L.L.A.M.A MEDITATION PATHWAY TO HAPPY, CONFIDENT AND CONNECTED KIDS
-EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
AND EMPOWERMENT COURSE FOR SCHOOLS
As a caring teacher, you want nothing more than to help your children become happy, confident learners. However, you know only too well that if a child is not in a great place emotionally, this can also impact on their ability to focus and learn.
You will often see:
children struggling to manage their emotions – maybe frequently becoming anxious, frustrated, angry, tearful, or withdrawn;
children frequently falling out with their friends or becoming easily upset by the things other children say;
children who lack confidence in themselves and their own abilities
This course can absolutely help.
Llama Meditation Emotional Wellbeing and Empowerment Course is a unique, 14-week empowering animal-themed movement and meditation course for children aged 6-11 years. Whether completed together with as a small group, or as a whole class, your children will have fun, whilst learning vital life skills, which will enable them to feel happier, more confident and more connected.
Happy kids mean happy teachers and parents! This course will give you the perfect opportunity to help your children deal with the world, without needing to be constantly by their side or dealing with confrontations and upsets between peers.
By the end of this course your children will have developed a positive sense of self-worth, self-awareness, resilience and strategies to cope with negative emotions and change. They will also develop more positive relationships with others, with the ability to identify and build positive friendships, feel more comfortable in having their own views, whilst being able to see things from different perspectives, respect other people’s views and peacefully disagree with others.
They will also have developed a real sense of connection and awareness of who they are and how they are feeling, along with an ability to better regulate their emotions and tap into and trust their own inner guidance system. All this will be developed whilst having fun and spending quality time together. Plus all the physical and mental health benefits of meditation can be enjoyed by everyone, helping you all develop positive emotional wellbeing and inner peace.
L.L.A.M.A Meditation Emotional Wellbeing And Empowerment Course For Kids
During the course you will
- Learn more about emotional intelligence is and why it is important for your child's development;
- Learn about meditation and how it can help your children;
- Have fun with your children as you step into their world;
- Learn how to help your children learn and develop from their experience;
- Learn more about your children's perspectives on life, which can help you identify and address any misconceptions or areas for development.
- During the course your children will:
- Learn about 14 different animals, their characteristics and what they can teach us;
- Burn off excess energy and have fun with their peers, whilst taking on the role of animals in given scenarios;
- Learn how to accept and value themselves as unique individuals, which will raise their self esteem and result in happier children.
- Learn how to develop positive relationships with others.
- Know some strategies to help them with problem solving and perspective taking.
- Learn to recognise different emotions in themselves and others and how they can affect other people.
- Learn strategies to calm down, reduce stress and gain more focus and clarity.
- Access their inner wisdom to develop emotional well-being and a positive mindset.
- Feel empowered to make choices that feel right to them, including friendships, behaviours and actions.
- Have the opportunity to share their experience with you in a non-challenging way and extend their learning though discussion.
By the end of the course
- You and your children will have had quality time together with lots of fun and laughter;
- You will have been able to address any areas of difficulty with your child through shared experiences and relaxed discussion;
- You will experience a closer connection with your children, who will feel able to express themselves more freely to you, knowing that their views and experiences are valued and listened to;
- Your children will have learned how to relax and use a range of strategies that will help them calm themselves down when they need to, thus regulating their own emotions.
- Your child will be able to recognise and develop positive relationships with others.
- Your child will be able to look at problems from a different perspective in order to solve them.
- Your child will have learned how to accept and value themselves as unique individuals, which will raise their self esteem and result in a happier child.
- You will experience less conflict and low level disruption in the classroom, which will enable you to spend more time helping the children learn.
- Your children will be more focused and able to learn.
What’s included?
- Guidance notes about emotional intelligence and meditation and how they can help your children.
- An introduction to 14 animals and the attributes that we can learn from.
- 14 Movement activities to encourage your child to move around and burn off energy, presented in both video and text format.
- 14 pre-recorded, downloadable meditations to help your child access their inner guidance to develop emotional self-esteem, mindset, relationships and problem solving skills.
- Conversation prompts with each meditation to help you discuss the experience with your child.
- A downloadable script of each session.
- A downloadable self-assessment sheet to measure progress.
- Printable journal pages to support the children's learning experience.
- Printable visual affirmation cards to accompany each meditation
- A certificate of completion to celebrate your children's success.
Bonuses
- 'How To Give Your Kids A Happy Head Start' E-Book to help you understand emotions and know how to support your children with the skills and knowledge they need to build emotional resilience and well-being.
- Printable meditation record to encourage children to practice at home.
Example Curriculum
What The Kids Have Said
“I love it when you run around and act like the animals, but I love all of it – and when you meditate.”
Beth (age 9)
“It helps me to keep calm”
Luke (Age 9)
“I like meditating on the different animals each week.”
Joe (age 8)
“I’m definitely doing this again. It helps me in class. I can concentrate better after it. I can’t normally concentrate on my work, but like after this now I will be able to concentrate and do my work better.”
Becky (Age 9)
“It’s fun when every week we do a different thing”
Lucy (age 7)
“It helps me to sleep”
Sam (Age 10)
I like doing them before school because you’re going in in a good mood – you’re calm, not angry”
Ben (Age 10)
Author Bio
My name is Melanie Appleyard. I'm a teacher and enabler, who facilitates social, emotional and spiritual transformation in adults and children, who desire to feel happier, confident and more connected.
I’m a qualified Primary School Teacher with postgraduate qualifications in Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Special Educational Needs Coordination. I am also an Emotion Coach, a huge animal lover and an Angelic Reiki Master/Teacher, who is passionate about mental health and emotional well-being, which I believe are the keys to good health and happiness.
My background includes over 16 years experience as a teacher, supporting the social and emotional well-being of children. I’ve written and implemented schemes of work to develop well-being in the curriculum and I’ve spent many years teaching and supporting teachers in delivering content designed to support emotional well-being in children with low self–esteem, those who struggle to form and maintain friendships and those who struggle to recognise and manage their emotions.
In today's busy society, there has never been more of a need for us to learn to quieten the mind and, having struggled with childhood anxiety myself, I strongly believe that teaching children this skill from a young age will help prevent future dis-ease, such as stress, depression and anxiety, which in turn can cause ill health.
I am absolutely passionate about teaching children these skills from a young age. My experience of teaching and meditation, along with my personal experience of learning with and from animals have led me to put together a beautiful course for you and your children to enjoy together in a fun and enjoyable way. It is my absolute pleasure to help your children learn skills and techniques to help them improve their own well-being, with the help of many wonderful animals.
My inspiration for the course
My gorgeous Labradoodle, Daisy, came into my life whilst I was experiencing a critical illness. She gave me a reason to get up and out, though some days it was the last thing I felt like doing. She taught me that there was so much joy to be gained from life when you step back and live in the moment. Much to my husband's amusement she also taught me to be much tidier as she was forever pinching things that were out of place and running off with them!
This picture is of Daisy, posing with her rosette.
I've also had the good fortune to share my life with many other furry friends over the years: Our cheeky cat, 'Dodger the Lodger' who came knocking at our door one day and soon moved in; our chipmunks, who kept us endlessly entertained with their determination and teamwork; and an elderly horse I used to look after, who clearly had her own perspective on life. I have been given so much love, laughs and enjoyment over the years from all these wonderful animals, who have entered my life with important lessons - to love freely - including yourself, to give willingly, to enjoy life, to have fun, to live in the moment and to do what you love.
Your children may not have an animal of their own, but through this course they can learn so much about them and a great deal from them.
