lorraine, Author at Teaching Children Meditation

Helping Kids Eat Mindfully

Some quick tips on how to help children eat mindfully – bringing meditation into to day to day activities. [youtube http://youtu.be/1nK-GoLMDd0] Learn how to teach kids meditation (online course) Calm Kids book >>> Connected kids courses worldwide >>> Tweet

Helping kids with disruptive behaviour learn meditation

Some quick tips when working with children who have disruptive behaviour. [youtube http://youtu.be/0OAYt7y4NrA] Learn how to teach kids meditation (online course) Calm Kids book >>> Connected kids courses worldwide >>> Our 2nd Book – helping kids with special needs, autism and adhd >>> Tweet

Leading by example – Calm parents can help create calm kids

How often do you rush away from work, spend your journey time worrying about the tasks you’ve left undone, and/or working out who has to be where when that afternoon and evening, and then start shouting instructions to all and sundry from the moment you open the front door? The Health and Safety Executive’s definition […]

Getting Started – teach kids/teens meditation

My next video blog gives you some top tips on getting started! They are all based on my experience of teaching children and teens meditation. [youtube http://youtu.be/Q9RKoJuWQr4] Enjoy! Lorraine x Learn how to teach kids meditation (online course) Calm Kids book >>> Connected kids courses worldwide >>> Our 2nd Book – helping kids with special […]

Differences between mindfulness and meditation for kids and teens

Welcome to our next video blog. Here you’ll see me (Lorraine Murray) explain the differences between mindfulness and meditation and what works best for kids/teens. I’ll also talk about how mindfulness and meditation helps with kids developing their emotional intelligence. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJiKG8ArlJo&w=420&h=315] Enjoy! Learn how to teach kids meditation (online course) Calm Kids book >>> […]

How to teach kids who don’t want to learn meditation!

Hi – this is my first, ever video blog! I thought I would just give it a go (so feedback is welcome!) The blog has got 5 easy tips on how to help teach kids meditation and mindfulness – especially if they don’t want to learn! Enjoy! [hana-flv-player video=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deFV7aAhZIM” width=”400″ description=”” player=”5″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” […]

Meditation and Mindfulness for teens

I was teaching our course last weekend in London and I was asked by one of the students if the course would suit him as he works with 16 to 18 year olds. His school had looked at our website and thought it was only for younger children. It made me aware of 2 things. […]

Mindfulness to help with change

I’m reflecting on an interesting time I had teaching our level 1 course in London last weekend. I’ve taught there a few times before and it’s a lovely centre in north west London that helps kids with special need. I was teaching our Connected Kids level 1 course based on my book ‘Calm Kids – […]

Happy parents = Happy Kids? Attachment Parenting

I was delighted to be asked to speak at the Happy Parenting summit (online) that started this week. It’s 25 experts from around the world giving advice about a more happy parenting experience and the affect on their kids. (My piece on teaching meditation to kids is on Friday 9th August 2013 but it’s recorded so […]

Do I need to be experienced to teach kids meditation?

Somebody wrote something on this page that struck a chord with me. There are many people, like us, who run courses that teach other how to teach kids mindfulness and meditation. However some of them insist that the student learning to teach has lots of experience of mindfulness and meditation. I know that this seems […]