“Almost every summer over the last ten years, I’ve been teaching low-income teens how to use their minds more effectively so that they can be more successful students, but also so that they can be more successful, happier, less stressed individuals. We cover a lot of ground in my six-week course, but a core element is the practice of meditation. I was hesitant to do this. I wondered whether these restless teens would be able to sit still even for five to ten minutes. And what if they thought it was lame?
As it turned out, the most common comment in the end-of-term evaluation reports was “The best part was the meditation. I wish we could have done more!” So this summer I promised my students that I’d make a CD based on the meditations I’d done with them. We’d covered body scanning (focusing on bodily sensations in order to calm the mind), using looking and listening in an open and receptive way as a means to bring about inner peace, meditation on the breath, a little loving-kindness meditation, and even some creative visualization.
I’m pleased to announce that our new CD — Mindfulness Meditations for Teens — is now available on Wildmind’s online store. It's also available as an audio download, possibly more convenient if you're outside the US."
He ends with a little hint, saying - “Christmas is coming up. Why not treat the teens in your life to some inner calm? If you get them meditating it’ll probably bring a bit more calm into your life, too!”
Wildmind produce a range of meditation CDs for use in daily life, for stress, for health, for depression, for pain management, and for prisoners, besides their very accessible free introductions to basic Buddhist practices, especially the mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations.