Grounded Rap By Carlos, 8th grade Spiritual Gangster
Yoga is the best, so don’t put it to the test.
Yoga is better than the rest.
It helps you breathe through your chest.
Now just go wit da flow and don’t mess wit Yoga.
It’s so fly it can make a drunk person sober
Yoga is the best. Don’t put it to the test.
Yoga is better than the rest.
It helps you breathe through your chest.
But when it’s time to leave
we want to stay
but the teacher says it’s time to say
Namaste.
Namaste.
Bondage and ignorance and limitation! Oh my! We contract like a sneeze~ You want to know why? These are the roots of our issues, You see~ Unworthiness, insecurity, feeling un-free.
These deep darkened roots, known as Anava Mala, cloak our awareness like pollen all upon ‘ya.
This pollen of unworthiness Helps us forget~ How miraculous we are~ We recoil ~we regret.
We regret and we doubt. We feel separate and small. Our pimples and frizzes Keep us enthralled.
How, do we, how do we How DO we re-remember? Our goodness, our freedom From here to September?
Good question, my dear! So at your request~ I’ll teach you the tools To elevate your quest!
Your breath is the broom that sweeps away pollen, Shines light on the ignorance Which is hidden and smallen.
Sit tall, close your eyes, Tune into your spine. Inhale your breath Down the left side line
Sweep your breath out~ On the same side, From bottom to top~ Deep inside.
Sweep your breath in, Down the right side this time. Get real close and real low~ To release dust and grime.
Sweep your breath out~ From bottom to top. Keep sweeping your spine~ No reason to stop!
No reason to stop~ Till you feel lighter and free! Relieved of unworthy Pollen and debris.
The pollen of ignorance~ And debris of limitation~ Can be swept to the surface For expansive illumination.
Each time we remember, We grow and expand~ We become more real! And that is quite grand!.
Three years ago…a five year old Grounded Kid said her favorite pose was “Flat Like a Pancake” it was actually not an official pose, but rather a transition from Gratitude and Snake. To honor the wisdom and innocence of this child, we decided to make “Flat Like a Pancake” a pose that’s part of the Grounded Elevator Series. Read on to see how to griddle some pancakes the Grounded way.
Thank you Eight year old Marlie for presenting me with this yoga book you wrote and taught to classes in your school. I appreciate your interesting chapters~ Yoga that keeps me calm Yoga that keeps me Grounded Yoga with more than two people Yoga with two people Yoga that keeps me happy and your very helpful notes~ Remember you will not get it the first time Breathe slowly Remember to lean your beautifully detailed art~ and your permission to share your work on our blog~ I am grateful that you have been a grounded student for three years and you continue to serve your school with yoga. With love, Cheryl Crawford
We chant OM in order to ground our energy in the present moment. When teaching kids who are brand new to yoga, I am determined to invite them into the wondrous world of all that is yoga without pushing them into a place of spooky sounds, weird ways and stuff completely unrelated to anything they’ve ever known. This mantra is a mode of transportation from where we were in our individual lives moments ago to where we are now – together in yoga
During a class at a metro Atlanta shelter, we opened hearts, softened with “heart-melting” poses, and repeated “Inhale I AM, exhale OK.” Sixteen children settled into Resting Pose and fell sound asleep. Here’s what that moment taught me about safety, breath, and the healing power of Savasana for kids.
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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.
Yoga is the best, so don’t put it to the test.
Bondage and ignorance and limitation!
