Take A Balloon Ride To Sleep

Taking time to quiet your mind and body even for a few moments can be a challenge when you have small children running about. Here are a couple of ideas to make it easier for all.

From:
Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2008
Meditating With Your Child, Take a Deep Breath
By Laurie Chance Smith

Engage The Senses

At quiet time, tell your child a story for the senses. Ask your child to imagine being at the beach, relaxing with the ebb and flow of the ocean. See the frothy waves and smell the fish. Describe the sand squishing under the feet and the wind whipping the hair, spraying salt on the tongue.







Take A Balloon Ride To Sleep

At bedtime, try the balloon meditation. Tell your child to rest on a pillow, snuggled under the blankets, imagining being a balloon floating safe and free. Ask your child to choose where the balloon stops. Among the clouds? Floating into the universe? Hooked onto a star or a planet?