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    Guided Meditation Script on Sounds and Silence for Kids

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    Ann VrlakPublished September 13, 2020 · Updated April 8, 2024 · 1 min read

    Guided Script

    Sounds and Silence (Kids)

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    Sounds and Silence (Kids)

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    A mindful companion to this worksheet

    A mindful approach to sounds and silence (kids)

    “Sounds and Silence (Kids)” is an invitation to slow down and meet your experience with curiosity, honesty, and kindness — three qualities that quietly transform everything they touch.

    How mindfulness can help

    Mindfulness offers a steady inner ground from which to engage any topic. Instead of being swept along by reaction, we learn to notice what is here — sensations, thoughts, feelings — and respond from a place of presence rather than pressure.

    Gentle steps to try

    1. Begin with the breath. Take three slow breaths before opening the worksheet. Let your body remember it is here.
    2. Read with curiosity. Move through each prompt slowly. Notice which questions soften you, and which ones tighten you.
    3. Write what is true now. There are no right answers — only honest ones. The truth at this moment is what the worksheet is asking for.
    4. Close with one breath. When you finish, pause. Place a hand on your heart and acknowledge yourself for showing up.

    Insight does not arrive on a schedule. Trust the practice of returning, the courage of honesty, and the slow unfolding of your own becoming.

    Here’s a Sample of the “Guided Meditation Script on Sounds and Silence for Kids” Guided Meditation Script:

    We’re going to play a game listening to this sound [ring your chime or app].You’ll try to listen to the sound all the way until it disappears–going, going, gone. When you hear it’s gone, you’ll let me know by raising your hand.Sit or lie down and get comfortable.And let your eyes gently close.Be nice and cosy.When I make the sound, try to listen with more than just your ears.Listen with your body and your mind and your heart. When we really listen to something, we’re listening with much much more than our ears.I’m going to make the sound a few times now.

    Listen while the sound is getting quieter and quieter and, when you don’t hear it any more, quietly put up your hand.Then put your hand back down for the next time.Ok here we go.[ring the bell a few times, letting the sound recede into silence each time]Keep listening with your ears and with as much of you as you can.It’s like the sound fills you up.If you forget and start thinking about something else, that’s ok.Just start listening again.

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