Living Laboratories incorporate the following themes: Meditation to establish a calm, supportive environment Superconscious Living Exercises to raise and focus student energy Entering the Child’s World to deepen teacher/student relationships Life Skills Development for the Body, Feelings, Will, and Intellect Guidance for students along the Progressive Development Spectrum from Heavy, through Ego-Active, toward Light consciousness […]
A few years ago two of the teachers in our Living Wisdom Schools had a special opportunity to share with their students the power of drawing on superconscious inspiration. In this instance the teachers, along with two other adults, took ten teenagers on a backpacking trip along the remote and challenging Lost Coast of California. […]
by Maria Dominguez I worked for 20 years in Waldorf education, a rich and profound educational system that nurtures many aspects of the human being through a wide range of activities, skills and tools. This breadth allows children to find emotional security and self-esteem as the system brings out each individual’s gifts. The school I […]
By Nitai Deranja A question people often ask when first hearing about Education for Life is: “What is your curriculum?” It is the wrong question to start with, however, because it presupposes an approach that EFL, at its very core, is designed to remedy. We live in an age that values standardization. It began with […]
By Nitai Deranja The Dalai Lama has said: “If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.”. We can marvel at the simplicity of his statement which if realized would take its place alongside Einstein’s E = mc2, but we can also use […]
By Hassi Bazan Being with children as a mother or a teacher has been my own special path to God. I spent 30 years raising 4 active children, much of that time at Ananda village. When my youngest child left for college, I began teaching pre-school. If I had any regrets in raising my children, […]
Reflection Paper In the beginning of the week, I was presented with a five pound flour sack, and by the end of the week, I had a little baby with me everywhere I went. The story starts on an average Friday right after the morning sadhana. In health class we were presented with a flour […]
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