The zen room provides practitioners and children with a space to participate in quiet calming activities such as mindfulness, yoga and zen activities.ĭue to the lockdown children have had no contact with grandparents, no play dates and the wearing of face coverings have left children less exposed to conversations and everyday experiences all this has impacted on children’s language skills. The Zen Den has also been a great stimulant for new children and a refreshing change to help children to settle and adapt to nursery life, especially in smaller numbers, where by children have the opportunity to explore such a different environment that they may never have done elsewhere. Some children haven’t been around other children for over 18 months so we decided it was time to reevaluate and introduce Kidzrus Zen Den. Since returning to nursery after the unprecedented lock down we have found that children are extremely active and can become overwhelmed quite easily with so many finding the busy environment over stimulating at times. We chose neutral colours from the paint on the walls to the lights using soft tones to lift the mood and inspire creativity. Zen Dens are used as a meditation room or a space to practice yoga with an open floor plan away from too much activity used to “unwind” sit back and relax away from everyday pressures. We discussed many ideas and decided to introduce our very own Kidzrus Zen Den. ![]() ![]() We wanted to create a very different experience for our children. We wanted to develop an area of calm, space and relaxation where we could go just have time to think, to be quiet or to listen to calming music, feel at peace with ourselves and be in the present. The pandemic has impacted on us all and none more so than our children, staff and families.
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