![]() Earlyears Lil' Shopper Play Set $24.99 My folks bought this little bag of groceries for my 8-month old son, and it has been a huge hit ever since. He loves playing with everything in the bag--the banana you can "peel," the chiming apple, the crinkly cabbage, the orange that opens--even the bag. His absolute favorite is the milk carton, which is smooth and smooshy and has a little mirror. I think it feels good on his gums (he's teething ferociously). Highly recommend for a gift for little ones! ![]() tai chi moves $24.95 Tai Chi MovesI brought the CDs with me to Uganda where I went to teach primary school students. To learn the moves for myself, I started with the video CD to see how Cari did the actual moves. Cari speaks slowly, clearly and gradually initiates you into each sequence. Her voice is soothing and calm. After just a couple of the sessions with the video, I started using the audio CD. Again, Cari takes you through each sequence, slowly adding instructions as the moves progress. I found myself able to internalize the moves and get more meditative effect using the audio CD. I especially found that the "stork" poses did wonders for my back. I introduced the 8-10 year olds to the tai-chi moves in my first class. We started with a 5-7 minute session at the beginning of the class, in the middle and at the end of the class. The children immediately loved all the animal poses. It does not matter if the pose is exact, so the kids had fun personalizing the movements. By the second week, the children would request certain poses and seemed to intuitively know what they needed for each session. It was amazing to see how much calmer and focused the kids were after a session. Their concentration levels went up and they were more productive. |
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