For Your Kids: OM Meditation

Join meditation teacher Brian Hyman and his 5-year-old daughter Lilia as they chant the sacred syllable OM. They guide listeners to focus on breath, the heart, and love. They present this timeless sound and material in a way that everyone can enjoy during our modern times.

Transcript

Hi everybody,

My name is Brian.

Hi,

My name is Lilia.

And we're going to do a meditation today on the sound,

OM.

Now if any of you have taken a yoga class,

Or if you have heard this sound before,

It's a fun sound to make.

Let's find a comfortable seat,

And close the eyes.

Start to relax.

Start to relax.

And start to bring your awareness into the heart.

Think about the heart.

Lilia,

What's in the heart?

What do we think about when we think about the heart?

Love.

Perfect!

Love.

So as we find our comfortable position,

And we close the eyes,

And as we start to think about the heart,

And love,

Let's take a deep inhale together.

And exhale,

Let it go.

Again,

Deep inhale.

And exhale,

Release the breath.

One last time,

Inhale.

And exhale.

Now for today's meditation,

Don't worry about saying the sound correctly or singing a perfect way.

Just have fun with it.

And just do what feels right to you.

There's no wrong or right way to do this.

The sound OM is the sound of creation.

It's the sound of the universe or the cosmos.

When we chant this sound,

When we make this sound,

This gives us a chance to feel connected to all things,

To feel grounded,

To feel part of the universe.

We'll do this many times together.

We'll find our own rhythm together.

And we'll just have fun with it.

Here we go.

Let's start with a deep inhale.

And with the exhale,

We let out the sound OM Again,

Inhale.

And with the exhale,

OM We're going to do that over and over again,

So whenever you're ready,

Have fun with it.

OM OM OM OM OM OM OM Now just the kids all by yourselves.

Give it a try.

OM OM OM OM OM OM Beautiful.

Now one more together.

Deep inhale.

And exhale.

OM Now pause for just a moment.

Try to remain still.

And notice how you feel.

OM Hopefully you feel a little more grounded.

A little more calm.

A little more connected to the earth and the people around you.

OM Let's start to come back to the present moment.

And whenever you're ready,

Open the eyes.

Open the eyes.

Thank you for chanting the sound OM with us today.

We'll see you next time.

Bye bye.

Bye.

Reviews

Perfect! Helps my grandchildren calm down! 🙏thank you so much

adorable <3 It's wonderful you do this with your child

That was delightful, thank you! I smiled when the little one chanted Om! Great job!