A Mindful Moment With Kind Thoughts For Kids (& Adults)

This is a short 'Mindful Moment with Kind Thoughts' practice. It offers kids a pause in their day with the addition of kind thoughts, a short metta practice for kids. It focuses on the breath, listening to the sound of the bowl ring and finishes with sending some simple kind thoughts to self and to others. 'May I be well and happy. May others be well and happy'. It can be used at any time of the day. Enjoy.

Transcript

A mindful moment with kind thoughts.

So let's get our mindful bodies on.

So sitting open and upright,

Still and strong like a mountain,

Or perhaps you're lying on your back,

Balanced and symmetrical.

Palms are open,

Resting on your lap,

Resting over your belly,

Or resting by your side.

Please close or lower your eyes.

And start with three delicious deep belly breaths to help calm your body and mind.

Activate your parasympathetic nervous system.

Breathing in,

Breathing out,

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Just let your breath settle now.

Let your breath breathe you and shift your focus now to the sound of the bowl.

You're just listening until you can no longer hear it ring.

Let's finish our mindful moment with some kind thoughts.

So as you breathe in,

Say silently in your mind,

May I be well and happy.

And as you breathe out,

May others be well and happy.

And you might like to picture in your mind some friends or your family,

A group or an individual on your out-breath.

And picture yourself on your in-breath.

So breathing in,

May I be well and happy.

Breathing out,

May others be well and happy.

Breathing in,

May I be well and happy.

Breathing out,

May others be well and happy.

And when you're ready,

You can open your eyes.

Thank you.

Reviews

Nice simple meditation that youth can connect with. Thank you.

Wonderful quick moment of mindfulness, thank you Freya 🙏

What a beautiful and wonderful grounding and kindness for ourselves and others. My son and I listen to this together, and I am so grateful.

Absolutely perfect, for kids and adults alike thank you.

Lovely.... we wanted more!

Great little mindful moment I enjoyed doing it with my 4 and 2yo!

It was relaxing and a great calming reminder to focus on love for ourselves and on love for others.

Awesome! I did this meditation with my preschool class and they loved it.

I got my adhd 11 year old to sit still for three straight minutes mindfully paying attention! His was great for connecting the family and internally with ourselves! We will certainly use this practice again! Thank you so much!

It help clam me down after a workout. Thank you

Freya, this was AMAZING 😉 thank you for calming me before my bedtime. Namaste 🙏 🧘🏻‍♂️ 😊

Thanks very much:)

Perfect short reminder to be good to myself and others.

Thank you for this!😌

My daughter and I loved this one!

Perfect for a child. Not too long. A nice speaking voice. Thank you.

Actually very calming and helpfull , very good to relax yourself and stop unwanted thoughts interupting you by listening to the meditation 🙂💚

Just wish it was longer - lovely !

Simple but Effective. 🙏🏻💕

Thank u
May u be well and happy!
Blessings