Namaste

I love when good people exceed your best expectations. It's like getting into your favorite college. Winning a full scholarship. And falling in love. 

All on the same day. 

Such was the case Monday at my children's yoga class. It's designed for 3- to 6-year-olds, so there are always games and stories mixed in with playful postures. The teachers talk a lot about peace and kindness, love and breath and all manner of hippy dippy things that make my heart go pitter patter.  

So, I thought it seemed a perfect union to get the class to participate in Karen Walrond's peace project. Remember Chookooloonks? The photo-blogger who's collecting peaceful images to send to the church in Florida, the one that plans a Quran-burning party on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks?

I floated the idea past the yoga teacher last week and she ran wild with it. 

I thought, maybe, the children would do a posture for peace or color some pretty pictures. But Shelley, god bless her, talked about peace from the start of class to the end. 

Sharing toys, helping neighbors, visiting other countries, listening to different kinds of music. They're all forms of peace, she told them. 

They blew bubbles for peace, colored and balanced as heroes for peace. That church and its members might never learn peace. But I know a class of youngsters who are well on their way.

Behold the awesomeness that is Shelley!

Yoga for Peace from Dana Damico on Vimeo.

Comments

[Karen from Chookooloonks]

THOROUGHLY awesome. Thank you SO much. I can't wait to receive them all!

K.