Bal Mukund - a playground for vedic wisdom
Bal Mukund Bay Area
Class Info:
Address – Radha Krishna Temple
4411 Hyland Ave, San Jose
Timings – Every Saturday from 11am-12Noon
Age group- 5 yrs to 12 years of age
Fee: $100/Semester
Don't miss this opportunity to enroll your child in the Bay Area's Bal Mukund Program - a character building program for children designed by Swami Mukundananda, founder of JKYog. Emphasis will be on Kripalu values as emphasized by Swamiji for enhancing children's confidence and knowledge while introducing them to spiritual values. Children will learn the basics of tattva gyan, introduction to Vedic mantras and shoklas, yoga/meditation, story time and reading of texts, play and share, craft projects. Knowledge of Indian culture and festivals will also be shared.
The focus will rest on learning and participation in a relaxed environment. No homework required.
Learn More
For more information, please contact: Shilpa at (408)966-9346 or via email at shilpa.iris@gmail.com.
Educate
Educate
Educate
Educate young minds in the knowledge of Vedic wisdom, to lead a virtuous life.
Enthuse
Educate
Educate
Enthuse the spirit of giving with a service attitude
Elevate
Educate
Elevate
Elevate young minds to higher levels of consciousness, and fill their hearts with love and reverence for God.
Weekly Bal Mukund class
COURSE CURRICULUM
10 Shlokas – Written Practice in class, Homework sheets and explanation of the
meaning.
10 Facts of India – States, Rivers, freedom fighters
10 Tattva Gyan Facts – One Vedic principal per class
10 Rituals Decoded – We understand the science behind the Indian Rituals in details
10 Ayurvedic tip for health – Each class we teach children a new Ayurvedic tip for
health and wellness they can implement.
10 E.Q Scenarios – We discuss common day to day topics, like Bullying, lying,
name calling, Racism in a gentle way and show children the power of empathy.
Guiding them into choosing the right response.
10 Sanskaar Habits - We discuss 1 good Habit, per class that instils good values
10 Did you know facts- Every class we discover an amazing Fact about ancient India
10 Kripalu Values – We learn and discuss a new Kripalu value per class and have an implementation chart in homework sheets, to implement the value and jot it down.
Calendar this week – Every class we see the calendar of Hindu and Indian festivals
and discuss them, learn about them in class
10 Indian Famous personalities – We learn about 1 famous personality per class
20- 25 Katha and Stories – We learn up to 2 or 3 kathas from our Puranas,
Ramayana, Mahabharata, jataka tales and more
Yoga – We do yoga and cover up to 4-5 asanas per class
Pranayama – We do Breathing exercises called pranayama
Meditation – Roop Dhyan Meditation after Yoga sessions
Crafts – Every alternate class, we make crafts based on a festival or a value we
learnt and discussed in class
Festival Celebrations- We celebrate all major festivals with pooja, aarti and
Archana in class
Dance – There is a Fun Sankirtan dance in the end!
Bal Mukund - a playground for vedic wisdom
Bal-Mukund is a beautifully designed and structured children’s personality and character development program that has been envisioned by Swamiji Mukundananda . It endeavors to awaken in children, aged 5 thru 15 an appreciation, understanding and executable knowledge of their Vedantic heritage and roots. Bal-Mukund, focuses on imbibing the highest value system in children through an array of activities that include, recitation of shlokas, yoga, meditation, games, pranayam, crafts, storytelling, kirtan singing and prayer recitations.
- Educate young minds in the knowledge of Vedic wisdom, to lead a virtuous life.
- Enthuse the spirit of giving with a service attitude.
- Encourage problem solving with courage, confidence and faith.
- Entertain creativity, expand power of concentration and focus.
- Elevate young minds to higher levels of consciousness, and fill their hearts with love and reverence for God.
Kripalu Values
These set of KRIPALU values will teach children to be heroic from within & instill nobleness in their thoughts, words and deeds.
- K – Kindness
- R – Respect
- I – Integrity
- P – Perseverance
- A – Accountability
- L – Love
- U – Unassuming
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