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The idea behind the asanas (poses) and small meditations shared in this book comes
first from the perspective of the child’s viewpoint and the innate fascination they feel
towards dinosaurs and their world. The child’s passion is not passing or finite; in fact, I
remember my children, now in their thirties, were very curious to know every small detail
about the lives of these giants of the past, just like the little ones I meet today.
Combining yoga and dinosaurs is, instead, truly revolutionary! It may seem like a
curious approach until you choose to show them through the more emotional aspects
and the small difficulties that even the little giants, exactly like ours experience: their
imperfect bodies, the emotions of feeling shy or not knowing how to manage their anger,
or the inexhaustible energy that can be overwhelming.
Here then is a set of small practices, alternated with suggestions of meditation, to
help the child become aware, to experience, understand and transform these universal
emotions and moods.
Alone or together with an adult, the meditations I provide will help children to become
calm, but also focused and energetic, to transform destructive emotions (as they are
called in Buddhism) into compassion and kindness towards themselves and towards all
the inhabitants of the planet, including Mother Earth, for which each of us must care.
—Lorena Pajalunga
FOR PARENTS
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Look at
REX
; he gets angry easily, and it’s really hard for him to stay calm! And have you
seen
RAPTOR
? No? I bet you haven’t, he’s so fast you probably haven’t even noticed him;
he should really take a break every once in a while!
TRIXIE
, on the other hand, is often too
still; she is very calm and patient, but she also has a lot of trouble concentrating and being
with others. And
DACTYLA
? She has a shy nature, and is always worried about not being
good enough, or not being liked by others. These are some big problems, right?
But yoga can help all of them; try it yourself and discover poses
and meditations meant to transform our difficulties into energy and strength!
LET’S BEGIN!
REX
RAPTOR
TRIXIE
DACTYLA
Welcome
to
Master Diplo
’s Jurassic
School of Yoga. I’m Master Diplo!
What do we do here? Every day, we try to get to
know ourselves a little better, to love each other,
and to overcome the things that make us
feel bad, together.
