ART ACTIVITY
What a wonderful way to start. Picking out a stone and drawing it. It was new and different. We organized the talbe so there was two girls per table and brought the stones to them. It was quiet for almost 10 minutes. Ja stood the whole time. I asked if she was comfortable standing. she said she was. Suz later told me, she asked her to sit down.
Ci is a new girl. She was fine with this activity.
Changes: Make sure there are no beads in the tray.
Query: What are the rules? If the girl is not participating and not disturbing anyone else, she is okay. Use this as opportunities to ask how she is feeling?+
Chi Gong
Suz led four girls in Chi Gong. I went out of the room to speak to Ja and ask if she is good. Realizing that is not a good question, we did look at each other for a long time and I felt the connection. Note to self, at least use curiosity. She asked to speak to a staff and entered the room just when Chigong was ending.
The Pause…
At a time that was becoming disruptive, Sk asked for a “pause.” Asked each girl in the circle to comment on their favorite meditation experience so far. Every girl had a favorable comment… surprising. May commented on having family support and how grateful she was for that. She also commented on the unfairness of people not being in the room, which was a reference to Ci, which I recognized later. It was good that she could comment on that. More on the topic on the debrief with the director.
SOUND MEDITATION
We skipped the sound meditation and inserted in the end of Session II. What a perfect placement. Suz and I we used two kinds of chimes and the girls were interested. They asked us to chime at the exact same time and they were listening carefully. We then turned it over to them and they were delighted. They tried a few ways to do this and ended up very mindful. Great way to end the session.
To Do/Modifications:
* Ask Au to read a meditation next week.
* Ask someone to establish an open and closing for the circle.
* Re-look at Principles Together.
* Share vulnerability.