The Magic Box- Choices

The Magic Box is a gorgeous meditation focused on choices and finding positive outcomes in tricky situations. Suitable for children aged 5-13. This guided meditation works with the affirmation 'I choose wisely.’ Designed by primary/elementary teachers and easily linked to the curriculum, this meditation can be used both at home and in classrooms. Follow-up activities link to decision-making and poetry. Weigh up your options and make those hard decisions with The Magic Box!

Transcript

Sit still,

Close your eyes and breathe deeply.

Try to breathe in for four counts and out for four counts.

You are in a sunny room and in that sunny room there is an old wooden box covered in beautiful carvings.

It looks interesting to you so you open it up.

The light shines out of it.

It is the light of positive outcomes.

You can use this light to help you make decisions.

There is an old parchment and pencil inside the box.

Pick them up.

Now think about a problem that you are having and write it down carefully on the parchment.

Remember to include your feelings.

Now you can place the parchment back into the box and close the lid.

Using your thoughts,

Tell the box that you need help solving this problem.

Make sure you tell the box that you want the best possible positive outcome that will make everyone involved in the situation happy,

Not just making you happy.

In a puff of silver smoke,

The box disappears.

Sit quietly and wait for your answer to appear.

Be open to any solution that comes to you,

Even if it means apologising or doing something that you don't really want to do,

Like speaking to an adult or telling on someone.

If it is the right thing to do,

Then it is the right solution for you.

You will know this inside yourself.

You probably had already thought of it yourself.

Your answer should appear now.

It might arrive as a letter on another parchment.

You might see the solution in your mind's eye.

Or the box may come back with a gift for you to look at.

Be open to whatever appears.

Once you have received your solution,

Thank the box for its miraculous answer and picture yourself carrying out the solution.

Watch as the solution unfolds and everyone ends up satisfied.

You can feel pleased and proud of yourself for doing the right thing.

Now,

When you're ready,

Wriggle your hands and your feet.

Have a lovely big stretch and open your eyes.