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Happy Winter Solstice! Raven Brings the Light Video!

December 22, 2011

A very blessed holiday is upon us! Enjoy the light. Tell stories and practice yoga with kids! Love and peace, The Queen of Bohemia See you in February after winter retreat! Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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The Queen of Bohemia Occupies Wall Street from her Own Home by Growing a Garden

November 30, 2011

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The Queen of Bohemia’s Body Memoirs: The Memoir of My Coccyx

November 17, 2011

Contemplating the coccyx brings out the deep nature in all of us. What is the story in your body? Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Storytime Yoga for Kids Live: The Twisted Chicken Warm-Up (Los Pollitos Dicen)

November 2, 2011

Use this warm-up with kids using eagle pose, garudasana. I used a fun folk toy I picked up in Mexico to sing the folk song of Los Pollitos Dicen. I asked kids to join in the chant of pio pio pio. I explained the meaning of the Spanish words and most kids had heard this [...]

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Storytime Yoga for Kids Live: The Skeletons’ Ball – folk song and movement for Halloween fun

October 29, 2011

Bring folk music to life by adding a chant and movement! I translated and retold this classic Latin American folk tale of Chumba la Cachumba as The Skeletons’ Ball for our October Storytime Yoga Kids Club feature. This is the live version told at my daughter’s school for their Halloween party! Subscribe to the Storytime [...]

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Kids Yoga Philosophy: This Halloween Teach Children About Death Through Story

October 28, 2011

In Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning book, The Denial of Death, he writes that what young people need most in their lives is the chance to face death, be courageous and be a hero. True heroism and courage is about facing death, yet our Western culture is replete with heroes that merely shoot hoops or behave [...]

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Getting into the Spirit of Halloween

October 10, 2011

I love Halloween! We are getting ready to decorate the house and make an alter in anticipation of Dia de los Muertos. Came across some fun videos to watch with the kids! How will you harmonize with the season as things change? How will you remember the dead and confront the reality of death? Fun [...]

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Hurricane Irene: When the Lights Go Out, Old-Fashioned Fun Comes In!

August 30, 2011

Last week my family and I experienced Hurriance Irene as her back end passed over us here in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was quite an experience and we learned a lot about being prepared and what to do when the electricity goes out! What we learned is to use old-fashioned fun [...]

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The Queen of Bohemia: Props for Children’s Yoga Classes Part I

July 4, 2011

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The Queen of Bohemia: Body Memoirs – The Memoir of My Voice.

June 25, 2011

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Invitation to Become a Yogic Storyteller

May 11, 2011

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Save Civilization – Tell a Story and Bring Folk to Life

January 29, 2011

My introduction to the rich cultural heritage of St. Croix and the Caribbean was from attending a tribute to educator and storyteller Delta M. Jackson Dorsch. I was proud of my two kids who sat for an hour through the dry messages for the elderly Cruzan author of The Role of the Storyteller in Virgin [...]

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Going to See My Valentine Warm-Up: Estes Park Public Library

February 5, 2010

It was a lot of fun teaching to the kids at an after-school Storytime Yoga program at the Estes Park Public Library in Colorado. I had the kids shake out their bodies first, after all, they have been at school or something all day. Need a little bit of what I call, “Controlled Chaos.” Then [...]

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