Meditation and Movement is an accessible series of structured relaxation and self-awareness sessions to help strengthen students' self-control, resilience and respect - for both themselves and others.This course of fourteen one-hour structured sessions is suitable for groups of children, teens and youths, and especially beneficial for, but not limited to, use in schools with pupils with disabilities, special educational needs, self-esteem issues or behavioural difficulties. The course combines skills from different disciplines, and includes: meditation practices; therapeutic writing and talking tasks; movement and psychodrama play activities; and breathing, posture and movement techniques found in some martial arts. Complete with clear and full instructions and photocopiable worksheets, Meditation and Movement is straightforward enough for any enthusiastic non-'expert' leader to use with ease.An ideal course text for school teachers, school counsellors and psychologists, these structured sessions will also appeal to a variety of societies and associations, such as Buddhist, martial arts and drama groups.
Introduction.; Session 1. Sitting Time. Stopwatch. What's Your Name? Writing and Talking. Self-Assessment Quiz. Movement and Games. Strolling. Animal Imitation. Stopwatch.; Session 2. Sitting Time. Mindful Breathing. Writing and Talking. My Feelings, When... Movement and Games. Who's Your Partner?; Session 3. Sitting Time. Mindful Breathing. Writing and Talking. Mood Quiz. Movement and Games. Review. Rocking in a Circle. Rocking with Partners. 'Magic Shop' Game.; Session 4. Sitting Time. Mindful Breathing. Writing and Talking. Mood Quiz (Re-visited). Mood Quiz Vocabulary. Movement and Games. Pushing-Pulling. Mirroring. Pushing Up. 'Survival' Game.; Session 5. Review. Sitting Time. Mindful Breathing. Writing and Talking Review. Movement and Games. Eyes Open - Eyes Closed. Knotted. Review.; Session 6. Relaxation Exercises. Lying Down (1). Writing and Talking. Friendship Quiz. Making a Sociogram. Movement and Games. Who's Your Partner? (Re-visited). Sculpting In Pairs. Sculpting The Group. Guess Who?; Session 7. Relaxation Exercises. Lying Down (2). Writing and Talking. Affirmations. Thoughts and Feelings. Movement and Games. Breaking In - Breaking Out. ABC.; Session 8. Visualisations. Lying Down (3). Writing and Talking. What are your preferred senses? Movement and Games. Pushing Up (Re-visited). Pushing Up In A Circle. Freeze - Thaw.; Session 9. Review. Relaxation and Visualisation with Music. Writing and Talking Review. Movement and Games. Eyes Open - Eyes Closed. Knotted. Review.; Session 10. Mindful Breathing Meditation. Movement: Grounded. Feeling Grounded. Leg Swinging. Powerful Breathing. Strolling Powerfully. Chinese Boxing.; Session 11. Mindful Breathing Meditation. Movement: Upper Body - Striking. Arm and Heel-Lifting Breathing. Powerful Breathing Voice. Striking Position. Jabbing. Striking. Reverse-Fist Striking.; Session 12. Mindful Breathing Meditation. Movement: Upper Body - Blocking. Simple High Block ('Wiping'). Simple Middle Block ('Chopping'). Simple Low Block ('Sweeping'). Practicing Together.; Session 13. Mindful Breathing Meditation. Movement: Lower Body - Kicking. Simple Front Kick. Simple Side Kick. Movement: Lower Body - Blocking. Simple Knee Block. Simple Foot Block. Practicing Together.; Session 14. Review. Mindful Breathing Meditation. Movement: Upper Body and Lower Body. Upper Body - Striking Review. Rooster Fighting. Upper Body - Blocking Review. Bull Fighting. Lower Body - Kicking Review. Lower Body - Blocking Review. Practicing Together.; Conclusion.; Endnotes.; References.
The author is generous with his descriptions of how to 'do' the activities and provides worksheets for photopcopying to support the sessions...The activities and exercises are not only purposeful but also great fun...This lovely and easily accessible book would be a great addition to the resources of any practitioner who works with young people. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the ""weightiness"" of the theories, please be encouraged by the author's note: ""There is no need to be a 'specialist'. Enthusiasm and reading ahead are more than enough substitute for professonal 'expertise'. I am enthusiastic about this book.""
