Nia and it's time to move your body

Dancing, shimmying, laughing, sounding, and feeling good in my skin.  Nia gives a great cardio-vascular workout along with the feeling a pleasure to be alive.  Join us Thursday, 4:15pm at Simplicity Yoga to experience the joy of movement.  Guest Nia instructor, Kendra Dicker Deutsch takes us on an adventure with ‘Fly’, one of the newest Nia Routines. 

Simplicity Yoga and Wellness is located at 601 E 5th St, Winona, MN 55987. Cost is $5.00.

New to Nia.   Nia is for everybody.

 

Spring in Winona

 

The calendar reads March 23, 2013.  Snow covers most of the ground.  And I hear that cross country skiing is good according to a reputable source.  The sun is shining today and there is freshness in the air.  Spring is coming.  The birds are singing joyful songs.

Earlier this week, we had another ice and snow storm.  It closed schools early and schools were delayed the following day.  Life feels mixed-up when all of the routines get turned around.  We are called to be flexible.

Minnesotans will say that we survived the winter of 2013. In the meantime, we celebrate birthdays—Amaliya is 30 years old today. Yesterday twins were born, Nolan Thomas and Daniel Joseph. Today, Oliver is born.  No matter the weather, we  celebrate life.  Life is good.  I am grateful.

 Amaliya Rose Eischen and Mary Lee Eischen

Hands are Not for Hitting

At Ridgeway Community School, we used two art classes to work on posters for the Hands are Not for Hitting Poster Contest.  My fourth and fifth grade students were very excited be participate.  We had a discussion about how hands could be used in positive ways.  Here are some ideas that the children came up with.  The care and thoughtfulness of these posters give me hope for the future.

“Hands are for creating. Holding hands; stop them from hurting.  There are many things you rather do with your hand instead of hitting. Use your hands to start up a friendship.  Use your hands wisely.  Use your hands to help the earth: Plant trees.”  Jayla Millen

Jayla won the prize for most colorful poster!  Congratulations, Jayla.

The Winona County Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Council put on the" Hands are not for Hitting" poster and art media contest for students in grades three through twelve.

Prizes will be awarded based on three categories:

• Most Unique

• Most Creative

• Most Colorful
  
  
  
  
  

  

  
  

    

  “Hands are for loving” SF

  
  

                                                           “Hands are Not for Hitting. “ AK

 “Hands are for loving. Love, caring, safe, helping, teaching, passionate” BH

 

"Hands are Not for Hitting" JM

 

"Stick Together" CE 

“My Hands are not for Hitting.  They are for Loving.  Healthy or Sick; Black or White.  Use your hands respectfully: love, empathy, hold, helpful, useful.  Use hands kindly: knowledge, share, draw, help others, use them.  Love” SB

“My hands are not for hitting.  Yours are not either.  My hands are for drawing, eating, picking stuff up, writing, turning pages in my book.” NW

Mary Lee Eischen teaches art to children Kindergarten through Grade Five at Ridgeway Community School, a small Charter Public School located 10 miles South of Winona, Minnesota.  The children who attend our school are from Winona, La Crescent, Pickwick, Rushford, Houston, Nodine, and other areas surrounding Ridgeway, Minnesota.