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....Freed....

Standing at the peak of mount hill…..

I felt the chill breeze embracing me…..

I smelled the freshness of nature……

And I heard the melodies of His dance through the greeneries…..

Thoughts that have been rushing in my head took a breather for the first time……

Even the word Beautiful cannot measure up to what my eyes witness……

This is all I ever want in my Life….

The oneness with nature….

The oneness with the environment that has always been around but I have always failed to see….

The oneness with myself….

The desire to get freed from what I had built around myself…

The desire to untie all that has disguised my own identity ….

The craving to tear my skin…. spread my wings and fly across the mountains….

To where I belong…. the radiance of blissness…

A place where I am nothing but who I am….

The immerse feeling of fulfillment………

Written by : Priya Ram

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Reality VS Faith

As the sun drank the last bits of the energy left within me........

I surrendered on my knees and look up to him.....

Even with this blazing brightness i have lost my way.....

Even tears have dried up to astrand me......

My lips are sealed and they have lost the hope of asking, for questions are never answered......

Not able to face his rays, i took my sight over my shoulder to realize that

What i believed to be in my control was actually not.......

The paths i have crossed to come here was chosen by me but not designed by me.......

The chosen paths were also what was left rather than what i wanted.....

As reality surfaced,ma faith sinked.....

And as faith sinked, i became a puppet without strings attached......

But my human instinct didn't give up, internal intention of survival boost my faith to get me up on foot again... i am not gonna dance to the tunes of life....... i would rather create the best tune that has been left for me....

And continued my Journey of Life......

Reality stands before us while Faith stands within us......

 Choose what you want to believe....

Written by: Priya Ram

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Why Sensory Play?

Sensory plays are learning experiences that stimulates children’s thinking. From the time of birth, the newborn’s brain is flooded with information through the newborn’s sense organs which explains why sensory play is vital for children’s development. Children need these learning experiences to make connections and discover the world they live in.

Sensory play is beneficial for children through different aspects; language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction. 

It is in my intention to emphasis that messy play and children being engaged with the given materials alone is not Sensory Play. There is more depth to it.

The facilitation/participation of an adult / playmates present during the play can make the play more meaningful. We can expose our children to oral skills through modelling or simply by asking questions and describing what the child is doing during the play.  (Eg: I can see the smile on your face, Are you splashing the water? Is it fun? Are you trying to squeeze the oobleck?)            It is not necessary for the child to reply but just by listening they can make connections to what they are doing and hearing. 

So plan for sensory play, it can be something really simple because children are amused with everything around them, give them the opportunity to play, connect, discover their world and most importantly join their play and make it more meaningful!

Here are few sensory plays that i had planned and it was a hit with my son!

1.Waterplay

2.Playing with coloured rice

3.Playing with oobleck

4.Playing with Jelly

More to come! Hope this blog has given you some tips on making sensory play more meaningful for your younger ones! Please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences on sensory play!