For those who follow and/or love astrology, the Age of Aquarius began at the end of December 2020. You can read more about this here. It reminds me of the 5th Dimension’s song, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In from when I was growing up. After surviving the dark times of 2020, “something” told me to go within. I started meditating which has really helped calm me during the rest of the 2020-2021 stressful school year. I work with a great bunch of teachers and we decided to meet face-to-face with our students that year. We did that for the entire year with the exception of between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2020. We knew people wanted to be with family members they hadn’t had access to, so we went to online learning during that time to allow for family visits and quarantining.
Meeting face-to-face had its challenges but our school took lots of precautions. Not one student contracted covid from another person while at school. It was all from extra-curricular sports. This led to face-to-face teaching AND online learning which led to very stressed teachers. Don’t get me wrong. Our parents and administration were super appreciative of what we were doing and never failed to show us the appreciation throughout the year. The students were happy to be back to at least a “semi-normal” routine and see friends and teachers in person. It showed on their faces (what we could see of them anyways) and in their body language.
All of this led to a need (at least from my “higher self” to try meditation. Meditation can be different for everyone. It’s a time for calming your mind, body and spirit. Some people pray, some garden, some listen to music or craft. For me, I listened to positive affirmations with some peaceful music. I learned about chakras and began to focus on my breathing. The results were pleasantly surprising. Then I saw a “meme” that made me stop and think.
And then this one.
Inspiring, connecting and engaging minds, bodies and souls of K-8 learners with music activities.
