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Japanese Tsunami Folk tale to Tell in This Time of Tragedy

March 14, 2011

When I first started telling stories, I learned this Japanese folk tale when I was a member of  Spellbinders volunteer storytellers. An old man tended his rice fields high up on a mountain. One day, he saw the sea recede and the great wave coming for the shore. He did not know what to do, [...]

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The Truth About Family Yoga

March 2, 2011

We are all moved into our new home in St. Croix and I enrolled kids in a school. While I loved doing home school with them during our travels in Argentina and when we first arrived here in St. Croix, I know my limits. I also know that my kids are getting older, and that [...]

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Kids Yoga – Turtle Poetry and Poses

January 27, 2011

An anonymous poem about turtles, which are abundant here in St. Croix, gets little ones’ bodies moving and minds creating…….. There was a little turtle; he lived in a box. He swam in a puddle; he climbed on the rocks. He snapped at a mosquito; he snapped at a flew. He snapped at a minnow; [...]

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Kids Yoga Between Lectures does Body Learning Good

January 26, 2011

Recently my kids and I  attended a wonderful experiential learning class about plants and fibers at our local botanical garden. The first part of the class consisted of a lecture and slide show of various plants and their fiber uses. Naturally we were sitting or standing for a long time, our heads stuffed with amazing [...]

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Holiday Gifts

December 15, 2010

The sacred time is upon us. Here in the Southern hemisphere, it is odd to have the holiday season commence with the approaching summer solstice as opposed to the winter solstice! Although there are a few Christmas trees, Santa Clauses and red bow decor beginning to appear in my apartment building and a few shops, [...]

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Happy Diwali-ween!! The Joy of Making Costumes!

November 5, 2010

I love ritual. As an American who does not belong to a church, finding rituals and ways for my children and I to find meaning in life, connect to the environment and harmonize with the universe is important. When there is no Guru, you do the best you can! Ritual in Latin mean, repetio materi [...]

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The Power of the Pause – Homemaking and Children as a Priority in Life

October 13, 2010

There is a Tolstoy story called The Three Questions. A King wants to know the answer to three questions. What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to be with at all times, and what is the most important thing to do at all times? The King ultimately [...]

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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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Fresh-squeezed Orange Juice, Jobless Recovery and The Return of the Home Economy

September 29, 2010

There is nothing like fresh-squeezed orange juice! Making it provides a great meditation, it’s super healthy and tastier than canned or packaged! Most importantly, by making your own food from scratch at home – such as orange juice – you are putting value into home economics, which goes beyond what the market deems as valuable. [...]

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Stories and Metaphors of the Eternal to Explain Yoga Philosophy to Children

August 30, 2010

Things are never as they seem. Opportunities to teach yoga philosophy to children abound! We are back in Buenos Aires after a rather interesting experience at the Nuevo Vrindavana Eco Yoga Park in Argentina. At first we openly embraced the worm compost eco toilets, and the cold nights abated with layers of heavy wool blankets. [...]

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Boosting self-esteem in immigrant children with yoga

May 12, 2010

Namsate! My last day at Creekside after-school program was yesterday. I reviewed with the kindergartners and first graders what they learned by asking them what can they take home with them and do this summer? Kids tell me that Mr. Bones taught them to bring and drink water, lots of kids did! That was great! [...]

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Starting the Ayurvedic Cleanse

April 7, 2010

I am sustained by the grace of Lord Shiva Food and nutrition is big in my book, not only for yourself, but your children. We can skip the fear and anxiety over health care bills and insurance, if we simply take everyday steps to keep ourselves healthy. I’m back to my hot yoga practice, now [...]

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Spring Renewal

April 5, 2010

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to tune yourself in with the seasons, celebrate them and connect to the universe through them. Interestingly enough, we used to have 10 months, and with Spring the new year was March 1 as the beginning. The Romans added July after Julius Caesar and August after Augustus, [...]

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Fire and the Spring Cleanse – April League of Yogic Storytellers

March 31, 2010

In this month’s LOYS, we are on the heels of exploring tree images, stories and yoga, and now look to fire, using the Hindu story of Agni, subscribing to the fact that we have a relationship to these elements, which provoke powerful meaning and connections within. It is precisely this lack of meaning and connection [...]

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The Eternal Return

March 26, 2010

Although I was baptized Catholic, I am not religious at all. Jesus is definitely one of my gurus, but more importantly, as Easter beckons, I feel the need each spring to renew myself and identify with the eternal life within. Really that is the whole message with Jesus, that you are identical with the divine [...]

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The Decline of Culture in the West: Giving Youth Something to Do

March 25, 2010

In today’s New York Times, I read how youth in Philadelphia are organizing in “flash mobs,” texting each other and congregating in an area to wreak havoc and violence. Experts cite budget cuts at libraries and after school programs as well as severe cuts in anti-violence campaigns.  People say there is nothing for youth to [...]

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Yoga and Ayurveda: The Best Health Insurance Policy.

March 23, 2010

I think it’s great that there is a glimmer of health care reform in the United States, however, I’m not holding my breath.  I’m self-employed and, having a pre-existing condition, don’t have health insurance. Even if I could qualify for something affordable, I still wouldn’t go for the scam that is health care insurance in [...]

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Teach Your Children to Cook – Spicy Chai

March 17, 2010

Recently, an Australian cooking star blasted parents and said if they didn’t teach their kids to cook they’d have a life of obesity and illness. Cooking is an essential skill that connects one to the food source and the earth. It brings awareness to what one puts in the body and teaches nutrition. Kids should [...]

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Wrapping up the Residency

March 12, 2010

Well. I must say, I had a wonderful time at the residency and that I SURVIVED. Now, I can’t say I survived because I didn’t enjoy it. I loved every minute with the kids. It just seems that I was unaware that this residency was AS the GYM TEACHER! SO, six, 45-minute classes a day, [...]

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Second Day

March 9, 2010

My second day at the artist in residency went well. I was not so tired and adjusted well. It was the same older kids first half of the day, and the younger the second. I’ve realized that what people need to do most for a successful children’s yoga class is to be flexible. That is [...]

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