The Zenergy Meditation Chime is quickly becoming a popular tool for yoga instructors and teachers seeking to maintain order in the classroom. Children can become distracted and energetic in a group setting, and teachers are looking for a way to recover attention that doesn’t require shouting — and that keeps the classroom experience positive.
Yoga instructors and classroom teachers have discovered that a simple chime like the Zenergy can gently, effectively, and positively recover the attention of students. Spend a few moments at the very beginning of a yoga course or school year to tell students that when they hear the chime, it’s time to quiet down and focus on the instructor.
Listen to the sound of the Zenergy Chime:
The Zenergy is available in single-tone and multi-tone versions. A single tone can be effective, but multiple tones produce a more recognizable, layered sound that is harder to miss in a busy room.
The sound is clear and gentle, and will get everyone’s attention quickly. In fact, the Zenergy tone is quite calming — you may want to use it to begin each class to help students settle into a relaxed state of mind. You might also ring it at the end of class as a reminder that they can carry that calm with them. Students often come to appreciate a teacher who uses sound intentionally, and may even look forward to hearing it.
A few tips for using the chime effectively:
- Don’t overuse it. The chime needs to be distinctive enough to carry meaning. If it is rung too often, students will come to disregard it like any other background sound.
- Try subtle body language first — standing up and looking out over the students may be enough to get their attention before reaching for the chime.
- Never associate the chime with negative experiences or discipline. If students connect it with punishment, it will lose its calming effect entirely.
- If the chime doesn’t get their attention the first time, take a calming breath and ring it again gently, perhaps from the center of the room.
- Check your own mental state before ringing. If you are calm and relaxed, that intention will come through in the sound and the moment.
I hope these tips are helpful and will make the classroom or studio experience more enjoyable for everyone.
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