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Morning Circle
Morning Circle is the part of the curriculum that helps develop Inner Me. It brings spiritual concepts, meditation and yoga into the children's lives, in a child-appropriate way, to help them feel centred and connected.
During this Inner Me time songs, stories and games are the main teaching tools, especially for the younger children.
Morning Circle stories have included stories such as Granny Goes to the Mountains. In this story a grey-haired "Granny' puppet wakes up on a spring day and decides she wants to go meditate in the mountains. Along the way she walks down the road, over the river, through the rain forest, and up the steep mountain. We sing a song for each part of her journey.
Finally arriving at the beautiful mountaintop, she sits amidst the beauty and goes deep within (now the children sit ready for meditation.) A bird flies by and Granny is so still, the bird makes a nest in her hands. The bird feels so much peace and love in Granny's folded hands that she lays a tiny egg (I place a small stone in each child's folded hands.)
She realises that she must now stay very still, so as not to disturb the bird and its precious egg, so she continues to meditate SO peacefully. After many days, the egg hatches and the birds fly away. Granny finally opens her eyes, stretches and walks back down the mountain, through the forest, down the stream and back home, singing along the way. On other days in meditation, the children are reminded to sit as quietly as Granny!
