Meditation is vital for both adults and kids. Know about the right meditation time for kids and some good practices of meditation for children. Teach your kids to make their minds relaxed.

Meditation for Children

Parents must consider some essential postures while teaching meditation to their kids, and they must be highly careful during the practice.

1.   The Balloon

The balloon meditation exercise can be done both while sitting and standing. Just make sure the kid’s body is in a relaxed position. Ask them to inhale and exhale slowly through the nose. Teach them how to feel the breath. Continue the practice for several minutes. This meditation exercise will calm their heartbeat, and hence they will feel relaxed and stable.

2.   Following the Leader

Practice this meditation for children above 5 years of age. Ask the kid to imagine any of his siblings or best friend. Then, ask them who normally leads between your child and the kid being pictured. If they imagined themselves as the follower, then ask them to consider their mind and their friend or sibling (the one they had previously imagined) as the breath. Afterward, ask your children to close their eyes, sit comfortably in a correct posture and then begin breathing. Ask them to keep their minds focused on breathing. Like, mind following the breath as they imagined.

3.   Guided Relaxation

Guided relaxation is the best meditation for kids of all ages, especially sick, stressed out, or bad sleep. Ask them to lie or sit down and then close their eyes. For keeping the body relaxed, you can also provide them with a blanket or pillow. Once they feel comfortable, practice the same breathing technique as discussed above.

Like adults, kids cannot practice meditation at the desk or try out other difficult meditation exercises. So, keep things simple for them. Begin with the basics and then move ahead. Making meditation difficult will only frustrate them, and hence they will not joyfully perform it.