Apr 22, 2007 21:26
kids yoga edible eye patches
the three little girls from the yoga class i'm teaching all have the same haircut as me
or maybe i have the same haircut as them
either way
there's nothing like starting a yoga class while discussing your favorite pokemon games
i have a lot to learn from them
somehow i never made it past atari and commodore 128 games
i've never even played nintendo
though i must admit despite my calm and peaceful ways
i have shot a few zombies at the movie theatre
well anyway
the little ones have been challenged by savasana
wiggling here and rolling over there and trying to make the person nearest by giggle with funny faces that we only make during lions pose
i've tried many times to explain that there is a time for silence and calm and time for wildness and laughter and that life is a balance of the two
finally i found a magic trick of sorts to keep them focused and still during the quietest time
i've been having the children put gold wrapped chocolate coins on their "third eyes"
during deep relaxation
if they can be still and quiet enough to keep the coin from slipping from their forhead they get to keep the gold coin and eat it after class
but if the coin rolls off because they are not trying to relax
i get to eat it hehehe
well it sure has been working, i haven't had a single chocolate coin yet...
though some clever little deviants have found it funny to put the coin on their eye like a pirate patch
lol...