HariOm Parents,
Hope you all had nice holiday time with your friends and family. We started our class with 3 ॐ followed by .
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
oṃ śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ
ॐ श्री सरस्वत्यै नमः
oṃ śrī sarasvatyai namaḥ
ॐ श्री सत् गुरुभ्यो नमः
oṃ śrī sat gurubhyo namaḥ
ॐ सह नाववतु ।
सह नौ भुनक्तु ।
सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om Saha Naav[au]-Avatu |
Saha Nau Bhunaktu |
Saha Viiryam Karavaavahai |
Tejasvi Naav[au]-Adhiitam-Astu Maa Vidvissaavahai |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
We did stretches, yoga and kids enjoyed Tree pose, Lion pose and snake pose.
We then put our palms together and repeated the below slokas
करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥
Karaagre Vasate Lakssmih Karamadhye Sarasvati |
Karamuule Tu Govindah Prabhaate Karadarshanam ||
ॐ शुभं करोति कल्याणं आरोग्यं धनसंपदः ।
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिनमोऽस्तु ते ॥
"Subham Karoti Kalyanam Arogyam Dhana Sampadah
Shatru Buddhi Vinashaya Deepa Jyoti Namostute
We did following two Bhajans
Sitting Bhajan
Anjanaya Veera Hanumantha Sura
Vayu Kumara Vanara Veera
Anjanaya Veera ...
Vayu Kumara ...
Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram,
Seetha Ram Jai Radhey Shyam (4X)
Vayu Kumara Vanara Veera
Anjanaya Veera ...
Vayu Kumara ...
Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram,
Seetha Ram Jai Radhey Shyam (4X)
Sitting Bhajan
अच्युतम केशवं कृष्ण दामोदरं
रामा नारायणं जानकी वल्लभं
Achyutam keshavam krishna damodaram
Raama narayanam jaanaki vallabham.
Standing Bhajan
Khathe bhi Ram bolo; peethe bhi ram bolo;
Sothe bhi Ram bolo Ram Ram Ram...bolo Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram, Ram Ram Ram!
We played meditation game and counted pebbles in English and Sanskrit up to 10.
We all enjoyed the story "The Honest Woodcutter" and learned that always be honest whatsoever be the situation.
We did the craft making wood fairy and kids really enjoyed putting eyes, and various color tape on it.
We chanted Bhagwat Geeta Chapter 18th verse 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45. We also chanted along with Swamijee's video-cast and we request parents to practice kids at home whenever possible.
Towards the end, we did number and ॐ tracing followed by closing prayer.
Announcements:
- Pre-K kids will be giving stage performance in the month of Feb and we request all the parents to confirm us by coming Wednesday (1/09), so that we can finalize the name and start the practice session starting coming Friday.
- Whatsapp Group: Please join the class WhatsApp group 'Parents-Fri-7-Tot-PreK' https://chat.whatsapp.com/LBKb4kg3k1QG2fZuSMLs6S. We will use this group chat to communicate class reminders or important information.
Our next class is on 01/11/2019 and we are looking forward to another fun filled session!
Unto him our best!
Vijaya and Sanjay
