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Kids Butterfly Meditation

by Gemma H

Rated
4.7
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Infants
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This is a meditation designed for children aged 0-8. It takes children through a visualisation meditation of being a caterpillar and transforming into a butterfly. It used guided breathing techniques and music and uses nature to calm and relax and allow children to switch off from their surroundings.

ChildrenImaginationBreathingRelaxationBody AwarenessNatureCalmMusicMeditationImagination EngagementBreathing ExercisesMindful MovementsVisualizationsChild Meditation

Transcript

I'm going on an adventure,

Would you like to come too?

Yeah?

Are you ready?

Let's get ready together then.

To be able to go on this adventure,

You need to lie down on your tummy.

That's it.

Lie straight down on your tummy and rest your chin on the back of your hands.

Now close your eyes and take a great big breath in and then slowly blow it out like you're blowing bubbles through a straw into your drinks bottle.

I know you can do it.

That's it.

One more time for me.

Breathe in and out slowly.

That's it.

Excellent.

You're all set to start the adventure now.

Okay,

So keep your eyes closed and see if you can imagine you're a caterpillar lying on your tummy.

What colour are you?

What does your skin feel like?

Is it furry?

Now I want you to imagine you're a very hungry caterpillar.

You're eating all of your favourite things.

What are you going to eat first?

Do you like apples or ice cream or cakes?

Imagine how they taste in your mouth.

You can keep on eating until you're all full up to the very brim.

Oh,

Your tummy feels awful now and it's made you feel ready for a little sleep.

Curl up into a tight ball on your side and take another great big breath.

It's time for just a little nap.

Imagine you're having a really good sleep and dreaming of all your favourite treats.

Now while you're sleeping,

If you stay really still,

You're magically changing to a cocoon ready to become a beautiful butterfly one day.

So I want you to roll over onto your backs now and put your arms down by your sides and lay as still as a statue.

If you don't lay absolutely still,

The magic can't work and you can't become a butterfly.

That's it.

Lie as still as you possibly can.

Close your eyes tightly.

That's it.

Can you feel a tingling in your toes?

A bit like magic glitter dust is being sprinkled all over your toes.

Now it's tingling over your legs onto your tummies and at the end of your fingertips.

Can you feel your fingers tingling?

That's your wings starting to form from your fingertips.

That's it.

I think the magic's happening.

You're turning into an amazing butterfly.

Put your arms out wide to your sides now.

Can you feel your light wings forming?

What colour are your wings going to be?

Have they got spots on them or stripes?

Wow,

The magic really is working.

Now slowly take a great big deep breath in and pull yourself up so you're sitting cross-legged on the floor ready to fly.

That's it.

Now we need to dry those wings out ready to fly.

So stretch up your arms high into the sky.

Reach for the stars.

That's it.

Now bring them back down again by your sides.

One more time now reach up to the sky as high as you can.

Breathe in.

Oh and now breathe out and drop your arms back down by your sides.

You're ready to fly now.

So let's stand up together.

Are you ready?

Take a deep breath and imagine you're standing on a leaf ready to fly into the big bright blue sky.

You are a beautiful butterfly.

Your wings are light and colourful and ready to take you wherever you'd like to go.

Open your eyes now and feel ready to take on the day.

Thank you for coming on an adventure with me and sharing the magic.

Have a wonderful day little butterfly.

Fly high.

Meet your Teacher

Gemma HSouthampton, England, United Kingdom

4.7 (63)

Recent Reviews

Monica

October 21, 2022

Fantastic for my pre-schoolers! They can truly feel they are becoming butterflies all the while learning how to self calm. Your story is very creative and engaging!

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