Power consciousness to assist with SEN
In our work during the last 20 years, we have now witnessed a change in method and angle in the direction of meditation for youngsters and teenagers. Having vitality consciousness in meditation to assist with SEN, brings many advantages. That is an important aspect for instructing meditation efficiently and is essential for all younger individuals together with youngsters with Autism, or ADHD.
Power consciousness could be a sport changer for professionals working with youngsters and/or an individual who needs to show meditation successfully. It brings a stage of understanding and attunement that helps harness the delicate nature of meditation for youngsters and brings a robust, intuitive connection to the expertise.
Fostering a deep consciousness
It’s essential to empowering youngsters with instruments for self-regulation, focus, and emotional resilience. By our instructing program we have now realised that isn’t nearly instructing strategies; it’s about fostering a deep consciousness of the energetic dynamics at play inside and round us throughout the private journey of studying meditation.
The meditation and medical group are devoted to establishing the logic and reasoning behind the advantages of meditation for younger individuals. Nonetheless the delicate consciousness of vitality brings a deeper connection and ulitmately extra advantages:
- Sensitivity to Particular person Wants: Youngsters with SEN typically have heightened sensitivities to their atmosphere, together with energetic stimuli. By cultivating vitality consciousness, we will attune ourselves to their distinctive wants, making a protected and supportive area for his or her follow. Whether or not it’s adjusting the tempo, tone, or sensory inputs, this heightened sensitivity permits us to tailor our method to go well with every baby, fostering a way of inclusivity and empowerment.
- Facilitating Emotional Regulation: Feelings are vitality in movement, and for youngsters with SEN, navigating this energetic terrain might be notably difficult. Power consciousness equips us with the power to recognise and reply to the delicate shifts in a toddler’s emotional state, guiding them in the direction of better self-awareness and regulation. By practices similar to grounding strategies, breathwork, and visualisation, we may also help youngsters channel their vitality in constructive methods, fostering emotional resilience and interior calm.
- Creating Harmonious Group Dynamics: Educating meditation to youngsters typically entails working in group settings, the place the collective vitality of the area considerably influences the educational expertise. By cultivating vitality consciousness inside ourselves and guiding youngsters to do the identical, we will create an atmosphere the place concord and coherence prevail. Strategies similar to aware listening, empathetic communication, and group energy-balancing workouts assist foster a way of unity and mutual assist, enriching the collective journey of self-discovery and development.
Strive these 3 tricks to improve vitality consciousness
- Private Apply: Domesticate your personal vitality consciousness by means of every day mindfulness practices. Tune into the delicate sensations inside your physique utilizing the senses and step past this to watch how your vitality interacts along with your atmosphere (individuals and locations) – pay explicit discover to if you find yourself feeling ungrounded.
- Statement: Observe the energetic dynamics current in your instructing area and the kids you’re employed with. Discover any shifts in vitality and the way they impression the educational atmosphere. Take note of color, form, muddle and your personal emotional state as you enter the area.
- Intention Setting: Set clear intentions on your periods, specializing in making a harmonious and supportive ambiance. Infuse your instructing with integrity and gratitude and if that isn’t attainable, discover the response in youngsters while you don’t really feel the vitality of gratitude or integrity.
Why does vitality consciousness matter?
Power consciousness is not only an idea; it’s a transformative follow. It holds the facility to deepen our reference to self consciousness and the kids we assist. By nurturing this consciousness, we will create an empowering studying atmosphere for youngsters.
In our Related Youngsters programs, we lead individuals on a journey that brings advantages to each the instructor and the younger individual studying meditation.
“a number of students within the West have tried to hyperlink the chakras with anatomical areas within the bodily physique. For instance, the chakras have been theorized to align with a number of main nerve plexuses and endocrine glands.”
YogaU On-line, January 2020
“These research, although few in quantity, recommend that the chakras could also be scientifically delineated, much like acupuncture factors and meridians which have distinctive electrical properties (Ahn et al., 2008) and attainable anatomical correlates (Bai et al., 2011). “
Is there scientific proof for chakras?
Change into a Licensed Meditation Instructor
In case you are desirous about figuring out extra about our work, the Related Youngsters Skilled Course gives you a pathway to accre
dited studying. This certificated program gives you skilled instruments, vitality consciousness and techniques to coach you as a wonderful meditation instructor for youngsters.
Working with youngsters affected by trauma?
For those who at the moment work with youngsters experiencing trauma, we provide our Aware Trauma-sensitive Power Consciousness course. 
This combines trauma information from Western science with Japanese philosphies about vitality within the context of trauma.
Aware Trauma-sensitive Masterclass