About Technology, Loved Ones and Monsters

What is the first thing you do every morning when you open your eyes?

Is it looking at your Smart Phone, iPhone or iSomething?

If it is, you might want to read more...

A few years ago, when Oli, our son, was 8 years old, he had a dream… In his dream, Oli was swimming in the ocean and was chased by a shark who turned into a crocodile who then morphed into a monster.

As he was swimming as fast as he could running away from the monster, he finally reached the shore where my wife Angel and I were both sitting and working on our computers.

Oli was screaming at the top of his lungs for us to help him and save his life, but we were so absorbed in our laptops that we couldn't hear him at all and didn't even notice he was there. Oli woke up sweating and heaving just a second before the monster gobbled him up.

What do you think? What is the message? Too much technology in our life?

A few times we have decided to turn off our computers and I-phones every day at 4 pm when our children return home from school. We mostly stuck to it… A hard decision in a world when everyone expects you to be available 24 hours a day and answer your emails, texts and Facebook messages on the spot.

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We see so many couples and families less engaged with each other and more with their beautiful faces turned down into a little screen...
Let's try to consciously be more present with our loved ones before they are eaten by a sea monster! Can it save our relationship and our family?

There is a beautiful world around us, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets to see... not through a screen though, but side by side with someone we love.

With the spare time we had without our phones and computers we have more time to play and more time to be engaged with our children, our bond grows and it shows in our children self-confidence and behaviour.

Unplugging can also work wonders in any relationship... more time for talking, cuddling and lovemaking!

I like watching movies with the futuristic theme of the world being taken over by machines but I am not a real believer of this vision. Technology definitely has its benefits, but not all the time... There is a right time and a place for everything; staring at screens should not replace gazing into each other eyes, and touch screens will never substitute human touch.

Screens are addictive, so it takes a bit of going against the current to break free of them. Are you up for the challenge?


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Rainbow Yoga is a fun and constantly evolving family mission and lovingly born in 2007, to give people the tools to teach fun, engaging, and creative in=person and online yoga classes for kids, teens, families, partners, and communities. Rainbow Yoga is interactive and social and all about connection; we touch, hug, move, breathe and co-create together our yoga magically and playfully.

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