Introduction

This game is about teaching meditation, self-awareness, and how the mind can “slow down” time.

Target group and Time

This exercise needs one instructor and can be done with any age group from grade 2 to 12. It is highly recommended to do it outside, preferably in a park or forest. It takes up to 12 minutes. 

Learning objectives

The learners should feel connected to themselves and to their surroundings. Self-awareness is becoming more and more important in this fast world. For younger children, this is a good way to learn how different body parts are called and how to express their experiences.

Instructions to set up the activity

First everyone should sit down and leave a little space for the next person. Than everybody should close their eyes and should slowly breath in, breath out for 10 seconds, counting down from 10 to 1 and concentrate on their breath. Now the students should take their index finger and place it on their forehead and run it down their face, nose, lips, chin, neck, left shoulder, left elbow, and the palm of their hand, run their index finger over all their left fingers. (The teacher can add more body parts like legs and feet or the right side as well, depending on how much time is left. Now the students can slowly come back to their neck. Than take both of their index fingers and place them on their ears. They should feel their ears about 5 seconds. Than listen to what their surrounding has to offer; wind, birds, cars, people? Then the students can imagine they are melting into their surroundings. (Let the learners listen quietly for 2 to 3 minutes)  After that they can slowly come back and open their eyes.Now the learners can speak about their experience. For many, it might be the first time having done a meditation.If there is time, the learners can now go explore their surroundings and observe the things they could hear.