Antenna Ears

This meditation helps children get better at concentration through developing sound awareness. With "antenna ears" children are asked to listen to sounds near, far and silence in between. It's recommended that parents listen together with their children.

I hope that your children will like it. Let me know. Namaste

Transcript

Hello, My dear friend and welcome. I am so happy to have you here. Today we are going to listen to different sounds. The world around us is never quiet and when we pay attention, We can hear so many interesting sounds. If we pay more attention, We can even hear a bit of silence. Shall we try? First, You need to prepare. Sit comfortably on the floor cross-legged or you can sit on the chair, Feet on the floor. Straighten your back like somebody is pulling you gently up. Rest your hands in your lap. You can close your eyes now. Take one slow deep breath in until your tummy is filled with air and very, Very slowly breathe out, Feeling the air coming out of your nose. Let's take one more breath like that. Great. And now, Notice your ears. Can you feel them? Can you imagine your ears becoming bigger like an antenna? And now your ears can hear so many sounds. Let's listen to the sounds nearby. How many sounds can you hear until I count to 10? Ready, Set, Go. One and ten. Time is up. Good job. I heard TV and a clock ticking and my dogs jumping on the bed. What did you hear? Now, Let's make those ears even bigger antennas. Now they can hear the sounds even far, Far away. This time, I'm going to count to 12. Are you ready? Let's go. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Nine. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Seven. Eight. Your ears need to be super big and super quiet and calm. Can you do that? Yes? Great. Now, We are going to listen to silence. Between the sounds, There is a little bit of space when there is no sound. Can you try to notice that? Let's go. I'm going again to count to 10. One. And 10. Well done. Did you manage to notice the silence? Maybe yes, Maybe not. It's okay. You can always try again. And the more we practice, It's easier to hear the silence. And now, Notice your breath again. Let's do the same thing we did at the beginning. Slowly breathe in, Fill your tummy, And slowly breathe out, Feeling the air coming out of your nose. Let's do three of those. One. And two. And three. Fantastic. Slowly now, Wiggle your fingers, Wiggle your toes, Stretch a little bit, And we are done. Great job today. Thank you so much, And I hope you will join me again. Bye bye.