Or maybe you know of a better alternative?
When 'my' Buddhist cult is up and running we will pay students for the privilege of teaching them. 
For now I am no help 

lobster
Has anyone ever watched HHDL during an interview? or when he's giving a talk? He never stops scratching, rubbing, touching, stroking... he's constantly fidgeting.
Maybe he gets it all over and done with so that when he meditates, there's nothing to bother him, he's dealt with it all, already!
federica
Sitting with all the monkey chatter can become overwhelming at times 
However with a bit of training/taming
Shoshin1
We're all fearful of riding on a bus, and have the certifiable loony come and sit next to us... talking, rambling, discussing, random sentences and words that make no sense, first loud, then whispered... staccato, non-stop...
We cringe, duck down in our seat and pray the madman will pass us by... they do, choosing instead an empty place, where thy can gesture, gesticulate, point and move, without inhibition, using movements to match the words...
"Weirdo!" we think, "he's a nutter...!" All the while, forgetting the fact that if we were to verbalise our continual thoughts, we would appear just as bonkers...
federica