Working with Children with learning disabilities - Update.
A while ago I wrote about working with children with learning difficulties and autism. It has been a few months since I wrote that blog, I thought it was time that I shared my experiences to date.
It is very challenging working with children at the best of times, however, working with children who are challenged within themselves is in itself a rewarding and challenging experience.
I train at a holistic energy center, where we partake in Yoga, Meditation, Chi Gong as part of the basic training, these are part of what we call HSP Yoga and subsequently there are numerous workshops, all of which culminates in the mastery of the brain. Through this training I became an outreach instructor, whereby we as instructors go out into the community to spread the training to people who would not normally have access to.
When I started working with these children they were not very focused and had very short attention spans, they were not sure about what they were getting themselves into. As the time went by as short as it has been, I have noticed a dramatic change in their ability. At the beginning they were very easily distracted, any chance they had not to do what I was asking of them they would take it, the teachers were letting them do that. As the days went by they started to enjoy themselves more, I tried to make it as much fun as I could.
The sequence of the exercises is to start by doing exercises which are quite high energy, however, each individual does it to their own pace, then the hardest part to get them relaxed and their brain/minds to a state of relaxation and then more lively exercises to get them back to the pace they started the exercises.
As I mentioned the hardest part was to get their brain waves down to a state of relaxation. So as time went on and they started responding, I was amazed the first time when they were actually relaxing, mo movements whatsoever, they were absolutely still, I felt as if I had made a huge breakthrough, it was a fantastic feeling.
The yoga I am teaching is all about the brain, I am getting to see the difference the training is making, I even had the head teacher telling me how much they have noticed the change in the children. When I hear things like that and the compliments I have received I feel as if I am making a difference, with that I know that I am also growing and continue to grow.
I want to continue to work with children, to express my soul, I want to spread peace and love among the children of today to create the foundation for longer lasting peace and love for our world.
All created by helping them to master their brains by self development and spiritual growth. This they can carry with them for eternity, have hope and they then become the provider of their dreams.
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Tags: Brain Waves, chi gong, exercise, meditation, Yoga
March 21st, 2009 at 8:47 pm
You are right, i agree with everything you mentioned in your comment!
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 am
Good work on your blog, I love to see the effort and I am just saying keep up the good work.
March 25th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Hellen, thank you for your kind words, I will surely do my best to keep up with the good work. Once again thank you.