Guru Poornima Celebration at Sarovar BB

Guru, the one who dispels the darkness of ignorance and guides us towards the light of knowledge. 

Recently we celebrated guru Vandana in sarovar balbharti. We invited three teachers in the neighborhood. Children made Gond art cards for the gurus and gave it to them while offering them flowers. They also did pranipaat to the teachers seeking their blessings. 

Swapna ji, yoga instructor in our neighborhood who conducts yoga classes as seva, spoke about the importance of yoga for children. She explained how it provides us energy and improves our health and concentration power. She also emphasised the importancw of daily practice. Then she did suryanamaskar lead and follow along with the shloka for suryanamaskar.

Sarita ji, a college professor and a voluntary teacher, spoke to the children about the importance of seva. She explained how seva can begin at home. Children can do seva at home not only by helping their parents in their chores but also by doing their own work responsibly which will be a seva to the parents. She also explained how children can do seva in school, in the neighborhood and also for our mother earth. 

Sheela ji, a voluntary teacher in an NGO, spoke to us about very interesting 'why do we do' practices. She explained the logic behind doing charansparsh, why we do rangoli with rice powder, why we apply oil on our head, why we wear flowers in our hair, etc. 

Interestingly, what all the three guest teachers spoke, very beautyfully connected with each other when the children participated in the discussion. 

Children very actively interacted with the guest teachers. The teachers mentioned that they felt very special and very happy today. 

After a formal introduction of the teachers to the bb parents, and after thanking them for spending time with our children telling them about important things, all the children did namaskar to all the elders present and gave them also cards since mothers are also their gurus. 

We ended today's small and beautiful guru vandana programme by distributing prasad.

 Below are few snapshots from there program:-

Sheela ji ---Volunteer at an NGO

Swapnaji-Teaching Yoga as Seva activity

Saritaji-Involve in various Seva activities

One for the BB Shikshikas