The Dream of the Good offers simple meditation and mindfulness methods for wellbeing and peace for all levels of the school. The four methods: are stillness, peaceful touch, reflection and mindful movement as in qigong and yoga. They are ‘doors’ into what we call the Dream of the good namely our human potential. They are easy to learn and to do and to with the current curriculum. These ‘inexpensive’ tools are as much appreciated by the students as the teachers and are tailormade to suit different ages. Some of the exercises you can start right away and others you learn during short training courses.
As a teacher you yourself choose which ‘door’ you would like to enter. Start with the method you are most attracted to and seeming easy to you ! Which method you choose, decides the first steps, but all methods give results!
The four methods are Stillness, Peaceful touch, Reflection and Movement. Stillness comprising of simple visualisations are easy to do and much appreciated by the students of all ages, from pre- to high school. Peaceful touch uses simple massage techniques and Reflection uses so called life talks with e.g. a talking stick in a traditional mode (where you talk from within yourself and listen to the other). The fourth, the Movement door invites to contemplative bodily movement, like in walking mindfully, qigong and yoga.
Stillness
If you choose Stillness, you will find different simple meditation- and mindfulness methods here which are well suited for the classroom and whose efficiency is well proven through scientific research.
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If you choose to enter into the door ”Peaceful Touch” you can try some of the simple methods described in our material or take a short course in our simple massage method. Here is also well-documented research for your support.
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If you enter into the door Reflection you find simple directions for how to create a life talk according to a model from the Indians, with the help of a talking stick and a list of suggested themes. Such a theme could be: What is the meaning of Life? In our films from Dream of the good, you find an excellent inspiration for a life talk both for students and teachers.
Here you find eductional material for different subjects, life mathematics or physics, which can be utilized in these life talks.
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If you enter into the Movement door you can try the walking excercise by the Vietnamese peacemaker Thich Nath Hanh. You can begin right away, without any previous training. The Yoga, and the Peace power- and Children’s qigong requires more training and work. We are happy to come to your school and demonstrate. If you are a teacher you can take a course to qualify to teach the methods in your school. For Yoga the course is two half days, for qigong it is four days altogether.
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