Hari Om Parents,
It was so great to see kids coming dressed up for Sarswathi Pooja and our session was only for 45 min. We started our class with opening prayers (3 OMs and Saha Navavtu) followed by HariOm game.
OM saha nāvavatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryam karavāvahai
tejasvināvadhītamastu
mā vidviṣāvahai
OM śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
As a class, we did the following:
· Chanted/repeated the below 3 chants
o Om Sri Ganeshaya namaha,
o Om Sri Saraswathye namaha,
o Om Sri Sat Gurubyoh namaha
-Reinforced - vakratunda mahākāya .
vakratunda mahākāya
sūryakoṭi samaprabha
nirvighnam kurū me deva
sarva karyeśu sarvadā
As it was Sarswathi pooja evening, we chanted Saraswathi mantra
Saraswathi Namasthubyam Varade Kaamarupine
Vidhyarambham Karishyami Sidhir bhavathu mesada
Vidhyarambham Karishyami Sidhir bhavathu mesada
-After Chanting, we did Yoga poses such as tippy toes , Khsma pose (new addition), lion, and Butterfly to warm up.
- We did two Bhajans "Ganesha Sharanam" followed by "Jaya Jaya Devi"
Jaya Jaya Devi, Jaya Jaya Devi,
Durga Devi Sharnam, Durga Devi Sharnam,
Kanak Durga Devi Sharnam
- We played Meditation game and counted pebbles in Sanskrit.
- Reinforced by chanting slokas 41 and 42 from Bhagavad Gita chapter 18th(3 times).
-We also talked about the importance of Dussehara festival.
As discussed with you all, please reinforce at home the Geeta verses and slokas that we learned at class and record it if possible as we will get points for our house.
Again, we had so much of fun and hope all of you enjoyed the class as well. The children were awesome and we had so much fun interacting with them.
Our next class is on 10/26/2018 and we are looking forward to another fun filled session!
Unto him our best!
Vijaya and Sanjay
