Creativity Classes for Local Children
at ITTM


   One of the most special times at ITTM is every second Sunday when many of the local children come for a morning filled with yoga, arts and crafts, and snack time.

   It is a place where these children are given a break from the rigorous demands of a very strict Indian school system and often impoverished family lives.

   For two hours these children are encouraged to giggle, have fun, and most of all express themselves. It is during craft time that we often see individuality and ingenuity emerge.

   ITTM pursues this community activity to connect the life at the Centre with the life of the surrounding village, bridging the gap between academic and village life. Guests are always welcome to join the classes.

 

Colouring Easter eggs, Spring 1998.

Water colour painting with flowers, 1999.

Yoga class students with Maxim Voroshilov (centre) and Barbara Gerke (back row third from right), summer 1998.

Movements, 1998.

AUM, the sacred sound of India, 2001.

Barbara Gerke with her students, 2001.