Teaching the Inner Child

What makes the experience of childhood so exquisite is the feeling that you exist in forever.

"In the Moment" by Matt Anderson

Children often get caught up in the moment. They feel, touch, taste, smell and generally sense everything that comprises the moment. They are so in tune with that moment that they can't tell you what that moment is because they are coupled to forever.
 

Adults find this place too by surrendering to the sense of now. Forgetting your fragmentary existence as a body who is interacting with other bodies. We let our non physical awareness steer our bodies away from fear of judgment into the joy of unity—which is more easily achieved by looking beyond the body into the timeless spirit that connects us all.
 

When we are in this "space" we hand over the keys to our physical body to our spirit. We see the world differently because we allow the true observer to replace that which is simply the fractured reflection comprised of judgments from parents, peers and passersby. This "observer" knows no judgment, no "sin" because it is aware of the reality-binding power of unconditional love. It views no harm—no foul—only love.

When we see through the eyes of the physical body, and not the spirit, the physical body is given the power to create your experience. It's a bit like giving your car the keys and letting it drive itself. A car doesn't truly understand integrity, honesty, truth…and neither does your physical body. It is a function of the mechanical (in our case organic) parts that make it. 

Applying this to a teaching situation…when approaching your students, teach through your own inner child and you will reach the inner child of your students. Allow space for the student to be more than just a physical body. Speak from the non-judgmental, eternal perspective you hold within you. With this approach, the learner will have fewer reasons to develop mal-adaptive teaching patterns that block information. Nothing can be taken personally if you respond to the spirit, not the person. 

Thank you for your time. I am another you,

*~DeShauna J.*~