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25-02-2009, 04:03 AM
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Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
My daughter was given a kids yoga dvd by my sister & bil... this she absolutely adores, and will go through the entire routine sometimes several times a day. She's asked me several times what "namaste" means... and I've looked it up, but I'm having trouble trying to put it into words that she understands - has anyone got any ideas on this?
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25-02-2009, 09:01 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
hello/welcome/peace
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25-02-2009, 11:30 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
Thanks  I just found it hard to form a simpler explanation for her.
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01-03-2009, 06:43 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
I was told it was "The God/dess in me greets the God/dess in you" probably a bit complex for a 3 yr old! 
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01-03-2009, 08:31 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
Ah, 'I honor the part in you that is in me' . . .
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19-06-2009, 02:04 PM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
it is a greeting that is meant to bring forth feelings of respect, acceptance, openness and love. welcome is probably the best definition for your daughter.
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01-08-2009, 10:55 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
The kids at our school all do yoga and DP and I attend a class with the same teacher once a week. So we have lots of fun comparing what we do in our classes. Yesterday, DD said 'do you say Namaste at the end?'. When I asked what she thought it meant, she said it meant you were giving the other person your love. I thought that was lovely and very simple and easy to understand for young children. Have you tried explaining it? How did you go??
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18-01-2010, 10:06 AM
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Re: Explaining "namaste" to a 3yr old - help!
Of all the translations or explanations I've heard, I like "All that is best and highest in me greets/salutes all that is best and highest in you." It's almost a toast saying, "here's to you!" or a salutation you may use to sign off a letter with, "All my best to you". Personally, I've always perceived it as "I'm humbly grateful for you" A 3 year old might get that.
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