I would like to extend my gratitude for my spiritual family and all the beautiful friendships throughout the world, that I have come to know through reading my blog.
May this day be filled with deep peace as we inwardly thank the one giver behind all our gifts.
With a friend on the left and a friend on the right.
Come gather round
It's time for a story.
Its been awhile since I have put my attention on sharing my favorite stories for young children. It is that time of year again when we focus in on the holidays and we want to give as special gifts for our love ones. This book is so sweet for all the budding musicians in your life.
This month's classroom favorite is: Mole Music by: David McPhail (here is a link to the illustrations and the book being read.)
Mole has always led a simple life. One day on the television he sees a man playing the violin. This inspires him to order a violin and start practicing himself. At first he is terrible, but over the years as he keeps practicing he gets better and better. He dreams of playing for others and little does he know — he is. Mole’s persistence at playing the violin is inspiring and beautiful. There are actually two stories happening in this book. David McPhail creates the illustrations of mole's life under the ground and simultaneously how his music effects all life,above his home. It brings cheerful smiles to the reader on each page.
This book is a beautiful way that I like to teach music in my classroom. Music is the channel of vibration and how powerful it is to uplift our thoughts and consciousness.
We were very fortunate to have the distinguished David Eby join us at the Living Wisdom School of Seattle this past month. He and others, shared with us a direct experience of music and vibration.
David is a director, cellist, teacher and writer exploring connections between music and consciousness He is living his dream to bring together spiritually minded musicians andintentionally creating inspiring
" The highest role of music is to inspire and uplift consciousness — to give us an experience of something greater than ourselves."
When I feature a book on my blog I never want to give the story away, but you can be sure it is about creating an experience while listening to music and expanding our awareness to something greater than our selves.
Collage inspired by the story, Mole Music by Chandi Holliman
"A person’s magnetism is an expression of his
consciousness. Improve your magnetism by infusing everything you do with
positive thoughts and energy. The more joyful and loving your consciousness,
the more uplifting will be your magnetism."
Swami Kriyananda
This is a beautiful video I just found. I would like to share with you. Deeply inspiring.
As I conclude this month, please visit "Inside Out," later this month and I will compile some new suggestions for all your holiday gift giving.
The fall leaves for most of us are now just a passing memory for this season.
Each fall brings such a beauty as every tree, branch, and bush displays its own unique luminosity.
Every morning on my drive to work, I watched the world change right before me.
Around every corner was yet, another tree, of brilliantradiance.
This fall had so many magical moments with my classroom too. The children really opened up to the world of fall and all its beauty. I received comments from my parents about their daily outings with the children and how we were all experiencing this season of beauty together.
The thought kept murmuring in my mind;"Surely,the light today in this tree has to be more beautiful than the one I saw yesterday? "
Fall has to be my favorite season of the year?"
The colors are so beautiful. This fall has filled my heart with such deep love, gratitude and with a humble heart I can surrender more easily to that greater power of spirit all around us.
Or then again, is it winter with the sparkling snow or maybe springtime with the delicate cherry blossoms falling like a delicate floral snow showers. Is this my favorite season?
As I chuckle I can recall so vividly this past summer photo a day project, with large warm beds of lavender aroma that filled my soul to the core?" I just cant make up my mind which season I like the best. .
What type of a memory can linger so long in our hearts? What type of memory opens up all our senses by looking at these astral colors of leaves? This is beginning to feel like a heavenly memory that can touch us so deeply and we can experience it at any moment during our day. Several days after meditation, I pondered all these thoughts while having a daily shower of beauty opening up every part of my being.
I am not sure I will ever really know from my rational mind. But I can reveal in sharing this deep inner love with my students and all whom I come in contact with. It comes from a deeper sense of knowing something that is beyond myself. The deepest longing of the soul is to feel that spirit everywhere.
In my classroom this month, I have been teaching one of the original
