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Mindfulness for Children - Meditations for kids A Top App to Learn to Relax and be Happy!

Mindfulness meditation for kids is a great technique to help and support your kids relax, deal with stress, anxiety and improve their mental well-being. There are many resources available and today we want to let you know about Mindfulness for Children - Meditations for kids By Jannik Holgersen a top resource for parents and teachers to let your kids experience the benefits of meditation. Available for iOS and Android Fun Educational Apps TOP PICKS

Mindfulness meditation for kids has been developed by Pia Holgersen from Denmark, a Psychomotor Therapist with expertise in relaxation technique. It is available for download for iOS and Android devices. It is being used in many schools and by child psychologists all across Denmark and by parents and children all across the world.

Have a look:

How the App Works

Mindfulness meditation for kids is easy to use and designed to help you guide children from 5 years of age and up through the meditation process to relax and improve mental well being.

It offers 5 audio tracks, each one between four and twenty-five minutes long with different aims:

Inner Place - 12:20 minute: Designed for children to focus their attention on one thing only. It allows kids to develop their awareness and focus and various part of their body. the aim is to let your kids discover a safe heaven within themselves.

Connecting - 4:35 Minutes: This track lets your kids connect their breathing, body thoughts and feeling. It teaches children that feeling is something you posses from inside.

Finding Peace - 5.50 Minutes: A combined breathing and visualisation exercise with calming effects.

Body Scan - 16:30 minutes: A practical exercise for kids aged 8 and older that develops kids awareness of their own body sensation and thoughts.

Good Night - 24:00 Minutes: The prefect mediation to peacefully fall asleep. Kids learn to learn to let go of the day and relax their body and mind. The good night meditation comes in four different soothing sounds from nature.

Each track is professionally recorded and narrated by Perry Anne Norton with her calming voice guiding parents and children alike into a completely relaxed state of mind & body.

What Fun Educational Apps Liked

I recently discovered mindfulness for myself. Being impressed by the result I started to introduce my kids to various mediation and must say that it really helps them to relax and calm down. It even helps my oldest son for his exams! I was delighted to get a chance to review Mindfulness for Children - Meditations for kids by Jannik Holgersen.

If you are a beginner, you will find information about the mediation and how to do Mindfulness. The audio tracks are very professional. Kids can just listen and relax too the soothing sounds of Perry Anne Norton voice. I liked that it offers 5 different tracks of various length, perfect for beginners to more advanced children. All audio tracks offer step by step and easy to follow instructions for your kids to start and learn how to mediate. The tracks are engaging and relaxing and my kids really liked the Goodnight tracks. They now listen to it on a daily basis and I can tell you that the relaxing sound of nature have them fall asleep in no time!

For best results, please do not force your kids into it. Speak about it and gently guide them through. Mindfulness has to be something your kids like and enjoy, it is not a chore! Start using the app on a daily basis, speak about it with your kids and let them find out how it can help them. You might be surprised to see how beneficial Mindfulness for kids can be.

In a Nutshell

If you want to help your kids relax, calm down and improve focus/concentration then Mindfulness for Children - Meditations for kids by Jannik Holgersen is a must have app! The app is designed with children in mind. Although kids as young as 5-year-old can use it, it is perfect for older one as well. Give it a try and see how Mindfulness can benefit your kids find a way to relax and enhance their feelings of contentment.

 

Mindfulness for Children - Meditations for kids by Jannik Holgersen is available for download via the iTunes App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch and Google Store for Android Devices.

RRP - $/€1.99 / £1.49

 

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