Sound Healing and Meditation Guided Sessions for 12 to 17 year olds

Sound healing for kids

Meditation and sound healing are both ancient disciplines going back thousands of years and have been recorded in many cultures and traditions across the world.

The practices of sound healing and meditation are becoming increasingly popular again across the globe, as these techniques are known to enhance physical and mental health, as well as the overall wellbeing of adults and children of all ages.

Sound healing, meditation and mindfulness for teenagers

Sound healing aims to rebalance the entire body, whilst meditation empowers kids within this age category to manage their mental health and provides them with coping mechanisms for obstacles and issues they may encounter. Both sound and meditation bring about a deep sense of peace and inner calm, which can be vital in this often challenging life stage.

Through meditation and sound adolescents learn that it is okay to be whoever they are and feel whatever they feel. These ancient techniques foster self-acceptance, build confidence, and enhance the feeling of empowerment. Research also reasons that because children’s brains are innately more malleable than adults, it is plausible that meditation will lead to long-lasting positive effects (Waters 2015).

Sound healing and meditation can be a valuable support for any child of 12 to 17 years, whether they are performing at expected level, are exceptionally gifted, or experiencing some form of learning or developmental difficulty. Sound and meditation are universal modalities that can unite people of all abilities, backgrounds, and ages together.

When it comes to meditation, mindfulness, and sound healing, there is a huge body of peer-reviewed research available online that verifies the many benefits associated with it. We have included some examples in the research and resources section at the bottom of the page.

Mission

To deliver 1 hour guided sound and meditation sessions for 12 to 17 year olds which will be relaxing, de-stressing, fun and interactive.
To introduce the kids in this age range to the self-empowering techniques of meditation and sound, allowing them to find inner calm, and to enhance their creativity and joy.
To give the kids an opportunity to pause, breathe and experience inner calm.
To allow the kids to explore their creativity and ideas that may come about from experiencing deep peace/theta brainwave state.

Objectives

To improve inter-student relationships.
To enhance cognitive function and learning skills.
To provide a sanctuary from stress associated with this age category.
To reduce destructive behaviours such a smoking, drug and alcohol abuse.
To encourage and teach this age group to meditate so they can feel less stressed before exams and whilst completing school projects and assignments.
To increase academic performance by enhancing focus, concentration, and inner calm.
To increase confidence and self-esteem, and to encourage self-expression.
To improve memory and concentration, and therefore the child’s ability to learn.
To promote creativity.
To bring about feelings of calm and inner peace.
To help children with learning difficulties express themselves and feel calmer.

Outcomes

The 12 to 17 year olds will take away from the sessions tips and techniques to maintain their sense of calm and inner peace, and empower them with coping mechanisms they can use on a daily and long-term basis.
Due to the positive neural effects of sound and meditation, the 12 to 17 years olds may experience enhanced learning, concentration, and creativity.
To bring about a sense of sharing and bonding within the group, which may enhance and develop friendships in general, and the group as a whole.
Enhanced overall physical and mental wellbeing.

Events by The London Sound Healer co-founder of Glasshouse Events

To work with us at events, parties and within schools running sound healing and meditation programmes for children, please contact me at: thelondonsoundhealer@hotmail.com

Research and Resources

Mindfulness-Oriented Meditation for Primary School Children: Effects on Attention and Psychological Well-Being – PMC (nih.gov)

Microsoft Word – misp-research-summary-5.5.2012.docx (mindfulnessinschools.org)

Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation (healthline.com)

Music, noise-exclusion, and learning | Sound Healing Research Foundation

Musical experience promotes subcortical efficiency in processing emotional vocal sounds | Sound Healing Research Foundation

High school music classes enhance the neural processing of speech (soundhealingresearchfoundation.org)

Music enrichment programs improve the neural encoding of speech in at-risk children | Sound Healing Research Foundation

Engagement in community music classes sparks neuroplasticity and language development in children from disadvantaged backgrounds (soundhealingresearchfoundation.org)

Music training alters the course of adolescent auditory development | Sound Healing Research Foundation

The_Sensory_Systems_Eurhythmics_and_Sens-3.pdf (soundhealingresearchfoundation.org)

A review of “music and movement” therapies for children with autism: embodied interventions for multisystem development (soundhealingresearchfoundation.org)