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Moms Talk: Can Children Learn to Meditate?
Royal Oak mom and intuitive psychotherapist Lori Lipten is awed by how quickly children connect to meditation through "soulful parenting".
With the advent of the cable television and the Internet, tips on how to raise happy, healthy children are available everywhere.
But Lori Lipten, psychotherapist and intuitive empowerment coach at the Center for Creative Living in Royal Oak, believes that using your soul’s guidance in parenting is a key to raising happier, healthier children.
“Soulful parenting encompasses a twofold awareness,” Lipten said.
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She said that as a parent, you are a wise and capable soul who is infinitely connected to the source of life and all that is. You have a wealth of support and answers to nurture you and your child, she said. In addition, your child is also a soul who has innate depth, awareness and abilities that are meant to be expressed, evolved and eventually used to enhance life, she said.
Lipten, a former parenting facilitator for parents and children at teaches practices that quiet the mind, such as meditation and deep breathing.
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“Soulful parenting is a conscious practice of living one intentional moment at a time,” said Lipten.
As a parent, Lipten said she is awed by how quickly children connect to meditation. When children engage in intuitive processing regularly, they become settled in their bodies, innately peaceful, present and confident, she said.
Through her program, Lipten said she has seen children shift from being afraid of the dark, or having profound anxiety before tests or within social settings, into feeling peaceful and calm because they have new tools.
Lipten said she has experienced children who have shared a depth of insight and calm that persists because of their ability to listen through their soul.
Lipten raises many questions, among them:
- Do you meditate? Do your children?
- Are your children anxious? What do you do to calm them?
- Do you consider yourself peaceful and confident? Or are you a stressed-out mess?
For more information or to connect with Lori Lipten, visit LoriLipten.com or call the Center for Creative Living at 248-414-4050.
Do you think children can learn to meditate to lead a more peaceful life? Are you setting a good example?
