| The World Community for Christian Meditation |
| Christian Meditation with Children |
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- RESOURCES
You are welcome to visit our main Resource Centre for The World Community for Christian Meditation:
www.wccm.org
EVENTS
Launching of the Children´s Programme for schools in Australia: June 2006
BOOKS
- My Happy Heart, Prayer of the Heart. This book on Christian meditation for children was
written by Gregory Ryan. In the book’s afterword by Laurence Freeman, he states, "There is
nothing more important to teach children than how to find and enter and stay in tune with their
own heart. To live with a spiritual vision. To sense the sacredness of life, to see God in and
behind everyday appearances". Also included is the CD My Happy Heart Sings, a wonderful little
melody children will love to hear over and over. Teachers and Directors of Religious Education
programs will also want to use the introductory narrative track with their young students. It's a
ready-made lesson!
- (Greg's book and cd is for the very young child being taught on the whole by parents and
grandparents). Please click here to read an extract of his book.
- Like A Child is a series of books written by Barbara O’Halloran which contain a program for
primary school teachers to teach their students to meditate in the Christian tradition. The
program consists of reading a story and information on how to meditate followed by meditation
using a Christian mantra. Please click here to read one of the stories she wrote for children in
Grade 7.
- (Barbara's books start from age 6 and continue right through till age 12 and are used by
individual teachers/meditators in the Schools in Australia and other countries in the world).
- The Fruits of Meditation:
Christian Meditation is proven:
- To make children calmer and more relaxed
- To create a sense of wonder in children
- To create a sense of community
- Allows children a chance to be silent and experience God in the silence
- Allows children a chance to enter into the present moment
- Christian Meditation is Prayer
Christian Meditation is simple
Christian meditation is a journey
Christian Meditation is experiential
Christian Meditation is supported by the Church
- From 'Teaching Christian Meditation to Children: Coming Home' by Ernie Christie
(Ernie Christie's materials are used by Religious Education teachers in the Schools from pre-
school till year 10 as part of the Religious Education programme in the Townsville Diocese in
Australia).
- "Our set purpose must be to help the children build a loving relationship with Jesus in the flesh
and bring them to this same Jesus present with us now in the spirit" (Madeleine Simon 'Born
Contemplative')
- Guidelines - Meditation with Young Children
These books can be ordered from our publishing house, Medio Media.
| THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR CHILD |
| TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD |
