.jpg)
I am honored and excited to be a part of several fun kids yoga events this summer. I believe summer is a magical time for self exploration, especially during childhood. Unstructured time, longer hours of light, warmer temps....they all combine and create an atmosphere ripe with potential for self discovery.
Yesterday, I started a dialogue with my kids to get them thinking with these questions:
What do you do when not every moment of your day is accounted for and structured by someone else?
What catches your interest and inspires you?
Does the amount of time you are spending on activities accurately reflect what you say interests you?
Summer is ripe with possibility and potential and amazing growth because it allows children to explore themselves without too many demands or external pressure. But its important for them to realize that the time is precious, a privilege, a gift.....because it allows us to explore what is in our hearts and minds.
In my mid twenties I became depressed. was in a state of constant anxiety. And I remember finally asking myself one day when the last time I felt happy was.... (after looking for all sorts of external validation to fill the holes). It was as a child......playing.
So, I asked myself:
"What did you do when you were a child?"
(Its the smartest question I ever asked myself.)
The answer was:
play make believe
dance, do backbends
look at the world upside down
read
draw, color, and paint
I started to incorporate those activities into my life and slowly happiness started to emerge and bubble up from within me as I began to feel, well, more like............me!
And now I do back bends and headstands for a living!
So, let your kids (or yourself) free play this summer and watch what bubbles up in them and you.
Namaste~
Tammie
