Dans un article trouvé sur le site , j’ai pu constaté que certains pays (comme ici nommée l’Angleterre) prennent des dispositions légales afin d’assurer aux enfants un apprentissage sur l’introspection, ou la méditation à proprement parlé.
En effet, l’apprentissage de la méditation est un bien pour chacun de nous et pour tous ceux qui nous entourent. Dès son plus jeune âge un enfant peut être amené à vivre des difficultés, des troubles, des inconforts… La méditation est une pratique qui permet à tout un chacun de calmer son esprit en introduisant un regard bienveillant à l’intérieur de soi.
Ils apprennent à mieux comprendre ce qu’est la conscience et par là même de l’amplifier dans leur vie de tous les jours. Ceci rentre dans le cadre d’une étude du gouvernement britannique sur la santé mental.
Le constat a été alarmant quand des études ont pu montrées qu’ 1 enfant sur 8 avait un désordre mental et dans ce groupe, seulement 1 sur 5 avait accès à des soins ou à un traitement.
En s’isolant dans une pièce afin de se calmer… un enfant dit après « sa méditation » :
“I did some deep breathing, had a little snack, and I got myself together. Then I apologized to my class.”
J’ai fait quelques profondes respirations, j’ai eu une petite collation, et j’ai pu me recentrer. Après, j’ai demandé pardon à ma classe.
The goal is to have the children master the habit of clearing their mind from stress and anxiety
L’important ici est d’apprendre aux enfants à gérer leur stress et leur anxiété.
Ainsi, en apprenant aux tout-petits et même aux plus grands des techniques leurs permettant de se calmer, de se re-centrer, de s’écouter et de s’apaiser ! Le bénéfice est mutliple, car il bénéfécie à l’individu, à l’adulte en charge de l’enfant, et au groupe tout entier!
Xanthippe Lazaridis
Voici l’article du posté le 29 mars 2019
Mindfulness And Meditation Will Now Be Part Of The Curriculum In 370 Schools In England
Most of the time, when children act out by kicking and screaming expletives, it is because they do not understand what they are going through, and cannot find a better way to release their feelings. When a child acts out, know that it is most likely because they are struggling to understand complex emotions that they are feeling for the first time in their lives.
Schools in England have started to tackle this problem in a new way, and that is by teaching mindfulness and meditation in the classroom to improve the youth’s overall mental health. In 370 schools across the country, children will be taught how to meditate, techniques for muscle relaxation and breathing exercises for mindfulness. The secondary school students will also get a more hands-on education to learn about awareness and how to increase this in their everyday lives. This program is being done under the mental health study that the British government is running up until 2021.
Apart from the increasing number of young children that are showing signs of early onset depression and anxiety, NHS reports have also shown that 1 in 8 British children have mental disorders. Despite these facts, only 1 out of 5 children with mental issues are able to get access to treatment.
England isn’t the only country that has added mindfulness as a subject among schools. In 2016, a school in Baltimore decided to replace detention for an area where the children could go to an practice some breathing and stretching exercises instead. This is a way to keep the students calmer in order to increase their focus within the classroom.
A student that was sent to the ‘mindful moment room’ for pushing and name-calling a fellow classmate describes it to CNN as: “I did some deep breathing, had a little snack, and I got myself together. Then I apologized to my class.”
The school believes this is an improved manner the problem, rather than punishing and embarrassing the child in front of their peers, which was probably the cause of the problem from the very beginning.
Teaching children how to deal with emotions will most likely be very foreign and uncomfortable, but it will reap the benefits in the end. The goal is to have the children master the habit of clearing their mind from stress and anxiety, and being present and more focused in class.
Do you think all schools should teach mindfulness and meditation?
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