Meditation in schools : a practical guide to calmer classrooms

Section 1 Why meditation? addressing inner needs a support for everyday life meditation and health developing mindfulness. Section 2 Meditation in education: meditation in religion and meditation in education the potential of meditation in education meditation as it is practised in education meditation in teacher education meditation and spiritual development meditation in moral development meditation and the process of learning. Section 3 Meditation in schools: introducing meditation - school, child, teacher, parent introducing meditation - the teacher as practitioner meditative techniques from religious traditions strategies, techniques and exercises in the classroom meditation and stilling activities meditation, visualisation and guided imagery Christian meditation in the classroom meditation and story meditation and movement - re-connecting with the body meditation and music meditation, science and health meditation in collective worship introducing meditation in early years introducing meditation to young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties meditation and holistic education - the way forward.