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Meditation for Kids

Facilitator’s  Guide for Psychosocial Support Activities

From 2018 to 2021, AMURT supported the Rohingya refugees in the Cox Bazar district of SE Bangladesh, working in the world’s largest refugee camp with thousands of displaced children and their families. It was necessary to contextualize psychosocial support for the teachers, psychologists, and social workers who were part of this massive project. The result was this guidebook that lies at the intersection of Child-Friendly… Read More »Facilitator’s  Guide for Psychosocial Support Activities

The Chipmunk’s Story

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King Rama was building a great bridge over the ocean to an enemy island where his beloved wife was imprisoned. His powerful friends, the monkey kings and the monkey generals, hoisted gigantic stone boulders on their shoulders and with their magical powers flew them through the air so that the bridge could be rapidly completed.

Nature Shavasana for Children

Close your eyes and breathe in. Then breathe out. We will breathe in and out a few times. Then you can imagine that you are walking through a beautiful garden in the forest. There is only you to enjoy this beauty in nature. Feel the soft earth beneath your bare feet

The Magic Scarf, A Yoga Drama

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Once there was a farmer who worked in her vegetable fields. One afternoon as she was walking home something was moving in the bushes. When she saw what it was, she exclaimed, “Why, it’s a baby fox!” She gave the fox kitten, something to eat.

The Dancing Flower Petals

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There was once a girl running through the fields gathering flowers. She ran through the meadows until her hands were filled with flower petals. After she had filled her arms with flower petals, she decided to show them to the grandmothers and grandfathers of the village.

kids meditation

Mother Earth Breathing Breathe in. I feel happy. Breathe out. I feel happy. All of Mother Earth’s children are breathing with us. Raccoon, Eagle, Rabbit, Bear, Whale, Ant, Tree. They are all breathing with us. The Little Light of Mine Meditation Invite all the children to tap lightly on their hearts.  They may look down at their hearts. ·      Touch the Light. Smile to your… Read More »kids meditation