I have a 7 year old and an 8 year old. We live in Washington, DC. I
would like them to learn meditation. Are there any places in the area
for them to learn this as children?
Hi r2-ga,
I called several Meditation Schools in the DC area and was told by 3
reputable schools that the closest place with Children's classes is in
Takoma Park at the "Willow Street Yoga Center."
Depending on your exact location, this might not be too far. I went to
the geobytes "City Distance Tool" (
http://www.geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm ) ...and determined this
school is approximately 13 miles from DC.
Willow Street Yoga Center
6930 Carroll Ave.
Takoma Park, Maryland.
Call Luisa (301) 891-2780
email: luisam@starpower.net
or, call Lynn (301) 530-4363
email lkelly@mail.nih.gov.
Transcendental Meditation is available through The Consciousness-Based
Education Association (CBEA), started by the principal (Dr. George
Rutherford) at Fletcher-Johnson School in Washington D.C. See
information here:
The Consciousness-Based Education Association
http://www.cbeprograms.org/index.html
Please note there is an "after school program":
http://www.cbeprograms.org/action/afterschool_program.html
It's possible this is your best bet, possibly there is an after school
program already started and ongoing in your area, or, or can start one
yourself.
Meditation in Washington DC
http://www.meditation-dc.org/meditation.htm
These folks are very helpful. They are thinking about starting a
meditation program for children... The man I spoke to here told me
about their "sister school" --that I mentioned above (Willow Street).
Vajrayogini Buddhist Center
3829 Warren Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: (202) 537-7075
E-mail: vajradharma108@yahoo.com
In addition to the above, this link should be very useful:
http://www.speakeasy.org/~tchilders/mgl_html/group2a.html
And this page should prove useful:
Insight Meditation Community of Washington
http://www.imcw.org/calendar.html
Also, you might consider these ideas:
Children's Meditation Series
http://www.learningmeditation.com/children.htm
The Home Page: http://www.learningmeditation.com/
Children's Meditation Tape: Dolphin Song, Relaxation Games & Guided
Imagery
http://www.insight-books.com/new/999113865x.html
I hope this has been helpful for you!
--Cynthia
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