This first activity will help your students to get a positive and calm state of mind to be ready to learn. You can use the song, at the bottom of this page, every time you start the lesson or if you prefer as a part of another activity.

PROCEDURE

Tell your students to follow your instructions:

1. Close your eyes
2. Concentrate on your breathing as you breath in and out,.....in and out
3. Do not try to control your breathing, just monitor it
4. If another thought appears in your mind, just let it go away
5. In your mind, only think about your breathing
6. Each time you will feel better and better and more relaxed
7. Now enjoy the music and at the same time be aware of your breathing
8. ......

You can find lots of web pages with meditation exercises for teenagers

http://www.learningmeditation.com/children.htm

http://www.susankramer.com/Yoga.html (English-Spanish)

Look for this version and click: Escuchar Amazing Grace (flauta y arpa) en formato MP3 in this Web site: http://perso.wanadoo.es/e/carlosalen/musica.htm