Zen Kids
Come Join us for a 4-Day Session of Mindfulness and Fun!
Monday, July 9th (9am to 11am) through Thursday, July 12th.Â
For Children in Grades 3 through 6
12 Spots are Available
Wear Comfy Clothes
How does Mindfulness and Meditation Benefit Kids:
Increased Attention: A continuous training in mindfulness may significantly reduce hyperactive behaviors and improve concentration.
Improved School Attendance: Â Schools have reported better attendance and grades, fewer suspensions, and generally happier and less aggressive kids.
A Reprieve from Outside Trauma: For kids who are dealing with major stressors at home, either in the form of chronic stress or outright trauma, meditation and mindfulness has been shown to help children by providing tools to better handle these stressors.
Better Mental Health: Meditation has been thought to benefit overall mental health in kids
Self-Awareness & Self-Regulation: Mindfulness is intimately connected to self-awareness (it’s almost the definition of it), and this extends naturally to self-regulation. Studies have found that a mindful yoga treatment helps kids improve their ability to self-regulate over the longer-term
Social Emotional Development: Kids who practice yoga, meditation and mindfulness build skills of attention, self awareness, self management leading to more responsible decision making and pro-social behavior.
Curriculum
Icebreaker
Get our Bodies Jumping Activity
Introduction to Breathing
Introduction to our Senses
Guided Meditation on Gratitude
Craft
Closing Circle
Kids who experience this program walk away with...
A community of like-minded friends.
A strong understanding of their innate power over their thoughts.
Mind and Body tools that they can use in ALL situations.
Confidence and knowledge to make healthy choices for themselves.
A craft to remind them of the many lessons of each workshop.
