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Teaching Non-Violence to Children

Mercy or Revenge? Aesop Stories and Yoga for Children

May 4, 2011

When I was a child my father frequently told me stories of when he was interned as a child in Japanese and Indonesian concentration camps for four years on Java during World War II. He told me stories of terrible cruelty and suffering, including the death of his father, who as a prisoner of war, [...]

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Simple Routine for a Yoga-Home School Morning

November 4, 2010

A family yoga practice lets you to be sure that your children are being taught the values that are important to you -  health, spirituality and deep family connection. Starting a family yoga practice in the morning can be beneficial way to start your day with the kids. At our yoga-home school here in Buenos [...]

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Jesus the Guru

October 8, 2010

Recently in Tennessee in the United States of America, firemen allowed a man’s home to burn to the ground. It turns out the man didn’t pay the $75 firefighting fee to the city. So the firemen just stood there. They only took action when the fire spread to a neighbor’s property, because the neighbor had [...]

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Anger, Meditation, The Hulk and Boys

May 19, 2010

Last night I watched the Incredible Hulk with my 12-year-old son. I watch these types of movies from time to time with him for fun, as I do watch girl movies with my daughter, like Hannah Montana (never thought I’d do that one!) It was fun to see shots of original cast member Bill Bixby [...]

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Non-Violence begins with the food we eat

January 3, 2009

Well! I’m back in Colorado after driving 85 MPH from Salina, Kansas home to Boulder! I nearly cried when I saw the mountains! It’s good to be home! My son had requested that we become vegetarian when we get home. He’s starting to get a bit chubby, I noticed. That pre-pubescent spread. I was amazed [...]

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