All techniques used are non-religious and we have taught in both Faith as well as Non-Faith schools.
We use music, stories, visual prompts and more to create a perfect atmosphere in which to enhance and compliment the sessions. All sessions are specifically aimed at the age group to create a really interactive, fun and unique session!
The sessions cost £250 per day
Meditation Training for Teachers
We also offer training for teachers either through INSET or for individuals who then act as a 'coach' to teach other staff the techniques.
The training consists of a one day workshop in which the teacher:
- learns about the benefits of meditation
- experiences the techniques first hand
- is given detailed lesson plans and resources to enable teaching in class
- learns practical guidelines for teaching children meditation in a class room setting
The cost for one day of training is £500 (+ travel costs if outside of South East )
This includes a teaching pack which includes a 12 weeks worth of detailed lesson plans and all resources required for teaching the scheme.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like further information about any of the services we offer.