Throughout the 100 days, we will share videos and other resources to give parents and educators ideas on enjoying learning with children, teens, and adults. We encourage parents and educators to review our daily shares and use the information in ways that work for them. Ananth will be sharing his current explorations as well as past explorations to provide resources for parents and educators with children of different ages and at different stages of development.
Thank you Lavanya for your explorations of the material created by Ujwal anna and Ananth anna. We enjoy watching your videos and Look forward to seeing more videos in the future!
From Silence Blossoms Speech
We call our language arts explorations "From Silence to Speech" to draw attention to the notion that working on a quieter mind and communication together is very effective for Ananth. While we have worked on language and communication for decades, we are beginners in working explicitly on inner silence and communication jointly! We have now started integrating tools and techniques that we have learned over more than 20 years in our "From Silence Blossoms Speech" project.
Daily Rhythms and Learning
Today, Ramana Maharshi life and teachings play an important role in organizing our daily rhythms. Language learning and all other learning experiences are grounded in healthy daily rhythms. Our daily rhythms are organized by the Six Ss shown on the bottom part of the vision board: 1. Smile Brightly and Dance, 2. Soothing chants, 3. Silence, 4. Storytelling, 5. Surrender and 6. Self-inquiry.
Read about our daily rhythms on Rama's blog on SpecialSaathi.
Parent and Professor, Developer of LIFESMART approach
Dr. Rama is a home educator who has explored a variety of educational approaches with her son, Ananth. She is a certified leader in systems thinking, mapping, and leadership under a program offered by Cabrera Research Lab. She designs content and lessons on Thinkblocks and other tools. She also integrates the DSRP (Distinctions, Systems, Relationships, Perspectives) method developed by Cabrera Research Lab. She is a parent ambassador for Theater Arts for Holistic Development (TAHD). She manages content development and dissemination for the 100 Days of Family Fun and Learning project.
Student Ambassador, Ramana Sunritya Aalaya (RASA) and Theater Arts for Holistic Development (TAHD)
Ananth is a Bharatanatyam dancer and blogger. He is doing his diploma in Bharatanatyam under Dr. Ambika Kameshwar, Founder and Director of Ramana Sunritya Aalaya. Since completing his Bharatanatyam arangetram in 2020, he has been learning Bharatanatyam in a TAHD way from Sri Ujwal Jagadeesh. He creates content through his theater explorations as well as through other learning experiences. He is currently doing the Fun with Hastas (hand gestures) project under the guidance of Dr. Vaishnavi Poorna to produce content for the RASA web channel.
Senior Faculty and Artist, Ramana Maharshi Center for Learning (RMCL)
Ujwal Jagadeesh is an experienced TAHD facilitator. He offers a Ramana Bala Kendra program using a family immersion approach for neurodivergent children. He has extensive experiences in teaching Bharatanatyam and in using theater activities for teaching children. He inspired Ananth to explore storytelling and to develop the Ananth's Adventures YouTube channel. Through his dance lessons and stories he continue to provide ideas and content for the 100 Days of Family Fun and Learning Lab. He guides Ananth in developing the skills needed for this project.
