“From the time I started, we noticed that some children immediately went into a relaxed state and stayed motionless for the duration of the medita tion. Others fidgeted. They could not sit still and had trouble keeping their eyes closed.” “The children who went deeply into meditation. and stayed, happened to be the better students. The ones who fidgeted were children whose atten tion span was limited and who had difficulty con centrating in the normal course of learning.”
“The children who were having the most difficulty with their studies were improving. They were able to think processes through, which was not possi ble before. The quality of their stories improved and showed a far better use of imagination.” “Anything that can free a child’s mind should be used. We end up being bound by restrictions, which we must accept to get through life, but our minds should be free and active. Problem-solving becomes easier if the mind can see around corners instead of existing in the limited space to which we sometimes condemn it.”
(Extracted from Moonbeam-a book of meditations for children by Maureen Garth)
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