Mindfulness and music
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Welcome to the Sit There blog. Here I'll add posts related to teaching music, mindfulness, and being green, especially to children, including lessons, ideas, resources, and experiments. I'm also posting here writings and creations, weekly Green Tips, reviews of books relevant to the above topics,... Continue Reading →
Plastic-Free by Beth Terry is kind of an all-in-one book about how to go completely, or mostly, plastic-free in your life. I've been following her writing since her blog was called Fake Plastic Fish (now My plastic-free life), then when she continued her journey, got Brita to take back its filters, and onward. She's a... Continue Reading →
Susmita and I have Honorable Mention Stories in The Writers of the Future First Quarter 2024! Check out the winners: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writers-of-the-future-1st-quarter-winners-announced-for-volume-41/
Image by MJ Jin from Pixabay RIDE is a lovely acronym to give yourself some compassion and move forward in times of difficulty: https://www.facebook.com/TheHandsFreeRevolution/videos/532765551169614/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C Reassure - yourself that you'll be okay, you can get through this. Inhale - breathe! inhale and exhale Decide - on a small effort you're going to make, one step at... Continue Reading →
There's a new Mindful Fortune Teller in town. Whatever you call these little interactive creations, there are now two versions, the older hand-drawn one with emotions and numbers, and now this one with whatever you notice, and letters. Download it free on Teachers Pay Teachers. Whichever you choose, make sure to take time with it... Continue Reading →
Image by Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay I wrote a bunch of haiku for the Golden Haiku contest, and sent two almost at random. I will post the others here over the next few weeks. dirt road paved over bringing mail
When we check in with our body we might often look at temperature or pressure, pain and other sensations. Today, let's take a look at moisture and dryness - in this six minute moment.
Earth Day is Monday, April 22, so get ready to celebrate! - Save the date for your city’s local events and Earth Day activities or fairs. - Walk and Roll week is April 22-26 - how many car trips can you cut down? - Visit the Earth Week Activity Center https://bit.ly/ewac2024 with games and activities,... Continue Reading →
Pixabay Growing older, we might not know how to live our lives. How do we find our true selves in a new phase of life? Worthwhile When her husband Sifal retired, Jisha felt like she did, too. In a way, she had never really worked - she raised children, volunteered at school, taught lessons on... Continue Reading →
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok-Vaid Menon is a book about coming to terms with who you are, and taught me about the painful difficulties experienced by those who find themselves outside what we consider the traditional gender binary - when in fact there is no binary, only a movable, changeable continuum. They ask how... Continue Reading →
A gift for you! Susmita Ramani and I have put together a short book of 100 word Romances - romantic stories in a range of genres that are all exactly 100 words long! Each one is a story of love in some way - and we hope to show that love is not limited to... Continue Reading →
Okachiko - Sit There 