| How would you like to give your child(ren) the most | | | | extra-curricular activities, as well as the many fearful |
| precious gift imaginable? | | | | encounters children face. |
| A gift that would keep giving and giving to them their | | | | Zac, a 5th grader, says "I enjoy tai chi. It is relaxing and |
| entire lifetime! | | | | fun." |
| A gift of physical health! | | | | Frolicking helps kids become calmer and more aware |
| A gift of mental health! | | | | of what's going on inside them. Kids learn to listen to |
| A gift of emotional health! | | | | the messages their bodies are sending them. |
| Imagine what your child might accomplish with these | | | | A third grader says, "T'ai chi relaxes and stretches |
| gifts as a foundation for their life. | | | | both sides of the body. It makes your body nice and |
| The great sage, Dennis the Menace, said: | | | | calm." |
| "The best thing you can do is to get very good at | | | | Playing and pretending to be a powerful animal builds |
| being you!" | | | | self confidence and teaches your child(ren) that real |
| Every child has unique talents. | | | | strength comes from an awareness of themselves |
| Your child has unique talents. | | | | and their surroundings. |
| Imagine what a gift it would be if every child knew | | | | Children are inundated with images of |
| what their unique talents were and could then develop | | | | aggression-television, movies, wrestling, news, video |
| them. | | | | games, cartoons and so much more. Instead of |
| Would you love to give your child this gift too? | | | | teaching your children how to fight, animal frolicking |
| Dennis the Menace might say, "The best thing you can | | | | shows them how to be in control of their body and |
| do for your child is to help them get very good at | | | | mind, stay away from harmful situations, and how not |
| being THEM-WHATEVER that is!" | | | | to get hurt by giving way. |
| And Mark Twain said, "Inherently, each one of us has | | | | Children learn that they can flow around obstacles like |
| the substance within to achieve whatever our goals | | | | water in a stream and still be as powerful as a mighty |
| and dreams define. What is missing from each of us is | | | | flood. That they can experience the relaxation of a cat |
| the training, education, knowledge, and insight to utilize | | | | while remaining alert and capable of super fast |
| what we already have." | | | | reactions. |
| You can gift your children with a significant portion of | | | | Pretending to be an eagle, deer, tiger, monkey, gorilla, |
| this training, education, knowledge, and insight very | | | | dragon, and bear instills real values of inner peace |
| easily by showing them how to imitate eagles, bears, | | | | versus hurry and worry, assertiveness versus |
| dragons, gorillas, tigers, deer, and monkeys through t'ai | | | | aggression, humility versus arrogance, and playfulness |
| chi and yogic movements and positions. | | | | versus perfection. |
| Imitating animals was the first form of qigong ever | | | | The calmness, concentration, and focus arising from |
| created--long before t'ai chi or yoga. | | | | animal frolicking also makes this unique program a |
| Imitating animals is a safe, fun, and effective way for | | | | wonderful adjunct therapy for treating Attention Deficit |
| children to maintain excellent physical and mental health | | | | Disorder. |
| that they will carry into adulthood and help them | | | | Medical doctors Edward Hallowell and John Ratey, |
| master whatever else they love to do, now and in the | | | | experts on the management of ADD wrote, "Exercise |
| future. | | | | is positively one of the best treatments for ADD. It |
| They will get better at whatever they love-computers, | | | | helps work off excess energy and aggression in a |
| athletics, art, singing, dancing, playing musical | | | | positive way, it allows for noise-reduction within the |
| instruments, science, inventing, investigating, and even | | | | mind, it stimulates the hormonal and neurochemical |
| studying. | | | | systems in a most therapeutic way, and it soothes and |
| A third grader said, "T'ai chi cleanses my body and | | | | calms the body." |
| helps me with my work." | | | | Animal playing like these special t'ai chi and yoga |
| Studies show that children practicing various t'ai chi and | | | | animals helps your children harness and focus their |
| yoga programs do better in school and become more | | | | vibrant but often scattered energies. |
| proficient in basic learning skills. | | | | Second grader Abbey agrees when she says, "T'ai chi |
| A third grade teacher in America said, "I feel the deep | | | | quietly calms my body down." |
| breathing, flexibility, balance and coordination they | | | | And 9-year-old Rebekah confirmed this too saying she |
| experienced while doing t'ai chi increased their physical | | | | felt only "calm and relaxed" after frolicking like animals. |
| and mental well-being, and enhanced their learning! | | | | Albert Einstein also said, "The most beautiful thing we |
| They came back to class positive, confident and | | | | can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all |
| focused." | | | | true art and all science." |
| A 5th grade student, failing math for his inability to | | | | It is my experience that animal frolicking holds many |
| focus, said, "Well, I do just what you said when I don't | | | | mysterious and incredible gifts for you and your |
| remember the answer to the math test. I sit very still, | | | | children to discover and unwrap for years to come. |
| focus on the energy ball in my abdomen, take 5 | | | | In addition to some of the benefits set forth above, |
| breaths, and then I know the answer." | | | | animal frolicking can generate feelings like the |
| As your children master the various movements and | | | | thousands of tiny bubbles that arise when a bottle of |
| poses of their favorite animal, they are gaining an | | | | champagne or 7 up is popped open are bursting in |
| unshakeable sense of confidence and | | | | every cell of the body. |
| accomplishment. | | | | Remember what those fizzling bubbles feel like when |
| These are profound gifts they can carry into the world | | | | they're sliding down your throat? Now, imagine that |
| one day as they too become parents, doctors, singers, | | | | feeling going on and on, nonstop, in every cell of your |
| business professionals, adventurers, farmers, police, | | | | body simultaneously. |
| clowns, pilots, astronauts, or whatever else they | | | | Sometimes, those feelings may get much stronger--like |
| choose. | | | | you're a rocket ship on a launch pad in those moments |
| While having fun pretending to be their favorite animal, | | | | between ignition and lift off. |
| your children are naturally and easily developing their | | | | Moving like a t'ai chi or yoga animal can also leave |
| minds and bodies, learning social and behavioral skills, | | | | your mind almost completely free of unproductive |
| connecting their inner world with the outer world, and | | | | thoughts too. Free to savor the remarkable feelings |
| absorbing values and habits that will serve them | | | | pulsating in your body. Free to experience yourself as |
| throughout their life. | | | | one with others, nature, and the Source of all Life. |
| As they mimic animals, your children are embodying | | | | Some of these benefits can be experienced right |
| the playfulness, courage, strength, love, and internal | | | | away. And, with many years of practice, they become |
| power of the animals. They are embracing the agility, | | | | our normal, everyday, waking experience. But, just like |
| balance, patience, focus, and freedom with which their | | | | the most luscious dessert, you can only savor and |
| furry friends frolic. They are effortlessly taking on the | | | | relish the unlimited treasures of frolicking like a |
| animals' gracefulness, alertness, calmness, and natural, | | | | magnificent animal by digging in. |
| robust health. | | | | Frolicking will naturally nurture a child's body, mind, and |
| Imitating and moving like animals in these special yogic | | | | spirit like sunshine, soil, and water magically nurture a |
| and t'ai chi ways can help your children discover and | | | | rose bud. They make people glow from the inside, |
| develop their own unique imagination and creative | | | | generating a smile that arises from a heart full of |
| abilities. | | | | gratitude and compassion. |
| Albert Einstein said, "Imagination is everything- more | | | | Frolicking helps people of all ages stay physically |
| important than knowledge.It is the preview of life's | | | | healthy and mentally happy. |
| coming attractions." | | | | Fear, pain, anger, addictions, anxiety, depression, |
| Imagination, attention span, power of concentration, and | | | | procrastination, and greed run away from people who |
| memory will become stronger and stronger as your | | | | do animal frolicking. |
| child increases and stabilizes their own internal energy | | | | A consistent practice of playing like these special t'ai |
| or chi. | | | | chi and yoga animals can help your children, you, and |
| Frolicking like animals helps integrate the mind and | | | | your entire family feel better than you ever imagined |
| body, balance the left and right sides of the brain, | | | | possible. |
| increasing your child's capacity to handle stress. | | | | Galileo said, "You cannot teach people anything. You |
| Kids are the embodiment of change, and change can | | | | can only help them discover it within themselves." |
| be very stressful. | | | | Gifting your child(ren) with the time and skills to play at |
| The proven stress relieving qualities of frolicking like | | | | t'ai chi and yoga like a powerful and graceful animal |
| animals creates a wonderful sanctuary amidst the | | | | can truly help them discover and attain their full |
| hectic schedules of play dates, school, and | | | | potential in all areas of life. |