"If a child cannot learn in the way we teach, we must teach in a way the child can learn." - O. Ivar Lovaas
Greater Happiness in 5 Minutes a Day
"Research demonstrates the incredible power of loving-kindness meditation also called metta, is the simple practice of directing well-wishes towards other people. [...] Loving-kindness meditation does far more than produce momentary good feelings. Over a nine week period, research showed that this type of meditation increased people's experiences of positive emotions. (If you are working on improving your ratio of positive to negative emotions, start with metta!) The research shows compellingly that it actually puts people on "trajectories of growth," leaving them better able to ward off depression and "become ever more satisfied with life." This is probably because it increases a wide range of those resources that make for a meaningful and successful life, like having an increased sense of purpose, stronger social support, and less illness. Research even shows that loving-kindness meditation "changes the way people approach life" for the better." [read more]
Reading Corner
Title: Meditation Handbook
By: Rev. Heng Sure and Chin He
Ages: 5+
"Although the authors of this small volume are Buddhist monks, our meditation instructions come with a wish to benefit all practitioners equally, regardless of faith, creed or prior experience with meditation. In a few illustrated pages, the book introduces the essence of meditation practice and shows you how to make it part of your life. You will find instructions suited for people of every religious or spiritual background, including people with no religious background."
-Publishers
By: Rev. Heng Sure and Chin He
Ages: 5+
"Although the authors of this small volume are Buddhist monks, our meditation instructions come with a wish to benefit all practitioners equally, regardless of faith, creed or prior experience with meditation. In a few illustrated pages, the book introduces the essence of meditation practice and shows you how to make it part of your life. You will find instructions suited for people of every religious or spiritual background, including people with no religious background."
-Publishers
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be the Change
You could come up with fun ideas to practice loving-kindness meditation on a day-to-day basis. For example every day you or your child could hold one coin, hold a positive thought or a wish for someone unknown and then collect it in a box. Once the box is filled, the collected coins could be used for a random act of kindness activity.
