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Yoga practice with children

A joyful closing practice integrates review, gratitude, and communal connection. The session begins with chanting and a playful nursery rhyme to wake the sun, celebrating the learning of love for the sun, friends, and animals. The physical practice reviews immunity-strengthening āsanas learned during the seminar, encouraging daily practice at home. A song of deep thanks accompanies the movement. The practice concludes with a meditation recalling the joy of new friendships and the collective experience, emphasizing that yoga creates a happy family. The gathered experiences are to be carried home and shared.

"Yoga is not just about how to move the body or how to breathe correctly, but how to make a happy, big yoga family."

"How can you recognize a yogī? Because he keeps smiling all the time."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

Hari Om! Praṇām Viśvagurujī! As every morning, we will begin with chanting OṂ three times and then the mantra NAHAṀ KHARTA, to surrender our body and mind to our Masters and to the Highest, so they may accompany us through the practice. Sit straight. Take a deep inhale. My name is Sītā Rojová. I am very happy that at this International Seminar I was able to accompany the children as their friend and teacher. Today, it is time to review and sum up what we have learned. Even the youngest children learned something here. We have learned to love the sun, friends, and animals. Today is a beautiful day, so let’s practice together to wake up the sun, accompanied by a nursery rhyme: how to wake up the sun. The sun is sleeping, and sleeping, and sleeping. How do we wake him up? Who knows? Perhaps we will wake the sun up. The first one will fly to the sky. He is my mommy for you. The second one belongs to Daddy, and Grandma, and Grandpa. The third one is for all the girls. The fourth one will warm the boys. The fifth one is still looking for him. He will light a candle or a lamp. Maybe the sixth will advise him before he looks at someone. The sun wants to go out on the other side. It will kick one leg out of the feather. Two butterflies meet and play together in the sky. What do they like? What games? Most of all, hiding. So let’s go back. That’s enough, my golden hide-and-seekers! The other leg forward. And again, I join my hands like sunflowers. Sit down, sun, and warm the earth when you shine. Good. It’s good for me when the sun shines all over. When it smiles on the whole world, then smile on my little face. The same as gold, the sun is shining. Thank you. If you did it so beautifully, then I’ll clap for you. Thank you very much. We thank our youngest, and you can go and have a nice day. We shall say goodbye to the youngest ones. Thank you very much, and enjoy your day. Now we will repeat the āsanas we practiced throughout the seminar. These āsanas are special because they strengthen immunity. This means you will stay healthy, and when someone is ill around you, you will not catch the illness, and you will enjoy a healthier life. I will be happy if you remember these āsanas and practice them at home. We will add some more āsanas from advanced levels. Because we are thankful for all that Viśvagurujī has taught us, we will accompany our practice with the song Dhanyavāt. Dhanyavād means thank you from the deepest part of your heart. Dhanyavād means thank you, thank you from the deep depth of my heart. We start practicing Marjari. Tāḍāsana, āsana, hṛdina. Chakra āsana, paruṣka obraca. Another variant. Aṅguṣṭhāna, third variant. Utthāna āsana, another variant. You forgot one beautiful āsana, Śaṅkarapurī; whoever knows it can practice. And the last position in the groups. You can see that we have a joyful time. Once, Viśvagurujī was asked, "How can you recognize a yogī?" And he said, because he keeps smiling all the time, just like you. So, as you are. The last of these āsanas is one you first learned yesterday: Vṛkṣāsana, a position on the head, one of the inverted positions. The last āsana we will practice is Vṛkṣāsana. Some children learned it just yesterday, so all who know it can practice. Perfect. I think you truly deserved the praise from Viśvagurujī that you received yesterday at the satsaṅg. Did you all hear it? You were praised by Viśvagurujī. Have you heard all the praises? We will see each other again in August. If you continue this exercise every day, then we can go one step further, and we will see each other again. We will see each other again in August here at the seminar, and when you practice at home, we can advance even more. We will finish with a short meditation. Sit up in a meditation position. Again, chant OṂ three times. Be aware of your body. Feel your breath. At the same time, remember the first meeting here in the meditation room in Kattu, the first day when you didn't even know the names of some of your friends. Remember all the games when we were finding our friends. As we were collecting leaves, small ants were working together. Viśvagurujī says that yoga is not just about how to move the body or how to breathe correctly, but how to make a happy, big yoga family. Remember all the friends you were playing with here. Remember all the friends you were playing with here, and how you enjoyed every minute together. Remember the nice time with the Rāmāyaṇa. Remember the Saṅkalpa mantra that can fulfill our wish. Keep all of this in your hearts and take it with you—not only for you, but also for your friends at home. Not only for you, but also for your friends at home. Chant OṂ three times. Rub your palms. Massage your face muscles. And bow down. We will open our eyes and sit up slowly. The most beautiful thing we experienced here, we did not have to remember in meditation. It is all the meetings with Viśvagurujī, and we are happy that it is not just a memory but a reality, because right now Viśvagurujī’s lecture will start in a moment, and we will be looking forward to it. Of course, Gaṅgā is waiting for you for breakfast. Hari Om, have a nice day. We are happy that it’s not just a memory, but reality, because now there will be a lecture by Swāmījī Viśvagurujī.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

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