Sunday, February 8, 2009
Kids Say the Darndest Things
So I teach a post-natal yoga class with crawlers and toddlers. Last week there were 12 moms and 12 kids, quite a full house. The moms come in and get settled and the toddlers are off visiting other mats, snatching toys, and running off with some else's sippy cup.
The biggest challenge of the class is keeping the focus with the chaos going on around us. I remind the moms quite often that some people travel all the way to New York City to meditate in Time Square for this experience and here we have it at our disposal!
At the end of the class we end with "The Long Time Sunshine" song followed by a long Sat Nam. Sat Nam means "Truth is my identity" in my yoga tradition. Last week we closed class with the song and the long Sat Nam when a little voice popped up with "Saaaaaat....Mom!" It was hard to tell which kid had done it, but then suddenly a big grin and another "Saaaat...Mom!" from Henry.
The biggest challenge of the class is keeping the focus with the chaos going on around us. I remind the moms quite often that some people travel all the way to New York City to meditate in Time Square for this experience and here we have it at our disposal!
At the end of the class we end with "The Long Time Sunshine" song followed by a long Sat Nam. Sat Nam means "Truth is my identity" in my yoga tradition. Last week we closed class with the song and the long Sat Nam when a little voice popped up with "Saaaaaat....Mom!" It was hard to tell which kid had done it, but then suddenly a big grin and another "Saaaat...Mom!" from Henry.
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