Recycle your energies with a simple body prayer.

If possible, have one person read aloud and lead the movements. Then, switch leaders so everyone gets a chance to listen and move.

• Stand or sit comfortably.
• Take a deep breath and let it out. Feel your connection with all, through the breath. (Hands at sides.)
• Begin in an attitude of prayer, for we are all seekers. (Hands in prayer position.)
• Lift up and out with your hands, reaching up to that which is beyond you: the universe, the mystery, the Spirit of Life, God. Ask for what you need, praise the universal good, set an intention for yourself. (Lift hands up and out over head.)
• Then gather in all the gifts that you have been given: wisdom, nurture, comfort, talents. Hug them to yourself and be thankful. (Bring hands back to body and hold or hug across heart.)
• As with all gifts, these gifts need to be shared. send your gifts back into the world.(let hands go forward in front of body, then downward to let go.)

Adapted from Spirituality and the Arts in Children’s Programming, by Nita Penfold