We had such a great time this morning at International School of Tucson. We talked to the kids about a beautiful wedding that Lori and I went to over the weekend. The wedding was beautiful because you could see and feel the love for the couple. We reminded the kids that our yoga practice helps us open our hearts so that we can feel love for the people around us. The kids began the class by thinking about someone that they love.
After our usual beginning of class, we told the kids a great story about a mother eagle helping her baby eagles to fly. Within the story we incorporated yoga poses to help tell the story. Lori made up this great story and the kids loved acting it out with our poses. When the story was over we asked the kids which characters were showing love and how. Practically every had in the room was raised and they couldn't wait to tell us about the love they heard in the story.
We closed our class with a heart meditation where the kids made hearts with their hands and we all said the word "heart" together. After, we asked how they show love to the special people in their lives. Again, all hands were raised and they were very excited to share with the group.
Needless to say, we sent the kids back to their classrooms with open hearts and calm minds. We're hearing from parents that the kids are reminding them at home to breathe! We love it!
Here are some pictures from today's class.
heart meditation
rock pose
eagle pose
