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storytelling and education

Raven Brings the Light – Celebrate the Season with Children, Story, Yoga and Art

December 1, 2011

The sacred time is upon us. The stories call us within. The Inuit story of Raven Brings the Light takes us on a journey to align our minds, hearts and bodies with nature and the season. Join me in bringing storytelling back to the world. Bring back our imagination and lead the people to light [...]

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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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Sun Stories and Yoga for Children

July 25, 2011

“The sun, the sun. I salute the sun. I open my heart to everyone. The sun rises, the sun sets. The whole world in my heart rests. Again I arise ready to live, happy to be and ready to give. The sun, the sun. I salute the sun. I open my heart to everyone.” Children [...]

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Kids Yoga February Story: The Girl and the Puma from Argentina

February 22, 2011

I’m excited that this month’s Kids’ Yoga Story of the Month comes from Argentina, and features a brave young woman who defies authority and befriends nature. “The Girl and the Puma” guides yogis on a listening adventure in which they become the hero with their bodies and learn new outcomes to life’s challenges ahead. Join [...]

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