At The Beach. A Calming Meditation For Young Children

This guided meditation takes you to the beach where you feel the warm sand under your feet and hear the soft waves splashing on the shore. Designed for young children to use in times of stress or anxiety. For children to use when they need some calm time.

Transcript

Gently close your eyes or if you prefer you can leave them slightly open. Take a slow breath in through your nose. And gently let it out through your mouth. Imagine you are at the beach. You can feel the warm, Soft sand on your bare feet. The sun feels warm on your skin. And a gentle breeze softly blows across your face. Across your shoulders. Making you feel peaceful. And safe. You look out in front of you. And you can see a beautiful blue sea. You hear a soft whoosh sound as the waves reach the beach. And it makes you feel calm. You start walking along the beach. And the warm sand slides between your toes. And it makes you smile. You look down and you see a small stone laying in the sand. It is shiny. And twinkles in the sun. You reach down to pick up the stone. It is soft and smooth. And as you move it around your hand. It makes you feel happy inside. When you breathe in. The stone makes you feel calm. And peaceful. And when you breathe out. You feel relaxed. Hold the stone to your heart. And take a big breath in. Feeling the stone. Making you calm. And when you breathe out, The stone takes away your worries. Spend a few moments breathing in calm. And breathing out your worries. Breathing in calm. Breathing out your worries. You put the stone back on the sand. And carry on walking. The sand slipping through your toes. Feeling warm on your feet. And then you see a shell in the sand. And you reach down to pick it up. To smooth and pink on the inside. And you hold it to your ear. You hear the beautiful soft sounds of the sea coming from the shell. And it makes you feel peaceful. You put the shell back on the sand where it belongs. You walk to the edge of the water. And stand looking out to sea. The seawater touches your toes and it tickles and makes you smile. You feel the sun shining down on you. And it makes you feel safe. And calm. You say to yourself, I feel safe. I feel calm. This beautiful beach. Has made you feel relaxed. And peaceful. It is now time to say goodbye to the beach. But you know that you can come back again. Using your imagination. Slowly give your toes a wiggle. And slowly open your eyes. As you come back to the room.