Theos-Talk Archives (January 2004 Message tt00346)

Hallo Morton,
That shall make them too free.
And without RESPECT for the other person, you cannot give that in a 
massage.
There should be a way in the middle off it.If you are angry, you 
might be, but don't hurt the other.Look to the facts.

Not too aggressive and not too lovely. 

Just normal, from all a little bit and in the right time. 

Not if one of the parents is angry(there will be a right reason for 
it)too give him a massage and you can go on with bad behaviour. Like 
somebody say SORRY as a freeway to go on.
In generally it is wellknown that the Sweden people are very free 
with all kinds of "love".

I don't go to learn my son that in the schoolclass.
I think it is better to learn them about Theosofy, then they learn 
How to behaviour in the right way.

Honesty,Equality, Responsability and TOLERANCE. That is what they 
NEED.

Why not to hypnotise them, take teachers in that way, that will be 
the same crazy way as you mention now.
With
Greetings for Wisdom, Christina


-- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-
theosophy@a...> wrote:
> Hallo all of you,
> 
> My views are:
> 
> I just received some news.
> A new trend is spreading rapidly in the childrens public schools.
> It is called: Massage.
> 
> Children Massages children !
> 
> Its benefits:
> 
> a) it reduces the stress of the child
> b) it makes the child feel good
> c) and quite important children stop fighting and hating each 
other. You do
> not hate one you have touched and massaged !
> The aim is to reduce anxiety and aggressiveness.
> d) it creates happy children
> 
> This idea is of course not new.
> The present trend I am aware of is coming from Scandinavia. From 
Norway and
> also Sweden and Denmark.
> And it spreads. The children loves it.
> 
> 
> I did find the following remarks in english on the Internet:
> 
http://www.wellnesstoday.com/massage_stops_fighting_among_children,_co
uld_it_work_for_adults.htm
> 
> 
> Massage in the Classroom
> By NewsletterAdmin@M...
> 
> 
> "Children who massage one another do not fight!" says Rolf 
Elmstrom,
> who helped coordinate the ongoing "Massage at Preschools and 
Schools"
> program by the Axelsons Gymnastiska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. 
The
> following are excerpts from his article on this program:
> 
> "We felt it important to spread this knowledge, particularly 
to young
> people, and therefore we started at kindergartens. We have trained 
about
> 8,000 teachers throughout Sweden in the past five years. Every day, 
we hear
> reports of what a great difference massage makes in the children's 
groups:
> 
> * Children become calmer and less aggressive.
> * Children fight less.
> * Children can concentrate more easily.
> * Children develop more empathy.
> * Children learn to say no to unwanted physical contact.
> 
> The following are comments from children involved in our 
program:
> 
> * 7-year-old girl: "The autumn term was good because we 
started
> massaging each other."
> * 9-year-old boy: "This is life!"
> * 9-year-old girl: "When my father is angry, I give him 
massage and
> then he is not angry anymore."
> 
> And here is a teacher's comment after taking our course:
> 
> 'This is the best further-training course I have been on, and 
I have
> been on many. Since I took this course, the children in my class 
have had 20
> minutes every day to massage one another. The first term the 
children
> practiced together with me, but now they work two-and two in their 
own
> rhythm directly at their desks.
> 
> The Axelsons Institute organizes courses for all people who 
work with
> children. The purpose of these courses is to provide the theoretical
> knowledge and practical skills needed to introduce massage in 
schools. The
> courses include elementary massage; how to massage; the strokes 
used; where
> and when not to massage; how often you can massage; etc. Course 
participants
> learn how to give and receive whole-body massage and massage 
sitting on a
> chair; how to massage children and how to teach children to massage 
one
> another; and how to integrate massage into everyday schoolwork."
> 
> So, who needs massage? Everyone! If you don't regularly 
receive
> massage from a qualified professional, schedule an appointment with 
one
> today. To locate a massage therapist in your area who can provide 
you with
> more information on the benefits of massage, go to
> www.massagetoday.com/locator. To learn about some of the many 
different
> forms of massage therapy, go to www.massagetoday.com/aboutmt.
> 
> Reference: Massage at preschools and schools: "Children who 
massage
> one another do not fight!" Massage Today, April 2003:3(4), p1.
> www.massagetoday.com/archives/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> And also the following few remarks:
> http://www.massagemag.com/2003/issue102/readerExp102.htm
> 
> 
> I got quite excited when I heard and read about this.
> I think that we will withness that this activity will spread across 
the
> globe !
> 
> Did this help ?
> 
> from
> M. Sufilight with peace and love...
> 
> 
> 
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