The document discusses the benefits of meditation for students. It states that meditation can help students develop self-confidence, manage stress, and boost memory and cognitive skills. It also notes that specific types of meditation like Sahaja Yoga can improve exam performance, creativity, and overall happiness. The rest of the document provides details on Sahaja Yoga meditation, including its history and founder, and how it relates to the body's subtle energy system of nadis, chakras, kundalini, and achieving a balanced flow of energy. Step-by-step instructions are given for performing a basic Sahaja Yoga meditation.

1. MEDITATION FOR STUDENTS

2. ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENTS
• Children can achieve self-confidence by reducing their thoughts and controlling their emotions.
Meditation can help them master their bodies and minds, leading to the self-confidence and social-
emotional skills necessary for their life
Self-confidence
• Children can be sensitive to the world around them. They are exposed to stress on a daily basis, from
problems at school to problems at home. Meditation helps balance a child's response to stressful
situations.
Stress management
• Meditation leads to cognitive and performance skills in children. Meditation can improve
concentration and our ability to retain information. Learning how to focus the mind and retrieve
information can help children with learning and memory.
Memory Boost

3. ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENTS
•Meditation can evoke a sense of calm and ability. This is useful to put the examination pressure in perspective.
Learning to separate from external events and judgments can help students reduce the impact of emotional
pressures on their academic achievements and, in turn, improve their overall performance.
Help with the
exams
•Sahaja Yoga meditation develops an expansive and relaxed way of thinking, which establishes and strengthens
your creativity.
Creativity
•Meditation helps achieve a positive perspective. It allows children to control their negative emotions and
develop good habits to make them happier and more compassionate.
Happiness

4. WHAT IS SAHAJA YOGA
The term SAHAJA comes from the Sanskrit, Saha, meaning “with,”
and ja, meaning “born.” The Sahaja Yoga is defined as “spontaneous
union with the Self.
Sahaja Yoga meditation brings the mind to present moment and
therefore removes unwanted thoughts bringing focus, attention and
joyfulness. Children are the best candidates for meditation because
they are simple, joyful, spontaneous and in the present.

5. SAHAJA YOGA was established in the year 1970 by Dr. Nirmala Shrivastava
who is also known Shree Mataji Nirmala Devi to the entire world. Our
Mother Energy is the founder of the science of Sahaja Yoga. She also
participated in freedom struggle while living in Gandhiji’s ashram. After
foundation of Sahaj Yoga, Mother spread this science to the entire world.
She dedicated Her life to teaching people of all nationalities, races and
religious backgrounds how to use Sahaja Yoga to better theirs. She
envisioned the regular practice of Sahaja Yoga producing evolved societies,
where people lead joyful, balanced lives
HISTORY

6. We all have learnt in Human Anatomy that the main work of our human body runs through our
Central Nervous System. This nervous system has basically two categories-
• Autonomous Nervous System
• Sympathetic Nervous System
Autonomous nervous system controls our heart and other organs of our body. Sympathetic
Nervous System has two parts-
• Left Sympathetic Nervous System
• Right Sympathetic Nervous System
Besides these nervous systems, our body consists of different organs within to perform various
functions.
Other than this gross physical system our body has subtle system which purifies the energy
flowing through our organs and nervous system. This subtle system is explained in Yoga shastra
in the form of chakras(energy centres) and nadis(energy channels).

7. WHAT ARE NADIS
The Right Channel The Central Channel The Left Channel
Inside of us there are three channels of energy {also known as Nadis}, a)the Sun channel,
b)the Moon channel and c)the Lotus channel.

8. Different people have different influence of energy which is flowing
through our nervous system. Like some people are very emotional.
These people use the energy of left sympathetic nervous system in
excess. Some people are very aggressive and do not care about
other’s emotions. Such people use their right channel (right
sympathetic nervous system) most. Due to imbalance in the energy
some people feel nervous while some become aggressive even for
small issues. Our Para-sympathetic nervous system balances the
energy of both left and right channels. Through meditation we can
balance our three nadis and can strengthen and balance our
personality.

9. WHAT IS KUNDALINI
The bone located at the bottom of our spine is
termed as “sacrum bone”. Sacrum is a Greek word
which means sacred or pure. This bone consists of
an energy source known as Kundalini (Residual
Energy).
The kundalini shakti present in our sacrum bone
activates and flows through all the chakras and
nadis like when the current flows through every
part of electric machine then only the entire
machine starts working similarly with flow of
kundalini power through our chakras and nadis, we
get complete positive energy from each Chakra.
The flow of energy reflects into our body,
behaviour, intelligence and working capacity. As a

10. WHAT ARE CHAKRAS
According to this ancient Indian science, there
are seven energy centres in our body, which
govern our emotional, physical & mental state.
Also all these centres have a special attribute.
All these chakras have deep impact on our
overall personality. Every chakra consist of the
energies in its dormant state. By meditation it
activates with the power of kundalini and is
replicated in us through our physical fitness,
better intelligence, wisdom and deep
understanding.

11. THE 7 CHAKRAS
1. Mooladhara Chakra (sa)- Wisdom, Memory,
intelligence
2. Swadisthana chakra(re)- Concentration, Creativity
3. Nabhi Chakra(ga)- Patience, Generosity
4. Anahat Chakra(ma)-Confidence, Awareness of
responsibility
5. Visuddhi Chakra(pa)- Communication skills, Sense of
collective working.
6. Agnya Chakra(dha)- Forgiveness and temperament of
handling
7. Sahastrara Chakra(ni)- Integration of all qualities,
Synthesis of all powers

12.  First of all sit comfortably and take out your shoes and slippers so that your feet can touches the mother
earth. The fertility in mother earth has the power to give new life (as seed germinates through mother
earth). Touch of mother earth completes the earthing of our body.
 We shall start the meditation with breathing exercise. With closed eyes we should keep our attention on
our breath. Very minutely observe the air coming in and going out through our nostrils. Take long and
deep breath and observe the same minutely. While breathing in we activate our left channel and while
releasing we activate our right channel.
 Take a long and deep breath and hold it for two seconds and then release it after two seconds. Repeat
this process 6-7 times. Then slowly inhale less amount of air and you will observe that your thoughts are
decreasing and you are in complete peace. The heart beat and blood pressure becomes normal. Now we
are ready to meditate.
METHOD OF MEDITATION

13. STEP 1
Keep your right hand on your heart,
left hand on your lap and put
complete attention in your heart. With
complete politeness repeat these
affirmations.
PRAYER: O Holy Mother by your
divine grace I am a pure spirit. Please
come in my heart.( Repeat this
affirmation 10-12 times very politely).

14. Keep your right hand on your
forehead and press it slightly with your
right hand. Keep your left hand on
your lap Bend your head forward a
little bit.
PRAYER: O Holy Mother by your
divine grace I have forgiven everyone .
I have forgiven myself also. (3-4 times)
STEP 2

15. Keep your right hand on your
Sahastrara and press a little bit a.
Rotate your hand slowly 7-8 times in
clockwise direction so that the scalp
also moves along with the hand.
PRAYER: O Holy Mother please give
me my yoga (7-8 times very politely).
STEP 3

16. By keeping both hands towards the sky ask a question three times.
PRAYER: O Holy Mother is this the vibrational energy?
Slowly put both hands down and tell to feel the vibrations.

17. BALANCING THE MOON CHANNEL
Sometimes the channels go
up and down, like a seesaw.
You know the Moon Channel
is a little down when you feel
a bit of a warm breeze on
your left hand. To help
steady the Moon Channel
you can put your left hand
on our lap and your right
hand on the ground and
meditate like that for a few
minutes.

18. If you feel a little bit of a warm
breeze on your right hand that
means the Sun Channel is a bit
down. To steady the Sun
Channel meditate for a little
while with your right hand on
your lap and your left hand up
and towards the air behind
you. The air will pull all the not
nice things out of your Sun
Channel.
BALANCING THE SUN CHANNEL

19. If you feel both hands are a
little bit warm, then you can
put both hands on the
ground when you meditate.
Mother Earth will help you
by sucking out all the yucky
things from your Lotus
Channel.
BALANCING THE LOTUS CHANNEL