Often people tend to pull us into their drama. Our awareness can get overwhelmed. What if we allow them time for self-correction? What if we don’t always comment about what we are critical of? What if we focus in a positive way and offer love with enthusiasm?
I invite you to practice the zip mantra (influenced by the brilliant Paul Muller-Ortega ) on your mat space as well as in your life space. Do tell us how it goes!
Jordan Schuster (13 year old Grounded Teen) found yoga when she started middle school. She has continued her study of yoga over the years completing her Grounded Teacher Training and obtaining her Green Bandana. She is dedicated to her Grounded Teen and Adult yoga classes. She helped write the “Grounded in the Courtroom” video and…
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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
(Inspired by Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Chapter II, v. 42 samtosad anuttamah sukhalabhah)
From contentment, Highest happiness is obtained Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs Are invited to explain….
Consider us each a chakra An energy gate of sorts That we open, clean and balance For optimal support.
Work on passing through The seven chakras {or gates} In order to visit the underworld And ascend to blissful states.
Let’s begin in MOUNTAIN with SLEEPY, Awaken abundant roots. Stand with both feet straight Ground heavy in your boots.
Each time you inhale, Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HERE. Each time you exhale, Root your feet a little deeper.
Reach up high with outstretched hands FORWARD FOLD and touch the ground. Prepare to balance GRUMPY Who needs some healthy bounds.
Whenever you breathe in, Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL. Each time you breathe out, Circle your hips like a water wheel.
Step your right foot back Into a STRAIGHT LEG LUNGE Here we balance DOPEY Soak up power, like a sponge.
Each time you take breath in, Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACT. Each time you release breath out, Stretch your belly with great tact.
Step your left foot back Press hips up into DOWNWARD DOG Open up to HAPPY Melt your heart free from smog.
Receive your in breath and Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOVE. Give your breath out Feel Unworthiness? Get RID of!
Shift forward into PLANK So BASHFUL can get clear. Soften your throat back And open up your ears.
Each time you breathe in Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK WORDS. Each time you breathe out Say, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD.
Lower knees, chest and chin GRATITUDE for SNEEZY’s insight and vision. Draw back of eyes toward back of head To focus on decisions.
Each breath in Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE. Each breath out Cross your eyes to a degree.
Stretch your crown forward and up To balance DOC in SNAKE Straighten legs behind you, Connect to what’s awake.
Each time you breathe in Think, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW Each time you breathe out Stretch from head to toe.
Lower back down Prepare to pose in reverse Remember your rights Remember to immerse.
SNAKE back to GRATITUDE Breathe into your poses Up PLANK to DOWN DOG Your rights are like roses.
STRAIGHT LEG LUNGE to FORWARD FOLD And back up to MOUNTAIN Keep moving and grooving Till your rights flow like fountains.
When we know our rights, And pass through chakra gates~ We develop a sense of contentment And more deeply relate.
Happiness is indeed obtainable. When we follow the path of contentment Accept the ups and the downs of our very own presentment.
May we be content with GRUMPY work Or no work at all~ DOPEY or HAPPY states BASHFUL or baseball.
May we be content when SLEEPY Or wide awake~ SNEEZY or Doc It’s our right~For Goodness Sake!
Grounded Kids Yoga 115 Milton Park Court, Alpharetta, GA 30022
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.
