BEE Anchored zipaDeeBee Bangle

BEE Anchored Yoga Camp Commercial:  https://youtu.be/Vq1705edBcg

BEE Anchored Song:  https://youtu.be/EJiPB3jCRsc Sing to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It" while you move and build an anchor!  

Verse 1 -- Work your "Lungs" to Clear Your "Brains" with Circle Breath (Brain charm) 

Verse 2 -- Side Plank to Strengthen Your Heart/Spirit (God's Got This charm) 

Verse 3 -- (Smiley Face charm) -- Locust Pose for a Smile with Your Whole Body

Verse 4 -- Angle Your Try with a Triangle Pose (Triangle charm)

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Psalm 100 zipaDeeBee Bangle

 http://theversesproject.com/verses/125/Psalm-100.1-3

Whole World Mudra -- 1Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!

Praise Hands -- 2Worship the Lord with gladness:  come before Him with joyful songs. 

Palms together, Thumbs north and south -- 3Know that the Lord is God:

Slide and Bend, Hold ⅔ of fingers -- it is He who made us; 

Slide back to palms and Twist  -- and we are His People and sheep of his pasture.

Slide, Bend and Hold ⅔ on the opposite side -- 4Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise.

Slide back and twist to prayer hands -- Give thanks to Him, and praise His name:

Thumbs up -- 5For the Lord is good;

Heart Mudra -- his love endures forever;

Hold hands over heart -- his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

And He built the whole world with His hands!  We celebrated the story of creation with our yoga today at PCDM!  

Day 1, light and dark, heavens and earth: Whole World Mudra, stretching tall to reach the heavens 

Day 2, sky: Stand tall and imagine you see the sky with clouds! How would it be to sit on a cloud?  Try chair pose to sit and ponder . . .  oh, it might be challenging to sit on a cloud??

Day 3, dry land, plants, and seas: Tree, river, ocean waves, flower pose, flower mudra 

Day 4, stars, moon, and sun: half sun salutations, crescent moon pose, star pose 

Day 5, animals that fly: Warrior III, Eagle Mudra

Day 6, land animals and people: monkey, elephant, down dog, lion's breath, mouse, and breathing ball (Hoberman Sphere)

God rested on the 7th day!  Mrs. Deborah recently shared several ways we can rest and "recharge" -- rest your mind, take a break from devices, go outside for fresh air + sunshine, sleep more, do something you love! Mrs. D loves YOGA! You can do yoga to rest! How will you take care of you?

We Have CHICKEN Power!

 

We learned about being a good listener with our yoga today!  When you listen, use your ears, eyes, head and heart and rest your chicken wings (hands) and chicken lips (mouth) so you aren't an "Interrupting Chicken?!" Yoga helps keep your body calm for listening. Try a "big squeeze" to self-regulate --  squeeze muscles groups (muscles in your hands, arms, face, tummy/seat, legs, feet) tight, tight, tight and then relax . . . Other good "books! books! books!" to cluck for:  Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski, Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman and Chicken Little by Rebecca and Ed Emberley. #zipaDeeBee #selfcare #feelingclucky #lovetolisten

Yoga is MAGIC!

 

Today at PCDM, Preschoolers and After-Schoolers explored how yoga is like MAGIC!  We discussed how breathing can be like magic when you calm and strengthen yourself with each deep breath.  We practiced moving and breathing.  We pretended to be butterflies, dogs, trees, giraffes and monkeys.  We took a magic carpet ride to the beach with our yoga!  We used our imaginations to enjoy the ocean, experiencing crab, fish, sea turtles, dolphins and sharks. Looking forward to more magical adventures on Wednesdays with Pisgah CDM🎩🐇

Granddaddy's Bangle

My mom's dad, J.A. Rawls, was a railroad engineer. 

As a first grade teacher, my mom dressed up as a "Great American" for a school career day to honor him.  We think this was the mid to late 1990s.

This hymn reminds me of him.

"Life is like a mountain railroad, with an engineer that's brave;

We must make the run successful from the cradle to the grave;

Watch the curves, the fills, the tunnels, never falter, never quail; Keep your hand upon the throttle, and your eye upon the rail.

Blessed Savior, Thou wilt guide us, till we reach the blissful shore,

Where the angels wait to join us

In Thy praise forevermore."

My aunt, uncle, dad, and I sang this at a family reunion when I was little.  I used BRIGHT🌟 colors for this bangle.  It combines family, faith, and the brightness of the future🌟.

This picture was taken in 1991.  I was on my way to my 5th high school reunion.

Granddaddy always felt "rich" because he had his family close.  Granddaddy lived long enough to meet his first great grand. Remember to hold your people close as you "keep your hand upon the throttle, and your eye upon the rail."

"For the Beauty of the Earth" Bangle

 

Aerial view of Cedar Green

photo credit: Eddie Price, 8/29/2021

For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies: Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

For the wonder of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flow'r, sun and moon and stars of light: Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight, for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight: Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, 

friends on earth and friends above; for all gentle thoughts and mild: Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine, peace on earth and joy in heav'n;

for thyself, best gift divine, to our world so freely giv'n: Christ, our God, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

charms

earth -- "world" bead

over and around -- spiral

hour -- clock

tree -- tree

joy -- joy

thoughts -- brain

peace -- dove

world -- "world" bead