TEACHER TRAINING: Teach Artful Meditation to Children

This original and inspiring seven-week course guides educators and parents through how to teach artful meditation to children ages 4-11. Students of this course will learn how to guide children through a 60-90 minute class encompassing the blending of art projects, mindfulness techniques, meditation and movement. Participants will learn how to improve focus, calm the mind, enhance emotional awareness, shift thinking from one emotional state to another, and create positive internal experiences that improve how they interact with other people and their environment. The art projects in each course help present these concepts visually, making the class topic easier to understand and ultimately become a practice that acts as an extension of the sitting meditation.

Step-by-step instructions and supplemental materials are provided to prepare you to teach successfully. These include meditation scripts, class outlines, lectures on basic meditation terms and concepts, as well as guidance on how to prepare the proper meditation space, and how to market your gift of meditation instruction in your community.

This course is suggested for educators and parents who are inspired by the concept of mindfulness meditation and how it can help a child improve his or her internal emotional experiences. Ultimately, these lessons are intended to influence how children interact with and move through the world around them with more ease and grace. This course will also help you grow and enhance your own personal meditation practice.