Children's Meditation


from Wicca 2000
by Patricia Telesco


Children have a hard time meditating, they're easily distracted. Nonetheless, short meditations can prove very beneficial, especially to those that are hyper or experience attention deficit disorder. Even a minute or two of thoughtfulness gives these children an opportunity to regulate themselves in a quiet safe environment.

Meditation helps children discover themselves and there spiritual path over time. Even brief 2 - 5 min. meditations increase a child's natural connection to Spirit. Until a child gets older you'll probably have to sit and walk them through these (there written for reading out loud). Your voice will become a mentor; a steady, guiding force in helping the child achieve there goals. Since children have good imaginations, it's easy for them to follow the imagery you create with words. Afterwards it's good to talk to the child about her experiences. This helps with the integration process and gives them a chance to ask about symbols or feelings they don't understand.

Confidence and Self Control - This meditation is designed to help children feel more self - governed and self assured.

Close your eyes and relax. Shake out your hands and arms, then let them rest. Shrug your shoulder, then let them rest. Now I want you to imagine yourself as a tree. Your back is the tree's trunk. It's strong and has roots that reach way down into the ground (earth). Your arms are branches with leaf fingers that touch the sky. While your standing in the woods, the wind picks up. The trees branches move, dancing with it, but the trunk stays firm. Next comes a storm. The winds sound angry and try to push you every which way.

Your trunk still stays firm. Your roots hold you, hugging the earth (ground) with every ounce of strength. So when other kids yell or push, even when fear or doubt seem to
be winning, those roots are there for you. They connect you to the earth and to others so you can stand strong and stay in control, no matter what you have to face. When you feel week or scared, think of the tree and let it give you strength. (Bring the child back to normal awareness).

Health - Being stuck in bed actually affords a good opportunity to practice guided meditation with a child. It will also inspire sound sleep.

Close your eyes and imagine that you're in a large pool of warm bubbly water. Your floating on top of the water, which is glittery with stars. The glitter seems to tickle and warm your skin, like a fuzzy shirt. As you float, part of the glitter slowly takes a solid for - one piece at a time like a puzzle. The shape is a bandage, but it sparkles like dew. The bandage moves to you and wraps _________ (fill in with the region affected) Chest, leg, arm, head ect. As it does, any discomfort begins to fade away, and you feel sleepy and dreamy. Say,


"I am healthy, I am well" with me (repeat three times at least).


The waves rock you back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, gently and slowly
(Repeat this part of the visualization until the child seems really relaxed or falls asleep naturally).

Light Within - Children have a very simple concept of God, and it's one of the things that should be fostered along with an understanding of Spiritual energy. This Meditation accents both:

Light a candle. Get comfortable and watch the flame of the candle. See how it twists,
turns, and dances. Watch this until you can imagine it clearly with your eyes closed, then close your eyes. See the flame hovering over the area of your heart. Slowly the flame comes closer to your skin, but it doesn't burn you at all. It's just warm and tingly. Next the flame begins to twirl (clockwise). It spins around and around faster and faster until it spins into your heart - just like water spins into a drain. As it does you feel very special and filled with energy. The flame inside feels warm like before but fills your body.


This flame is your soul, what makes you very special (unique) and it's part of the Great Spirit. It is always inside you - to give you strength and hope when you need it most.


Whenever you feel bad, think about the flame and see it dancing happily. You'll start feeling happier to. (Bring the child back to awareness).

Protection - The world being what it is, children need spiritual protection too. There bombarded with images and thoughts that are not necessarily positive or life affirming. This visualization gives them the " Hamster ball" of protection that they can easily see anytime.

See yourself in your mind just as you are now. Above your head the sun is shinning brightly. As it shines, the beams of light seem to pour down and begin forming a ball around you. More and more light seems to pour into the ball until a shimmering circle surrounds you - above your head, below your feet, to the right, to the left, in front of You, and behind you. Inside this sphere you feel totally safe. Nothing bad can reach you in here. Anything bad will bounce right off the wall and back to where it came from.

So any time you feel scare, or like someone is trying to hurt you, see this circle and repeat "I am safe" three times. This will protect you (Bring the child back to awareness).

Use imagery from favorite books, TV programs, comic books, coloring books videos, toy's and music. And design your own meditations (using these three as examples).