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Guided Meditation
for Primary Students
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Contents
Why guided meditation in the classroom? ............... 3
Why teach meditation in the classroom? .................. 4
How to do it? ............................................................................................. 5
The tone of voice to use ................................................................ 8
Children learn to relax before meditation ........ 9
Lotus Meditation ............................................................................... 10
Incense Meditation .......................................................................... 12
Rainbow Meditation ....................................................................... 14
Light Meditation ................................................................................. 17
Joy Meditation ..................................................................................... 19
Flower Meditation ............................................................................. 20
Water Meditation ............................................................................... 22
References ................................................................................................ 23
Guided Meditation
For Primary students
Why guided meditation in the classroom?
Using these meditations with children is not the
same as reading stories to them. Reading is passive.
Children do understand and become involved in
what you are reading, but in guided meditation,
they become actively involved. Reading a story and
reading a meditation are different functions. Read-
ing stories to children is a must because it helps
the child to learn and spell, but meditation enables
the mind to become free, to explore.
Each meditation has its own distinctive theme and
gives children the opportunity to experience it.
They feel the love of the Buddha; radiate loving-
kindness; climb mountains; collect seashe