Sleep meditation for toddlers
Kids Meditation & Sleep Stories on Apple Podcasts
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New Horizon create Guided Meditations & Sleep Stories for Kids and Adults of all ages. Our Meditations are used in schools and homes throughout the world.
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Ideal for: Bedtime Routine, Sleep, Stress, Anxiety and building a calm and peaceful inner life.
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Guided Meditation for Kids: BODY SCAN - Mindfulness for Children
Guided Meditation for Kids: BODY SCAN - Mindfulness for Children
In this Guided Meditation you will perform a gentle body scan... This Mindfulness practice is designed to bring your awareness to the present moment: a place of peace, calm and relaxation.
You can find many more Sleep Stories and Meditations by downloading our app for Free: https://www.newhorizonholisticcentre.co.uk/newhorizonapp
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Sleep Meditation for Kids: SLEEPY MIND - Sleep Story for Children
Sleep Meditation for Kids: SLEEPY MIND - Sleep Story for Children
In this Sleep Meditation your child will embark on a journey to their SLEEPY MIND! A doorway within their mind which leads to the perfect place for sleep & relaxation.
This Sleep Story is great for: Sleep, Anxiety, Stress, Worry, Relaxation and expanding the imagination!
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Meditation for Kids: YOUR SECRET TREEHOUSE - Guided Meditation for Children
Meditation for Kids: YOUR SECRET TREEHOUSE - Guided Meditation for Children
In this Guided Meditation we take the child on a journey to their peaceful place; to their secret treehouse in the forest where they find pure relaxation.
This is aimed at making the child feel safe and re-establish feelings of tranquility when suffering challenging emotions such as stress, worry & anxiety.
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Kids Meditation - SHINE YOUR LIGHT: Guided Meditation for Children
Kids Meditation - SHINE YOUR LIGHT: Guided Meditation for Children
In this Guided Meditation for Children you will learn how to shine your light for all to see...and realise the wonderful person you truly are!
Keep on shining your light :-)
This Kids Meditation is great for: Sleep, Anxiety, Stress, Worry, Relaxation and expanding the imagination!
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SLEEPY COTTAGE: Sleep Meditation for Kids - Bedtime Sleep Story
SLEEPY COTTAGE: Sleep Meditation for Kids - Bedtime Sleep Story
Take your child off gently to sleep with this Bedtime Meditation for Children.
Sit back and relax in your beautiful sleepy cottage...listen to the crackling fire and the rhythm of the raindrops as they gently send you to sleep.
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Sleep Meditation for Children: IN THE NIGHT FOREST - Guided Kids Meditation
Sleep Meditation for Children: IN THE NIGHT FOREST - Guided Kids Meditation
Take your child off gently to sleep with this relaxing Sleep Meditation in the Night Forest!
Sit back and relax in your hammock to the gentle rhythm of the raindrops and just rest.
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This Guided Sleep Meditation for Kids is mostly Guided and the latter part is just beautiful relaxing music that dances on the raindrops...
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The following bedtime meditation for kids combines relaxation and visualisation techniques to encourage kids to calm themselves before sleep. Before you try it, carry out your usual bedtime routine, tuck them in and turn out the light.
Meditation can literally make your brain bigger. A study by Harvard neuroscientists found that just eight weeks of regular meditation causes an increase in grey matter.
These scientists are confirming what ancient Eastern traditions have known for millennia, and the info is also useful for our kids. Kids who practise mindfulness or meditation experience increased attention, better mental health, and improved self-regulation and self-awareness. It can enhance empathy, make them feel more connected and less stressed, boost creativity and, interestingly, help them fall asleep faster.
As you take them through the guided meditation, keep your voice low and soothing. Use repetition and rhythm, elongate pauses and gradually slow your words down to lull your kids into a state of relaxation. Let them know that they just need to listen and imagine the things you’re talking about—that’s all. It may take a few times before they get on board, but persist, make it part of the nightly routine, and soon bedtime will be a much calmer experience for everyone.
Let's start ...
Lie on your back with your hands on your belly. Make sure you’re comfortable.
Close your eyes and take three deep breaths. As you breathe in, notice how your hands lift as your belly rises, and then sink down again when you breathe out. If you like, you can imagine you are sniffing a beautiful flower, breathing in its lovely smell. Feel how your whole body relaxes each time you breathe out
That’s it. Now take your hands off your tummy and let your arms lie by your sides and we’re going to imagine that instead of your bed, you are lying on a cloud. A beautiful, fluffy cloud that is so soft and comfortable to lie on. The cloud is a golden pink colour, like the clouds you see in the sky at sunset, and it floats gently up into the sky, up to the stars, carrying you safely, up and up.
As you lie on this golden, glowing cloud, your whole body feels very warm and heavy. Notice how your feet feel warm and heavy, and your legs feel warm and heavy. This lovely, relaxing feeling travels up your body into your hips and tummy. Your arms and your hands and your fingers feel warm and heavy.
Your chest and your neck and your head are now warm and heavy. Let your whole body go loose and limp and sink into the softness of the cloud. Its colour glows all around you. You feel so comfortable, safe and calm floating on your cloud, so comfortable that you don’t want to move.
It feels wonderful to rest your body. Now that your body is relaxed, you can relax your mind, too. It feels wonderful to rest your mind. Imagine that the thoughts or worries you have in your mind turn into clouds too. Watch them drift up and away, and notice how peaceful it feels floating on your own special cloud. Take a deep breath and imagine that you are breathing in the golden pink light of your cloud. Let it fill you up with that peaceful feeling. Let it fill your whole body and let it fill your mind, too.
This feeling is the way you feel when you’re going to sleep, and that’s what we’re going to do now. Keep your eyes closed, and keep on breathing in that peaceful feeling and drift off to sleep on your soft, safe cloud, knowing that you are safe and you are loved.
Goodnight.
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Is it suitable for all babies before falling asleep, an overview of the programs Complete relaxation, Therapeutic fairy tale and others, what kind of music is used?
Meditation - focusing on inner feelings, immersion in oneself in order to control emotions.
A light meditative practice before going to bed will help the child calm down, switch from outdoor games and vivid impressions to relaxation mode.
Contents
- Features of mediation practices
- Is it suitable for everyone?
- Differences from adults
- Types of techniques before bedtime
- Therapeutic fairy tale
- Complete relaxation
- Healing
- Cleansing
- from Lev Solovieva
- How to choose a nursery?
- Conclusion
Features of mediation practices
Children actively explore the world, passing through themselves a lot of both positive and negative emotions.
In the evening, the baby may be excited, delighted, surprised, upset, worried about something. Meditative exercises can calm the little fidget, removing excessive excitation of the nervous system.
The child will not only quickly fall into a deep, healthy sleep. He will learn to control himself, to bring the body and mind into harmony with the outside world. Children practicing meditation show success in studies and sports, they get sick less. They build friendly relations with peers, feel comfortable in any team.
Meditation lessons have been introduced in an American school that mainly taught children from poor Latin American neighborhoods. Within a month, amazing results were visible. Academic performance increased sharply - schoolchildren stopped missing classes, listened to lessons attentively and prepared homework assignments. Conflicts and fights between students have been significantly reduced. The problem of staff turnover of the teaching staff was also solved.
The teachers have changed their minds about quitting.
Is it suitable for everyone?
In Buddhist monasteries, children are introduced to spiritual practices from the age of 4. Almost all babies get meditative experience from the first days of life.
These include lullaby rocking, soft lullabies, light strokes. Older kids fall asleep to bedtime stories.
There are a number of contraindications for meditation:
- diagnosed mental disorders;
- taking drugs that affect the nervous system;
- depression, anxiety, phobias.
A number of US studies have shown the positive effects of meditation on children with ASD. At the same time, classes were conducted by specialists, the condition of each child was clearly monitored. It is recommended to practice meditation in people with health problems only under the supervision of an experienced mentor.
Differences from adults
Children get to know the world through games, fairy-tale images, songs, dances.
Children's meditations, unlike adults, is shorter in time and is played in the game form . If an adult achieves inner peace through practice, then a child discovers a wonderful world within himself. An adult enjoys harmony, and a child enjoys an exciting journey.
The personal example of a significant adult is an important factor in the development of a child. The best way to get your toddler into meditation is to do it yourself. Joint spiritual practices promote strong, trusting relationships.
Types of techniques at bedtime
Popular authors offer their own methods of entering the meditative state. Approaches to children of different ages differ, but the author's recommendations agree on one thing - you need to prepare for meditation.
Preparation for contemplative practices with children:
- take a warm relaxing bath, optional with aromatic oils of eucalyptus, mint;
- in the room to carry out wet cleaning, ventilate;
- dress the child in light, loose-fitting cotton clothing;
- turn off the bright lights, leave the soft light of the night lamp;
- close the window, lower the curtains;
- if devices such as a smartphone, tablet are used, then the screen light should be hidden from the eyes of the child;
- the lesson program is thought out in advance.
Preparing for meditation with your child turns into an exciting game. You can light scented candles, decorate the room with self-colored mandalas, pick up pleasant relaxing melodies.
You should not get carried away with aromatic components in children's meditation. Strong odors cause headaches in children.
Therapeutic fairy tale
A pleasant female voice reads a fairy tale against the background of a quiet melody, transferring the baby to the magical atmosphere of nature.
Images appear :
- fairy forest;
- sunny fine day;
- babbling brook;
- friendly animals.
The baby, like a cocoon, is wrapped in a feeling of love, warmth, and security.
Elena Balatskaya is considered to be a well-known author of therapeutic fairy tales. You can listen to the story on Elena's page. Therapeutic fairy tales are suitable for the youngest listeners from 3-4 years old. Although, judging by the reviews on the site, even adults fall asleep to a charming voice.
The fairy tale method is by no means new; it has been widely used since ancient times. The positive side of fairy tale therapy is accessibility, the absence of contraindications and age restrictions. The disadvantages include, perhaps, the fact that adolescents will find the method too "childish".
Total relaxation
Diana Hollod's meditation courses are designed for schoolchildren aged 6-9 years . The participant of the practice relaxes and listens to a fascinating story about the value of a child for parents and even the whole universe. The child is affirmed in its own importance, unconditional love of parents. This relieves anxiety and emotional stress. The child not only falls asleep soundly, but also wakes up confident, calm, ready for a new day.
The practice is accompanied by relaxing music, you can close your eyes and just float on the waves of your imagination. The method is focused on younger students. Toddlers under 6 years old may not understand some points, which, on the contrary, will increase their anxiety and prevent them from falling asleep quickly.
Healing
Svetlana Savitskaya developed meditation classes especially for girls . The course of meditation teaches you to recognize the true needs of the soul and body, to find support within yourself.
Allergies, dermatitis, diathesis, and inflammation of the respiratory tract, which are common in children, originate in psychosomatics.
A girl under the influence of society, school and parents suppresses her desires and aspirations. Debt comes to the fore, often accompanied by fear, guilt, and anxiety. External manifestations of internal discord are skin and catarrhal diseases.
Through meditation, a girl learns to accept herself, to feel her body, to control emotions, to find points of contact with the outside world. The result is calmness, relaxation and a sense of harmony with the cosmos, which guarantees a deep, healthy sleep.
Purification
The practice of spiritual purification from Alena Krasnova will have a beneficial effect on the sleep of teenagers. Lie down comfortably, relax, breathe evenly and calmly . Imagine the steps of a ladder descending to a forest lake. A special melody will enhance the effect of relaxation.
Slowly go down to the pond, wander along the sand, listen to the sound of water.
Mentally draw a circle on the sand, from which a stream of energy bursts upward. Enter the circle and absorb the energy rays. Saturated with energy, leave the circle and descend into the cool water of the lake. Being in the water, plunging into a sense of calm and peace. Get out of the lake and slowly climb up the stairs.
Advantages of the technique - purification of consciousness from negative thoughts, elimination of insomnia, improvement of immunity. Difficulties can arise at first, as practice requires focus on your thoughts and feelings.
From Lev Solovyov
Lev Solovyov's meditation courses have proven themselves well. The author of proposes a series of seven short programs . Classes are aimed at relieving stress and tension. Help the child to relax and fall asleep quickly.
Relaxation begins with the restoration of calm, slow breathing. Then a favorite place appears. It can be a park, a summer house, a sea coast. The next step is a special body scanning technique.
Meditation lasts only 5 minutes, which is undoubtedly its plus.
How to choose a nursery?
Unfortunately, there is no universal recipe for the best practice for children's sleep. They select the method of meditation individually, focusing on the age, psychology and physical characteristics of the child .
After each practice, the child is observed, his condition, desire to repeat the meditation again. You should not impose classes, force, make a “commitment” out of a pleasant experience. Meditations should become an exciting game and deliver only positive emotions.
Truly felt meditation is considered the most powerful.
It can start from a few minutes and then go up to half an hour or more. An adult is always nearby and leads the child behind him.
Conclusion
Meditation for improving children's sleep is aimed at reducing anxiety, stress and nervous tension. The child learns to manage emotions, balance the inner and outer world. Joint meditation classes for children and adults are held in a playful way. Such practices not only improve the health of children, but harmonize family relationships.
Meditation before bed: how to do it right
Studies show that meditation promotes healthy sleep. very relaxing and calming. According to the Sleep Foundation (USA), meditation can be helpful for combating anxiety and trouble falling asleep. Probably due to a decrease in pain sensitivity and stress, which can disturb sleep. When you meditate, there are activity changes in certain parts of the brain, including the thalamus and amygdala, which play a role in the perception of fear and discomfort.
For example, studies show that meditation can reduce symptoms of depression and feelings of pain and anxiety, thereby helping you fall asleep faster.
There are several ways to meditate before going to bed - sitting, moving (walking, yoga). You can listen to music while lying in bed and meditating. There are also dedicated meditation apps.
Here are some tips for doing simple meditation before bed.
- For best results, try meditating for about an hour before bed.
- Get into a comfortable sitting or lying position. Try to focus on your breathing. Breathe evenly, counting to four as you inhale and exhale. Try breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Some find it more soothing. Watch your breath and try not to be distracted by extraneous thoughts.
- Pay attention to the sensations in your body. Try to “breathe” lightness into a part of the body that seems tense and heavy. Imagine that your muscles relax, the body becomes light.
Relax the facial muscles, especially around the eyes and mouth. Raise and then relax your shoulders, chest and neck, imagining that you are "melting". - One can imagine something calm and soothing, for example, falling snow, waves crashing on the shore.
A short meditation (20 minutes) has been found to help you feel more energized even when you have had little sleep. This is again due to the fact that the practice reduces stress, relieves nervous tension and relaxes the body.
It must be said that meditation is a good way to normalize sleep patterns, but in some cases it may not be effective enough. For example, if insomnia is related to taking certain medications, severe pain, severe depression, or an anxiety disorder.
However, meditation should not replace a full night's sleep for 7-9 hours. Let's not forget that the main goal of the practice is relaxation, relieving physical and emotional stress that prevent you from falling asleep normally in the evening.
