Thane, is greeted by students sitting still in their seats with eyes shut. The students chant in a co-ordinated manner for ten minutes. As if in a trance, they train at discovering inner peace.
The 15 minutes of meditation prior to mathematics or English lessons with experts, appears to have had a healing effect on the children dealing with heightened anxiety and anger in the wake of terror strikes.
"These children are constantly asking questions. They have seen the gun battle, sitting in their living rooms and are angry and confused. Adding to this, is the stress of coping with a difficult curriculum,'' says Jyoti Thakkar, a meditation guru. "All this has had a colossal negative impact on young minds with mood swings and anxiety common among all.'' (More)
Source: Times of India
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