There are many games that include sudden pauses such as - London Statue, Musical Chairs (if practiced with silence) and so on. Such games may be used to help children become physically engaged and joyful. The gaps then can become meditative. One more way is to allow them to lie down (yog nidra) and just observe their body after an intense work-out at the gym.
Photo Credit: Jonny Lindner https://pixabay.com/en/flame-fire-match-beautiful-hot-1363003/ Your becoming aware is actually doing the work. Think of a thought as firewood and awareness as fire. The firewood has a certain amount of strength in it. It has a burning capacity. It will burn out sooner or later. You just have to keep the fire burning, as in be aware, just as you have demonstrated your intention to be aware. If the fire is strong, the wood will burn faster, if the wood is dry, the wood will burn faster. Here fire being strong is a metaphor for your awareness. Similarly, if the thought is light or does not contain an emotional charge or trauma, it burns away faster, but if a thought has weight or is emotionally charged or related to some repeated trauma, it will hold on for longer. You may not be able to overcome it in one session or even in multiple sessions. This does not mean that the fire is not burning or that the wood is not burning away. It is just a dif
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