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(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 18, 2016 ) Birmingham , West Midlands -- In the beginning of the school year, numerous schools across the nation have began carrying out mindfulness activities into their schedules. Mindfulness experts at Silent Mind, a London-based meditation, prayer bowls and holistic healing goods company, predict that this is just the start and that more schools- and also homes- will soon adhere to in this program for lowering stress and improving health.
According to Ana Fields, one of the mindfulness specialists at the company, the enthusiasm of educational facilities to implement mindfulness activities is most likely the result of the expanding number of people inside the education system who are realizing the favorable gains that meditation can give to young kids, especially young kids at schools, who are always under constant worry due to the challenging environment they are in, and believes that many will follow.
"We think that more schools- and even homes- will soon begin to observe the fantastic benefits of mindfulness activities for young children that they will soon include to the growing statistics of schools in the country who are implementing it to their schedules, and that is a great thing, because it means more children will reap some benefits; that is, will have reduced stress levels, and better learning experience," explained Ana.
There have been several reports on the advantages of mindfulness activities to young children at schools. One of the original studies includes the Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco. The school introduced to their students Quiet Time (QT), a stress-reduction program which includes Transcendental Meditation. The program consisted of two periods, 15 minutes each in the morning and afternoon, when students may choose to sit quietly or meditate.
The program led for promoted deep relaxation and elevated sense of well-being among the students. The sessions also helped students organize themselves for positive academic and social interactions, which has led to a significant decrease in suspensions and truancies for the first school year the program was implemented.
For a program like Quiet Time to succeed, space, time, training, and resources are required, but according to the mindfulness experts, these are likely already available in schools and the resources may only include prayer bowls or other types of meditation bowls, which are low-cost and available readily in many musical instruments stores, so they are encouraging those who are contemplating of carrying out mindfulness activities in their schools to go on with it.
About Silent Mind
Silent Mind is dedicated to providing their customers with high quality meditation accessories & excellent customer support. Their mission is to improve lives with products that will help people relax & become more aware of themselves.
Silent Mind
Richard Pol
+447921925411
press@silentmindmeditation.com
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