Children's classes in Plymouth
Sundays 10.30am–11.15am
Ashoka Buddhist Centre
33 Sutherland Road
Plymouth
PL4 6BN
£1 per child, suitable for children aged 4 - 11 (children must be accompanied by an adult who is responsible for their child whilst at Ashoka Centre).
Meditations for a happy life
Starting 17th January 2010 to March 14th
In each of these classes the children are encouraged to learn to still their minds in gentle meditation. As well as this children can listening to Buddhist ideas about how we can better respect ourselves and others, discuss and listen to a story.
These are all drop-in classes, there is no need to book. Everyone welcome!
Learning how to be happy, focused, and peaceful
In these short classes the children are encouraged to learn to relax, be peaceful and to focus their minds on positive thoughts and feelings. Parents are asked to help with the organized activity after the class.
Meditate to:
*Be happy
*Be kind
*Be wise
*Stop worrying
*Stop being angry
*Stop being jealous
*Make friends
*Be still
What to expect in a class
Children are encouraged to do a simple breathing meditation to help them relax. This is followed by a short teaching which gives practical advice on how to live more wisely and compassionately. They then meditate on this, followed by time to draw, talk, have a story and some refreshments.