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Dec 2023
29m 47s

Let’s Drop Back Into Our Bodies

Revere Montessori
About this episode

On this episode of the Secret of Childhood Charlotte starts by addressing a fundamental question: What is Montessori? 


She beautifully articulates it as a pathway to peace. Montessori is not just an educational method but a way of understanding ourselves, our children, and the child within us.


Delving deeper shares with us her “Embodied Parenting” Program which focuses on feeling and thinking with our bodies rather than just our minds because body never lies! 


Charlotte suggests that this deep connection to oneself prevents harm and unkindness to others because it allows individuals to recognize the divinity in each other.


As the episode nears its conclusion, Charlotte leaves us with a thought-provoking piece of wisdom—a question that lingers in the air like a gentle whisper, inviting introspection. She prompts us to reflect on the profound notion that every facet of our lives, from family to community, school to personal connections, is akin to weaving something meaningful. What are you going to weave? Are you weaving compassion, understanding, and kindness?


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