Child Meditation

Washington, DC

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Scott Morganbrings years of teaching and meditation practice to Daisy Pascualvaca Ph. D. andAssociates (www.Pascualvaca.com). Scott’s background is in science communication,teaching at the National Institutes of Health since 1994. He authoredthe book Speaking about Science(Cambridge University Press, 2006) and lectures across the country for various organizationsand universities. Scott also facilitates communication skills for think tanks andleadership academies, and teaches speech and mindfulness at The Theatre Lab,Washington DC’s largest acting school.

With Daisy Pascualvaca Ph. D. and Associates, Scott teaches meditation to children and theirfamilies (certified via Sarah Wood Vallely, 2011). This is a series of short classes that combines various techniques andexercises to help each person create greater mental focus. No matter what thegoal, these methods become replicable tools to improve attention, self-control,effectiveness, and balance. Pleasecall 202.537.6155 for more information.

Asheville, North Carolina

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Kids Love their Unique Mantras and Meditation Beads

Children ages 5 – 10 years old met with me after school at alocal Charter School here in Asheville. After reading “The Magic Gum Tree – AChildren’s Fantasy Story about Meditation”, I helped each child choose their ownmantra to repeat during their meditation. I asked them to choose a two-syllableword or phrase that helped them feel relaxed. Some of the possibilities wetalked about were “Feel Good”, “Relax”, and “Calming”. Some of the childreneven used the word “iPod”, since I let them pick their own.

Before the meditation, the children made clay beads andstrung them on a piece of yarn. The children had at least 10 beads strung, amixture of handmade and store-bought. When we meditated, the childrenpulled one bead across their string after each mantra they recited silently. Exactly what the character, Timber, learned how to do in “The Magic Gum Tree.”

Sarah Wood Vallely

www.sarahwood.com

sarah@sarahwood.com

Asheville, North Carolina

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Sarah Wood Vallely

Author and meditation facilitator for both adults andchildren

Sarah teaches meditation to children. And trains adults howto teach meditation to children in classrooms, at home, and in therapeuticsettings. Additionally, Sarah typically introduces children to meditation byteaching them a variety of meditation techniques from all over the world. Herstudents learn how to still their bodies by imagining themselves connected tothe earth and still their minds by focusing on a beanie baby resting on theirbellies while they take deep breaths. Her students also love to travel in theirimaginations, which is an excellent way for them to develop an awareness oftheir internal thoughts and feelings.

Sarah’s cross cultural meditation training includes InsightMeditation (Buddhist), a four-year study with regression therapy master(Western Shamanism), Huna practitioner training (Hawaiian), Reiki, Level II(Japanese) and ongoing Yoga instruction (Hindu).

www.sarahwood.com

sarah@sarahwood.com

Posting Guidelines – Facilitators PLEASE READ

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You must have completed Sarah Wood Vallely’s ChildMeditation Facilitators training to post here. You do not need to be certified,however. Child Meditation Facilitators, when posting on this blog you need to followthese guidelines.

You may post either a Profile, Upcoming Event, or an Update.And you don’t have to post a Profile before posting an event. Doesn’t matter.

Profile – basically a bio and explanation of what you dospecifically in regards to teaching meditation to children.

Upcoming Event – Is a promotion of a meditation class youhave planned. Time, location, and what your class will be about is listed here.

Update – This is an opportunity for you to let us know howyou event went. Talk about the highlights and post some pictures if you can.

You can post as many of all three of these as you like. Forexample, you might want to post a new Profile every six months. The purpose ofthese posts is to lead readers back to you, so include your website and anyother contact information you like.

You can also add your blog or a blog you like to the “BlogRole”, as long as it has something to do with teaching meditation to children. And add a book you recommend.

YOU MUST follow the format for each of the post types,Profile, Upcoming Event, and Update. Otherwise the post might be removed. Youcan find the format for each below:

What is in quotation marks is what you type. The rest arenotes to help you. Feel free to copy and paste the template into your post and work from there.And feel free to comment on each others posts. It is great to feel support from your fellow classmates even if you did not participate in the same training.

Profile Template

Title of your post “City, State, Country” - This is the title of your post. Include yourcountry if it is not the US.

“Your first and last name” BOLD THIS

“Titles or Credentials” Simply typing “Child MeditationFacilitator” or “Certified Child Meditation Facilitator” is fine but notrequired.

“Write a paragraph or two about what you offer in regards toteaching meditation to children. Consider including the benefits your offerchildren. And what is your philosophy? Would you like to include priorexperience that helps you be a great Child Meditation Facilitator.”

Include a photo of yourself.

“Your website”

“Your email”

“Your phone number” if you prefer.

Be sure to select a label for your post. These are either USStates or Countries. If you country is not listed as a label, add it as alabel.

Upcoming Event Template

Even if your class is not open to the public, feel free topost it anyway. Others might find it interesting to read about.

Post title “City, State, and Country”- This is the title of your post

“Title of your event” BOLD THIS

“Write a paragraph or two about your event. What mightchildren gain from attending? What isthe main topic or theme of your class? Write a bit about who is teaching theclass.”

Include either a photo of you or of children. Even if theyare not meditating, it gives a warm feel to your post.

“Event Date and time”

“Event Location”

“Cost”

Last day to sign up for the class if there is one.

“Your name”

“Web site”

“Email address”

“Phone number”

Be sure to select a label for your post. These are either USStates or Countries. If you country is not listed as a label, add it as alabel.

Update Template

Even if your class was not open to the public, feel free topost it anyway. Others might find it interesting to read about.

Post title “City, State, and Country” - This is the title of your post

“Give your Update a snappy title” BOLD THIS

“Write a few paragraphs about your successful event. Whatwas the age range of the students? What kind of activities did you do? Whatwere some of the responses from the children during the class? Any feedbackfrom the parents after the class?”

Include either a photo of you or of children. Even if theyare not meditating, it gives a warm feel to your post.

“Your name”

“Web site”

“Email address”

“Phone number”

Be sure to select a label for your post. These are either USStates or Countries. If you country is not listed as a label, add it as alabel.

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