Prayers:
ॐ सहनाववतु - Om sahanaavavatu(My prayers, pg. 6)
Yoga segment: Namaskara Pose, Lion Pose, Butterfly Pose, Stretches, Tree Pose, Turtle Pose
Shlokas:
कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः - karaagre vasate lakshmIH(My prayers, pg. 43)
सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये – sarve mangala mAngalye
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhayam(My prayers, pg. 44)
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाया - vakratuNDa mahaakaayaa
ॐ गम् गणपतयॆ नमः – Om gam gaNapataye namaH
Bhajans:
जय जय देवी - jaya jaya devI
Oh Great God GaNapathy, I bow to thee
गायत्रि मन्त्रं - ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः – gAyatri mantraM - oum bhUrbhuvaH svaH
Art Project: Durga Puppet
Shloka before meal: ब्रह्मार्पणम् – BrahmArpaNam(My prayers, pg. 45)
Snack/Juice: Provided by Aditi Umesh and family: धन्यवादः (DhanyavaadaH).
Story Segment: The story of Mahishasuramardhini
End of class:
ॐ पूर्णमदः - Om poornamadaH
Comments: Navaratri is fast approaching and everyone is getting ready to celebrate Durga devi for nine days! In keeping with the spirit of the festival, we dedicated today’s class to the goddess. We started as usual by chanting 3 Oms and sahanAvavatu. During Yoga, we stretched a bit and did a lot of fun poses. We roared like lions, stood like trees, buzzed like bees and fluttered like butterflies. All the workout got us refreshed and ready for shlokas. Today, we learnt a new shloka, सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये – sarve mangala mAngalye, in praise of Durga devi. Then we chanted shlokas on Saraswathi, Lakshmi,Vishnu and Ganesha. We chanted ॐ गम् गणपतयॆ नमः – Om gam gaNapataye namaH 5 times and got our singing voices ready for Bhajans with Rupa Aunty! We started with Devi bhajan and also sang our favorite Ganapathy bhajan and then sang Gayatri Mantram. During craft time we made beautiful standup Durga puppets. We started getting a little bit hungry and then came snack time! We said our Shloka before meal: ब्रह्मार्पणम् – BrahmArpaNam. Today’s snack was provided by Aditi Umesh and family. Today is special because it is Aditi’s birthday! Thank you Aditi for sharing a treat with us and spending your birthday with us! After snack there was just a few minutes left for us to listen to Madhu Aunty’s story about how Durga devi destroyed the evil Mahishasura and became Mahishasura Mardini – the reason we celebrate Navaratri. Before we knew it, it was time for ending shlokas. It was a fun class today! See you all on October 9th.
