Children & Teenager 1 Day Courses
One-day courses in meditation are held annually for children and teenagers at the meditation centre. Children’s courses are held for primary school students aged from 8 to 12 years and teenagers' courses are held for high school students aged from 13 to 16 years.During the courses the students learn Anapana meditation, which involves focusing on their own natural breath. The aim is to enable them to practise after the course for about ten minutes twice a day. This daily practice has been found to bring many benefits, including:
- helping them to cope better with stress, anxiety, worry and nervousness;
- improving their concentration and memory; and
- increasing their awareness and alertness of mind.
As they learn to calm and concentrate their minds, they also learn to gain
mastery over their impulses and actions.
Scheduled courses are listed in the course schedule. Courses can also be arranged by parents or teachers at other times for groups of 8 or more – either in school term or in the holidays.
One-day course details
Course times: 9:30am to 4:00pm (Registration starts at 8:45am)
What to bring:
Please bring comfortable clothes to sit and suitable for craft activities.
Cost: There is no charge for the courses. All courses
are funded by donation.
To register: Please complete the online application
form - go to the course
schedule and the teenagers' & children's
course section is below the adult courses section.
For more info: Please email info@medini.dhamma.org
or call Therese (09) 630 7009 or the centre on (09) 420 5319.
Adults serving on children's / teenagers' courses:
Old students who have completed a 10-day Vipassana meditation course
are welcome to serve on these courses. To register to serve, please
send an e-mail to info@medini.dhamma.org