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Elevator Rides Help Children Learn Focusing - Part 2 - Lucy Bowers

From an early age children are attracted to the captivating power of a good story. At any age, this intrinsic mysterious quality of Story holds us and touches places deep inside, where we connect to what it is that makes us human. It is not difficult for children to make the transition from stories in the outer dimension of their lives to the ones that live inside their bodies. It is of course helpful if their experience has consistently been the joy of weaving their threads into a personal story of precious value. In the last issue of the newsletter, I shared how I prepare children for doing Focusing elevator rides. Below are the instructions for the Elevator Ride. This might be done right after the children have just savoured a story from the outer dimension or perhaps to prepare for a writing lesson or to resolve some tensions or difficulties in the classroom. Doing Focusing in this way, before a lesson, can enhance concentration and learning. ...