The meditation movement for children that is occurring in some schools (again), and other places in many communities, seems a wonderful opportunity to teach our children how to find the peace within themselves that seems to be eluding them in the outer world today, and to learn to deal with their emotions and improve their relationship with peers.

Sarah Wood, the author of Sensational Meditation for Children, who facilitates child meditation, said that teachers who build meditation into lesson plans report their classroom environments being more peaceful and attribute this to their students’ ability to express compassion to each other.

Children who meditate have reduced test anxiety, more positive peer relationships, enhanced anger management skills, and better self-esteem. Medical science has discovered that meditation decreases blood pressure and helps other physical functions in children as well as adults.

There are additional books available on how to teach your child to meditate. Let’s help our children to grow from the inside out!

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