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Meditation in Classrooms & its Impact

By Anand Kumar Gupta

| 19 Jan 2021

Meditation is believed to help relieve stress, lessen depression, lower blood pressure and improve sleep while boosting your memory, mood, and even social intelligence. Meditation and mindfulness are great practices for medical students because they can be done anywhere at any time.

Students who meditate perform better in school and handle academic stress more efficiently. Research has linked meditation to a rise in IQ levels, improved mental function, and higher grades.

As a classroom practice, meditation can help students strengthen their self-regulation and their focus on coursework. It also boosts their overall health, reduces negative feelings, and fosters compassion.

Taking deep breaths is a great way to start meditating with young kids. With that in mind, Have them sit in a comfortable position. You can try a yoga pose like baby cobra or have them sit cross-legged.

Benefits of Meditation in Classroom

Positivity, Creativity, Connection
Improving children's wellbeing
Changes in the brain
The rise in IQ Levels
Academic Stress Goes down
Better Focus
Brain Integrity and efficiency
Better Behaviour
Happier and More Confident

There are nine popular types of meditation practice:

Mindfulness meditation.
Spiritual meditation.
Focused meditation.
Movement meditation.
Mantra meditation.
Transcendental meditation.
Progressive relaxation.
Loving-kindness meditation.
Visualization meditation

How to Meditate: Simple Meditation for Beginners

Sit or lie comfortably. You may even want to invest in a meditation chair or cushion.
Close your eyes.
Make no effort to control the breath; simply breathe naturally.
Focus your attention on the breath and on how the body moves with each inhalation and exhalation

Easy to use Meditation Applications

There are various Meditation Apps that are used to know about different types of Meditation and tips, strategies of meditation, and other information regarding Meditation:

		Smiling Mind: Practice your daily meditation and mindfulness exercises from any device. Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.
		Headspace: This app teaches you how to meditate and live mindfully, with guided sessions on stress management, happiness, resilience, physical health, and more. Even if you've never meditated before, the free Basics course teaches you the essentials.
		Moshi: is an award-winning audio app that helps millions of families experience calm and relaxing bedtimes by helping kids drift off to sleep quickly and easily.
		Ninja Focus: Designed with the help of child development experts, behavioral pediatricians, yoga instructors, mindfulness experts, parents, and school leaders, Ninja Focus drives positive behavior with its wealth of guided meditations, bedtime stories, yoga flows, and focus music for children ages 3-12.
		Simple Habit: It is a 5-minute meditation app designed to help busy people stress less, achieve more, and live better.