Brahmacharya
Less is More
It was Brahmacharya's 8th birthday and he was excited. Spin in circles. Make lots of noise.
He ran around the house like a wild animal. Choose an animal pose that you already know and run about.
His mother did not want to spoil his day but he was being very disruptive. Knocking over a glass of water. Bringing dirt into the house. Making so much noise that she could not even concentrate on making the cake. In pairs on person stands in tree and the other skips around.
Then he noticed a present that he had not opened peeking out from the top of the cupboard. Climbing.
He climbed up the shelves and a packet of birthday biscuits fell out.
The dog ate them. Down Face Dog.
Then the strawberry milk crashed to the floor. The cat drank it. Cat/Cow.
And finally the beautiful cake, that his mother had lovingly made, slid off the top shelf and smashed onto the floor. Starfish pose on the floor, on tummy arms and legs out wide.
Brahmacharya was very high now and balancing on one foot. Standing on one leg, take other leg behind you and stretch it to the sky. Stretch out arms in front of you. Children can do this until they topple.
He fell and crashed down onto the floor in a heap. Child pose.
His mother let out a wail and scoped him up. One person sit with legs crossed and the other lies in front on tummy. the person with legs crossed gently massages the child's back.
Brahmacharya even though it is your birthday, i am angry. why? because you destroyed the kitchen, you took your last present with out asking, the birthday cake is all over the floor. The party will now be cancelled. You have had too much. It has made you greedy and selfish.
Swap children
Today it is your birthday and i love you so much that i am sending you to your room to think. You will stay there until i tell you to come out.
You must learn to respect yourself. This behavior has made you sad, if you had of not been greedily climbing for your present, or running like a wild animal, none of this would have happened. You must understand that less is more, that greed does not make you happy.
Be like a lion and only take what you need. Lion pose with tongue out.
And i promise you that your days will be easier for you and for me. Meditation
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