June 2009
"Be humble for you are
made of earth.
Be noble
for you are made of stars."
---Serbian Proverb
Greetings and Namaste!
May you discover the beauty, peace and healing of stories
and yoga, and and delight in the joy of sharing them with children.
All true wisdom is only to be found far from the dwellings of men, in the great solitudes; and it can only be attained through suffering. Suffering and privation are the only things that can open the mind of man to that which is hidden from his fellows."
--- Igjugarjuk of the Caribou Eskimos, To Knud Rasmussen
This Issue's Story and Audio :
School is out! Summer is here! So I'm taking a break with the kids! Surrender! Ishvara Pranidand! Life is beautiful! This summer, take a break from everything and tell stories and practice yoga with your kids! Resources here in the Lotus Section of StorytimeYoga!
Past Stories with Text and Accompanying Audio
Read and Subscribe to Sydney's BLOG
Storytime Yoga News
·MAKE THE JOURNEY - Mythic Yoga: The Story in the Body - Still time to register for this amazing journey into myth, memoir and the body through yoga, yoga nidra, writing and art. Come to beautiful Boulder, Colorado June 23-27 with Sydney and artist Wendy Rochman for a transformational experience. Retreat is open to all, and counts toward Storytime Yoga teacher certification!
Register today!
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Syd Picks - Recommended Reading
What's on my bookshelf. If you're interested in myth, story, yoga, healing, psychology, children and more, check out these great resources.
More Resources
Video Clips
More Stories
Storytime Yoga Family Fun
Essays
Meditation
Personal Storytelling
Teacher/Parent Resources
Radio Interviews with Storytelling
Lotus Archives
Storytelling Links
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· Intro to Storytime Yoga Workshop Saturday June 27, 1-4 p.m. at YoMama Yoga in Boulder! Learn the classic method of teaching children's yoga through storytelling!Register online!
· Stay for the Storytime Yoga Family Class and kirtan Saturday June 27 from 4:30-5:30 and celebrate the summer with the Polynesian story of Maui Snares the Sun. Yoga, story and family fun for everybody! Ages 3 and up. Younger siblings accepted with attentive parent. Register online now!
· Mythic Yoga is now available as a separate E-course. Explore personal transformation through story, memoir and the body. Join and international community online as we explore myth, story, dreamwork, the chakras, writing, yoga, the body and yoga nidra. Starts August 9. Register today!
· Storytime Yoga en Español! Now pre-ordering for August release! The E-book in Spanish of Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story as Yoga Con Cuentos: Como Eneñar el Yoga a los Niños Mediante el Eso de los Cuentos.
Order today!
· Put on your own special Summer Solstice family or children's yoga class with Sydney's E-book and audio of Maui Snares the Sun. Order here!
· Sydney Teaches Storytime Yoga at the Heritage Camps for adopted Tibetan and Indian Children July 9-11 in Colorado, a family program July 19 in Cheyenne, WY for the National Guard Family Assistance program for those families affected by depolyments to Afghanistan, and travels with the incredible Yoga World Reach to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota July 29.
· Hindu Deities and Mythology at Samadhi Yoga July 25.
· Children's Yoga Teacher and Yoga Play Therapy Training at Samadhi Yoga August 29-30. From toddlers to teens, we will learn to make learning fun for kids the experiential way with Storytime Yoga to get them moving and playing!
Learn to teach yoga; meditation; relaxation; peace and character education; yoga therapy techniques for children with ADD/ADHD, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder; as well as how to make learning and literacy come alive! Learn to use the ancient and healing power of story to work with at-risk youth and awaken children and adults of every age.
Live trainings coming to a town near you!
October 17-18 Wild Lotus Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
November 14-15 Beloved Yoga, Washington, DC
Dec. 5-6 Shine, Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 9-10, 2010 Somatierra Movement Center, Oaxaca, Mexico.
· Next round of E-courses begins August 9. Learn the classic method of teaching children's yoga as you experience personal transformation through yoga and story online. Join an international community of yogic storytellers, teaching peace and character education through yoga and story. Register today! Awakening the Storyteller Part I, Stories from the Heart Part II, and Mythic Yoga Part III.
· Follow Sydney's musings on Twitter! Subscribe to Sydney's Blog! Featuring using story and yoga for children and adolescents (and maybe yourself) to treat ADD, ADHD, anxiety, depression and many other health issues.
STORYTIME YOGA IN THE NEWS
Storytime Yoga Featured in The Denver Post, Colorado Librarian Magazine,
and Online in JoyYoga.com.
KARMA KORNER
Storytime Yoga supports charitably:
The Boulder Humane Society - Please Teach Children Humane Education
Denver Safe House - In Memory of Frank Q. Solis
The RL Project, a library program helping orphaned Kosovo children affected by war.
If you would like to donate yoga or gardening books and dvds for adults; or children's items, such as stickers, cards, puppets or books, send them to:
the RL Project
C/o PF 44
CH4142 Munchenstein-3
Switzerland
Namaste!
Have a magical day!
I look forward to reviewing this work many times, on my own and perhaps again with a group. I believe the revelations are coming to me slowly, as I am open up to them. I thought I would merely learn to tell stories. I wasn’t prepared for the deeper level of work that we are doing. I am grateful to be doing this for myself and those in my life.
Valmarie Levine
Santa Cruz, California
