Meditation Class for the Self-Aware Child
(4-week series)
Instructor: Veronica Moya
Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16 and 30: 4-5 PM
Suggested donation $10 per class
AGES 3-12. The goal is to help children experience wholeness and peace just by “being” with themselves. Meditation has been proven to improve the cognitive faculties of children, assist in their concentration and memory, and generate emotional stability.
Unlike adults, children cannot “talk themselves” out of strong emotions such as fear, anxiety, and anger. By becoming aware of how thoughts and breath patterns affect their emotions. Through meditation kids can learn to take charge of their emotions, which leads to better moods, school performance, and social skills.
Meditation has been shown to improve:
- Self-awareness
- Recognize strong emotions such as anger and become more detached from acting on them,
- Increase clarity of mind and calmness.
- Acceptance
- Increases social connection and emotional intelligence,
- Leads to greater compassion in children,
- Lessens feelings of loneliness.
- Grey matter
- Increases activity in brain areas related to emotional regulation, positive emotions, and self-control,
- Increases cortical thickness in areas related to focus and attention.
- Productivity
Class Description:
During the class, we talk about the benefits of having some “alone” time and I explain how they can be in charge of their emotions & in control of their minds if they choose to.
- We play games that stimulate the mind.
- Tell stories to guide them through a peaceful and inspiring journey that is conducive to relaxation.
- Different meditation techniques are presented depending on their age and experience.
- At the end of the class the children will feel calm, serene and INSPIRED. They discovered something NEW today
For more info visit veronicamoya.com.
Veronica Moya first started working with children at the age of 16. When she founded a Kids entertainment company in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since that first business venture, her work has expanded, deepened, and spiraled in several key directions—all of which reflect her passion for exploring how people can use their own inherit essence & abilities to enjoy a more fulfilled and happy life. Ms. Moya is driven by the conviction that each one of us has the potential for greatness and unlimited abilities.
As a teacher and lecturer Veronica has been invited to speak at various venues in the Tri-state area. She is faculty member of the Edgar Cayce Center, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York and Namaste Healing Center in New York City.
She started her career as a teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1993 where she taught English as a second language. Later on she was offer a position to teach Spanish to Chinese children. She then created a book and workbook, which is still used today, to teach Argentinean Spanish. She moved to the United States in 1998. Since then she has worked as a performer in Children’s theater, a teacher and a counselor.
It’s through her passion for helping people achieve their goals and experience true fulfillment that she designed a new Meditation class which objective is to help children find serenity and insight to their many life’s quandaries. Veronica has been teaching self-reliance and self-knowledge to young audiences since 2011. Her classes are very engaging and big eye openers.
Veronica was a weekly columnist for “Buenos Dias Nueva York” in Telemundo. She has written articles for Holistic Publications, such as Natural Awakenings, New Life and Wisdom magazine. And was featured in the New York Times, E entertainment, NBC, and Wisdom magazine.
Kids GROOVE
(6-week series)
Kids GROOVEInstructor: Jessica Trovato
Thursdays, November 3, 10, 17 and December 1, 8, 15: 4-5 PM
$20 drop in or $90 for the series
Ages 11-13. This class is about activating bodies, minds and hearts for positive transformation. GROOVE is perfect for getting tweens moving, interacting and feeling great! Our main focus is to provide a space where they can feel comfortable to express and move in a group setting. We get them interacting with each other, exploring all sorts of styles and working on key movement skills. Each class ends with a practice in stillness and silence paired with some breathing exercises. A total confidence-boosting and stress relieving experience for tweens!
Jessica Trovato has been a Kids/Teens Facilitator of GROOVE since 2008.
She has an enchanting gift to play with kids and make them comfortable with themselves and others. As an artist and sustainability expert, her focus is to help them relate to themselves and their environment in a holistic manner. Creating an atmosphere of “oneness” for them to feel connected with everything and everyone around them.
The GROOVE is an incredibly easy dance experience where you don’t need to worry about following the steps or a leader. Everyone unites on very basic movements, and everyone makes those movements unique and their own!
Through creativity and community, the GROOVE is really just like an epic dance party! GROOVE focuses on expressing the whole self! Not only is it a great workout for the body, but the brain joins in the party through creativity and self-expression, and the being is satisfied through mindful practices, stillness, and breathing.
