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Release: A Mantra Meditation for Teachers and Parents

As parents and teachers, we so often doubt our own wisdom. Yet who better than us to know what to do to support our children and teach in our classroom?   Release the old voices in your head, The ones … Continue reading

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Soul’s Light Throws No Shadows

Children offer lots of behavior. Depending upon our culture and our personality, some of this behavior gets labeled ‘bad’ and some of it gets praised. But when we step out of our unconscious reaction to whatever the child just did … Continue reading

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I Shame, You Shame, We All Play the Shame Game

Why is it that we are all fluent in the language of shame? More fluent, sometimes, than we are in the language of love. But love is our birthright and shame is not. I often hear my students being slammed … Continue reading

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