{"id":2894,"date":"2019-04-22T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T10:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chirnsideparkps.vic.edu.au\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:18:35","slug":"the-om-project-kids-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandinnorthps.vic.edu.au\/upschool\/guest-contributors\/the-om-project-kids-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Om Project &#8211; Kids Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2894\" class=\"elementor elementor-2894\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c49ebe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c49ebe3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2afc36cd\" data-id=\"2afc36cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524f60fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524f60fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1>The Om Project &#8211; Kids Activity<\/h1><p><em><strong>Colour your own Om symbol and keep it as a reminder of the mystery and magic of this secret and powerful sound.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>The history of the sound &#8216;Om&#8217; and it&#8217;s particular symbol date back thousands of years. In cultures of India and Asia, the sound &#8216;Om&#8217; appeared in the minds of saints and mystics and they began performing it and teaching it to other people.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">They used this sound to enhance creativity, happy thoughts and feelings and keep their bodies healthy. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">You can practice it too, by sitting up straight closing your eyes take a calm breath in and as you breathe out to make the deep low sound &#8216;Om&#8217; ,(Auuooommmmm).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Do each Om until all the air has escaped your body and then take another calm breath and repeat the same thing at least three times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2>What You Need<\/h2><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li>Pencils<\/li><li>textas or coloured markers<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/The-Buddhist-Way-Om.pdf\">My Free Activity<\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Guest Contributor:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0Emily Rack<br \/><\/i><b><i>Business Name:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Horatio<\/i><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s2\"><i>\u2019<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horatiosjar.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>s Jar<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><i><br \/><\/i><b><i>Publisher:<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0Digital Schools<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>Emily Rack is a yoga teacher, meditation instructor, freelance writer and visual content creator. She incorporates a unique creative flair into her yoga and meditation classes, courses and workshops. Emily hosts events and classes in schools and the wider community &amp; is passionate about teaching the art of mindfulness.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adff565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5627 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adff565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">PUBLISHER\u2019S DISCLAIMER: The publisher of this blog post (<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalschools.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Digital Schools PTY LTD<\/span><\/a>) works in partnership with the school as a 3rd party provider to help build and maintain the school website. Digital Schools sources a range of experts who provide products and\/or services to educational institutions and we work with them to produce and publish topical information in the form of blog posts that we think\u00a0 may be relevant, interesting or topical to families within the community. The views, opinions and content listed in this blog post are that of the guest contributor and\/or publisher (Digital Schools). It should be noted that whilst the publisher and guest contributors are acting with the best intentions and in the best interests of the school and their community to provide helpful or interesting information, sometimes the content may not necessarily reflect the views of the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">The information in this blog post is not meant to be used, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any medical condition. 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