Meditation in schools

[Anchor]

How do you make a bunch of nine-year-olds improve their grades? Just make them lie on the floor... and meditate

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1376003/Meditation-yoga-classes-primary-school-pupils-improves-grades.html


Lying down in a circle may seem like a rather unusual way to run a lesson, but teachers say meditation and yoga has helped hundreds of primary school pupils to improve their grades.

The nine to 11-year-olds are taught to 'channel their energy' once a week in a class that focuses on relaxation and breathing techniques ...


John..

PS: Yay!!!!

[Northern Boy]

YEH is right John the question that comes to mind is why would they start this with children ? What do they wish to have the children follow be using this

[3optic]

It'll help them with forgetting all the useless crap school fills their heads with! So there! Yeah! Boo school!:D

[Mojo]

that is great!!

it will teach them to ground and centre themselves, to control their negative emotions, to focus them, to aid their spiritual development just to name a few, but it will teach them to follow and trust THEMSELVES

[Mogs]

I too see it as a positive step, wish that we had meditated at school!

[Anchor]

I wonder how long it is before teachers are prevented from undertaking this kind of initiative?