Now that I have five days under my belt, I am going to begin structuring the videos more so that they center on teaching at home. I am going to integrate mindful practices with academic content and provide mini-lesson plan templates. All of “this” will begin on Monday, March 23rd.
Please see EduSpirit.org – the home page – for an anticipated schedule. I will be explaining more about the schedule, particularly the “topics” on Monday.
Since my family and I are celebrating the Spring Equinox today, we decided to provide you will a peek into one way we give gratitude to Mother Earth. Here is a bit of information about the ceremony you see:
In our own way, we are celebrating and giving gratitude to Mother Earth by practicing a Four Directions Ceremony. We have adapted this ceremony to align and resonate with our belief system. At the same time, I hope you can feel my intent of honoring an indigenous practice by intentionally NOT adding the audio. I do provide a voice over of a summary of the ceremony, but I feel strongly that, though we are sharing our own family practice rooted in a Four Directions Ceremony, it is not for me (a biracial Mexicana) to offer up this ceremony to you as an “authentic” indigenous practice. I offer it as an important model of (re)membering that we, as a human race, are connected to Mother Earth. And, it is time to be intentional in Her healing by recognizing our part in the healing/recovery process.
The Four Directions Ceremony is a gift to all of us as a way to be centered and intentional. I give gratitude to our indigenous ancestors for sharing (orally, written, and online) examples of ways to give homage to our Mother.
If you are interested in this ceremony, I ask that you research sites that are written by indigenous elders or community members. I am not going to share specific websites because this is a personal journey for you and your family. It is in the journey that we find the path we are on.
Feel into what resonates with your heart and you will know it is the correct ceremonial path.
Here is a place to begin, an elder of the Ojibwe/Powawatomi (Anishinabe), Lillian Pitawanakwat provides information about the Four Directions and the significance of honoring them.
http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/transcripts/ojibwe.html
Much love and with gratitude,
EduSpirit 
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