I have been working with Ken, this is true. I have found him to be a natural adept; I leave him seated, sometimes in the morning, I come back, he has not moved an inch – he is completely absorbed in the mantra. I asked him what his experience was like, and he just stared at me, said nothing: obviously it is beyond the ability to verbalize at the shtula level. Pure transcendence. I even at one point stuck a pin in his foot and held a BIC lighter to his head – he did not flinch. Incredible. He is an amazing meditator.
Energy Love Energy is all around us, all the time. Imagine if you can access that energy to shift you when you need it the most with just one simple pose. Energy Circuit! That’s the way will go. To move from here and fro. With the feeling we like. That just feels right and shine…
I introduce to you, Charlotte, Certified Grounded Kid. This is her fifth year in the Fernbank Elementary after-school yoga club and is one of my greatest teachers. Yoga My name is Charlotte Walker. I have been taking yoga since I was 5. It’s always been fun but I didn’t realize how important it is to…
push (one’s) buttons verb • Make one react, or react unfavorably; to aggravate; to show off another’s character faults; to taunt. She knows how to push all his buttons. Unfortunately, most “button pushers” get a bad rap. They’re considered rude and inconsiderate. They are the difficult people in life. Teachers send them to the principals…
The week before college life officially started at Belmont Abbey College, the Student Life department held one of its biggest and most important trainings of the year for its Resident Assistants. “RA’s” are some of the most influential student employees on campus. They represent the college in helping new students settle into resident hall life, assist in planning social events, lead discussions, report maintenance concerns, serve as a resource to campus information, lend a listening ear and comforting shoulder to cry on, perform room checks, work in the hall office and much more.
Needless to say, the RA position entails a great deal of responsibility, but these students are ready and capable of giving even more light and love back to those they serve. With all of the trainings, seminars and long check-lists to prepare the resident halls for new student orientation, the RA’s wanted one more important thing to prepare them for this celebratory new year of college. . . to get GROUNDED!
Our children have an opinion and I feel it is important for them to be heard. In my classes I welcome discussion and I let my students know that their opinions matter. Yesterday’s classes were magically healing. My Thursday morning class at LEAD Homeschool in Avondale Estates started off the day with heart opening poses…
So you finish your practice~ You feel loving and calm. There is nothing you dismiss~ You are full of BLISS bombs.
You rejoin your family~’ And what do you hear? Shouts of anxieties~ Blames, Shames, doubts and fears!
Does loving-kindness deflate As you join the contention? Or will your blissed state Transmit without tension?
Each time you experience The delight of {I AM} Your bliss will flow forth~ Like a hydraulic ram.
Embody the KNOWING~ Of your inner LOVE state. So you can keep it safe~ And INTERRELATE.
YOGA says your relationship between you and your SELF~ can not be diminished, or put upon a shelf.
You take your SELF everywhere you GO! Then everything is spiritual from Grumps to Sloppy Joes!
Lokanandah Samadhi-Sukham Shiva Sutra One.Eighteen~ Your inner bliss continues Like you won the slot machines.
So how do we GROW In our capacity for such LOVE? Without mermaids and unicorns~ Blue moons and white doves?
We create an INNER space Direct love toward KNOWERSHIP~ Call forth our virtues, Our patience, our grit.
We bridge the gap of difference SERVE in a profound way~ Not cold duty or bargain~ LOVE is the order of each day.
Become capable with powers Of WILL, KNOWING, and ACTING By practicing {I AM} Without useless distracting.
Place your hand over your HEART~ Feel right beneath your palm~ Towards your back body~ Where this is endless peace and calm.
Allow your attention To be with your BREATH~ To flow in and flow out Softly in your chest.
Welcome the BREATH~ Right into your HEART. Feel a soft golden sun That is bright, warm and smart.
With each breath IN~ make that SUN glow. With Each breath OUT~ Expand the warmth to and fro.
As you welcome the breath in To the vast INNER world~ Invite the HEART to reveal It’s largeness, depth, and swirl.
Flow in with the thought {I AM} The mantra of the inner self~ (Not I am Sam~ Or I am a silly elf)
The heart receives the breath With the recognition {I AM} The exhalation feels space, The experience of BLISS BAM.
Practice with eyes open Practice with eyes closed Practice often And LOVE will be exposed.
As you greet those outside~ Amongst the chaotic and mundane~ Stay tuned into your heart And send LOVE to their pain.
You’ll get glimpses of KNOWING Your yoga is working~ When outer frustrations Are shirking, not lurking.
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Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Grounded Kids Yoga provides in-person and online training, professional development workshops, and ongoing support for educators, parents, and clinicians. We specialize in kids yoga, mindfulness, social-emotional learning (SEL), trauma and pain management, emotional regulation, and impulse control for preschool through high school students. Each year, we serve thousands of children and teens through school programs, after-school enrichment yoga clubs, summer camps, Girl Scouts, 4-H conferences, and yoga studios across Atlanta, the Southeast, and nationwide.