Home-Holy Cross reflections in Miramar
- Introduction
- Research process
- Learning outcomes
- Our History
- Catherine McAuley, founder of the Mercy Sisters
- Marcellin Champagnat
- Sister Natalie, Mercy Sister
- Brother Doug, Marist Brother
- A past student - Pauline
- Our Principal's story
- Special Character
- Feast of the Holy Cross
- Meditation and what it means to us
- Sister Ema and meditation
- Lights, camera, meditation
- Sign of the Cross
- The Holy Cross Parish
- About Miramar
- Ngake and Whataitai
- The First State House In New Zealand
- The Miramar Cutting
- Our team
- References and acknowledgements
Sister Ema and meditation
Sister Ema went to a course in 2009 led by Ruth Fowler from Australia who presented a method of meditation for children from the World Community for Christian Meditation.
In the method that Sister Ema uses, children sit in a circle. We have a candle on the floor. In the first session we talk about what we understand by ‘meditation’. We all sit with straight backs and take deep breaths. We close our eyes and we listen to a short tape. We say a prayer, and are encouraged to listen to God in our hearts, and speak to God in our own way.
At the end of the session we all share our thinking and feelings about what we experienced. The children have said that they like to use meditation to speak to God, to calm down and pray to Jesus.
By Mark, Year 6 & Bailey and Shreeya, Year 5.