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One needs just willingness & inspiration from Bapuji to start a BSK. Some working knowledge of most commonly done Asanas or Pranayams & meditation techniques as taught by Bapuji during Satsangs helps.
It is Bapuji’s Divine Sankalp that makes this program so powerful & popular, we are just the medium to convey Bapuji's messages.
Following are some basic BSK Guidelines which will help you conduct the program:
1. Start advertising atleast one month in advance by putting poster etc in Grocery stores & Temples etc. Emphasize on Yoga, Pranayam & Meditation in the Flyer. Please goto 'BSK Templates' for sample flyer.
2. Keep the program from 1 hr to 2 hr, not more than that.
3. Keep Program on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
4. Announce the program as fixed duration like 4 months or 6 months (with start & end date decided upfront) so that people don’t feel like a commitment forever. After the duration is complete you may extend the program depending on children's/parent's interests.
5. Arrange for a place which can easily seat 20 kids with ventilation & cleanliness. The place can be your home, nearby temple, school or community hall.
6. Makes sure to get a Waiver of Liability signed up on the very first day if you are doing the program outside India.
7. Provide each kid with an Asan, a note book, a Badge & file folder with schedule, Aarti & some basic material. You can request that material fee be paid for this.
8. Keep Bapuji’s photo and/or Goddess Saraswati's picture on a Table with Clean cover at a height where kids can view the Jyot & Photos at the level of their eyes.
9. Follow the Program schedule but once in a while do special session like Pranayam Special or Yogasana Special or Meditation special or Games special where you spend most of the time doing those activities.
10. Always teach atleast one New item & ask them to make note of the key learnings in their notebooks.
11. Children can be given assignments like reading story/satsang from Rishi Prasad & briefly telling about what was read. Some seva activity appropriate for children like telling their friends about BSK, helping old or ill people, cleaning the community etc. can also be given.
12. Encourage parents to join the class by sitting at the back.
13. Get regular feedback from parents (Every two months or so).
14. Reward kids with Stickers (Like Aum, Swastik etc) on answering correctly, being regular, sitting straight, doing assignments etc. You can ask them to collect say 5 stickers to win a book (eg Rishi Prasad)
15. Do send bimonthly feedback on attendance & regularity to Ahmedabad Ashram. Get a Code # from them.
16. If possible organize a day trip to ashram.
17. After 2 months of program you may tell parents about the importance of reading Rishi Prasad. If parents want they can subscibe to this spiritual magazine.