by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | May 13, 2020 | Parents and teachers, Teaching children mindfulness, Teaching children to meditate
This blog, ’10 ideas to teach kids mindfulness’ was inspired through the parents from my Facebook Community: Mindfulness For Children. We want our children to enjoy learning mindfulness and meditation. So it’s important that we keep it enjoyable. The...
by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | May 4, 2020 | Parents and teachers, Uncategorized
How long should my child practice mindfulness? The answer to the question, ”How long should my child practice mindfulness?” is individual for each child. However, as a rule a child aged 3 to 12 years of age may practice ‘formal mindfulness...
by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | May 4, 2020 | Loving kindness meditation, Parents and teachers, Teaching children mindfulness, Uncategorized
This free loving kindness exercise for children is designed to promote all 5 of the Early Years Learning Framework. Exercise: I’m sending love into my world 1. Using 3 to 5 big breaths, have the child blow up an imaginary balloon that’s shaped like a heart. By blowing...
by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | Jun 30, 2019 | Parents and teachers, Student Category
Day 2: Tea drinking meditation. Our first tea drinking meditation involved the totality of having a cup of tea. That is, we concentrated on self-awareness; appreciation of interdependence; recognising common humanity and recognising how we engage with our community...
by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | Mar 10, 2018 | Loving kindness meditation, Loving kindness Meditation Series, Parents and teachers
We all need to practice loving kindness. Practicing mindfulness and teaching mindfulness to children has become an important part of many peoples lives these days. Numerous research articles are used to promote that practicing mindfulness improves wellbeing. However,...
by Elizabeth-Anne Mulhane | Mar 6, 2018 | Parents and teachers, Teaching children mindfulness
Mindful breathing exercises are easy to teach to children. All children can feel overwhelmed at times. Calming the inner storm is very difficult for young children to master. Their emotional overload may be displayed through a variety of emotional outbursts, such as,...
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