So I’d like to share a GREAT story with you as well as an activity. This is how Cassie and I teach meditation to our kids. (not the ONLY way… but the best!). Since I have taught at very religious places and public and private schools and well just about everywhere you can imagine I try to keep the OM out of the basic meditation. I only add in OM when I know I comfortably can. Holding your hands in Chin Mudra….(make the A-OK sign) Tap your pointer finger with your thumb and say, “Peace”, tap your middle finger with your thumb and say: “Begins”, tap your fourth finger with your thumb and say, “With”, and then your pinky finger, “Me”. We say this out loud together 4 times, and then for up to a full minute or more for older kids …silently in our heads. But we can always see the fingers going. Parents love it. Teachers love it….and kids are practicing…It’s all good! Today at our title one school where we volunteer to teach 35 kids at once, one of the kids was asked to stand along the fence and not participate due to his inappropriate behavior before Yoga class. He had to stand there and watch our entire 45 minute class.
It was horrible for me =(
Some folks will tell a badly behaved kid they have to miss Yoga. I say THAT kid needs Yoga. So I’m glad he at least got to watch….it paid off…keep reading….
And then at the end of class during our final meditation we see him moving his fingers and meditating with us. How cool is that??? Life is good at KAY. I love this work!
Cassie and Jeff thanks for coming every week. This is a great Karma Yoga, service project and I can’t wait to spread this program all over the country. We have a lot of work to do….it’s going to be great!
