Sunni was in his park on a beautiful winters day.  The sky was blue, there were soft white fluffy clouds in the sky, the earth was slightly damp beneath his feet and the sun was warm on his bright yellow petals. Sunni looked up at the sky and saw Mr Sun shining brightly.

“It’s a lovely day Mr Sun, thank you for shining so brightly and warming my petals” said Sunni.

“You’re welcome Sunni you look very bright and happy, I like to see you in the sunlight” replied Mr Sun.

Sunni reached up towards Mr Sun and said “Mr Sun I’d love to give you a hug for the lovely day that you have given me but I can’t reach and I think you would be too warm for my petals! But I will give you my special salute for this lovely day. “

Sunni slowly and gracefully went through the salutation of the sun, yoga poses.

“Thanks Sunni that was beautiful” said Mr Sun.

Would you like to learn how to do the salutation of the Sun like Sunni? You can learn these and more yoga poses using the Epona Yoga, Yoga Mat, DVD and Book.  Visit www.eponayoga.com to order yours today.

Sunni was very sad someone had trampled all over his little seedlings. He didn't know if they would grow at all anymore. They were squashed and trampled into the earth.

Sunni's face was so sad that Mr Sun asked him "what's wrong Sunni you look very sad".

"I am, my seedlings have all been trampled and I don't know if they will grow anymore" he replied.

"Perhaps I can help with a special kiss of sunshine after you give them a special water" replied Mr Sun.

"That might help" said Sunni.

"You could even get some seaweed from Tula's beach and put it on the garden bed and that will really help them grow." said Mr Sun.

"What a great idea said Sunni, I'll get some now, and when I come back you can please give my seedlings a special kiss of sunshine to help them?" Sunni asked in a pleading  voice.

"Of course I will Sunni" said Mr Sun.

So off went Sunni to collect the seaweed at Tula's beach. When he arrived he told Tula what had happened so she helped him gather some seaweed and carry it back to his garden. They spread it out together and then watered the seedlings carefully.

"Mr Sun we are ready, can you please give my seedlings a special kiss of sunshine to help them grow" called Sunni.

Mr Sun reached down with a special ray of sun that left a faint rainbow over the seedlings for the rest of the day.

"Thank you so much Mr Sun I will check them in the morning and I am sure they will grow with the extra help we have given them now! Thank you too Tula for all your help" said Sunni.

"That's all right Sunni I was happy to help, but I'd better get back to the water now as I am getting very dry." said Tula as she waved and left the park.

Sunni had been looking forward to Friday all week because he was planing a big day out. Sunni was going down to the seaside to see his good friend Tula the turtle.

They had planned the day a week ago and knew just what they were going to do. Sunni was going to take a swim with Tula and then refresh himself in the clear stream and then they were planning on building sand castles.

Finally Friday came and Sunni got up and gathered his towel, sunscreen and hat and headed off to the seaside. He skipped along happily eager to see Tula and to take a dip in the sea.

When Sunni arrived at the beach he couldn't see Tula anywhere. But he did see a bucket and spade, a picnic rug and a big picnic basket full of yummy treats.

"Tula, where are you?" Sunni called. But Tula didn't answer.

"Tula, where are you?" Sunni called once more. But Tula still didn't answer.

"Tula, I'm coming to find you" Sunni called. Tula didn't answer but Sunni thought he heard a giggle.

Sunni dropped his things on teh picnic blanket and started to search the shore when from behind him he was splashed. Sunni turned around to see Tula Floating in the sea with a twinkle in her eye.

"Tula, were you hiding from me?" asked Sunni.

"Yes" replied Tula, "I was palying a trick on you and it was fun to see you searching under the palms and around the shore for me when I was hiding in the sea."

"It was funny" said Sunni. "I might come in and join you" he said. So Sunni put his sunscreen on and waded out into the water where he played with Tula chasing baby jellyfish and splashing around.

later when they were tired Sunni refreshed himself in the clear stream and they lay on the picninc blanket and ate the treats inside the basket.

"Oh I am full" said Suni.

"Me too" said Tula. "I think I need a big stretch!" So Tula sat down and stretched in a seated forward bend. "Come on Sunni you can do this too" she said.

"You do it like this "first you sit with you legs out in front then you stretch them to the sides, then you sit up as tall as you can, and bend forward from you hips, sliding you hands straight out forward on the ground in front of you, see doesn't that feel great" said Tula as Sunni got himself into Tula's stretch.

"Yes it does, but I think I am too tired to make sandcastles today so we will have to do it another day, it is late and I should get home" said Sunni.

"OK, we'll do the sandcastles next time" said Tula.

"Bye, Bye" they both said as Sunni left the seaside and headed home to the park.

It was a beautiful sunny day in the park. The birds were singing in the trees and the leaves and petals of the flowers moved gently in the light breeze.

Sunni was happy and enjoying a stroll through the park. He was being thankful for the beautiful day, the lovely green grass and the sweet smell of summer in the air. He skipped along, thinking it would be great to share such a lovely day with someone. Just then a little boy kicked his soccer ball to near where Sunni was standing.

"I'll get it Sunni shouted" as he picked up the ball and threw it back to the boy.

"Thanks for that" called the boy, "would you like to play?" he asked.

"Oh yes, I like nothing more than to play" said Sunni.

"Great, I'm Toby" said the boy.

"I'm Sunni" replied Sunni

Toby giggled "that's so you!" he said.

So they played with the ball throwing if back and forth for a while until the boy said "I'm tired, what else can we do Sunni?"

"How about we do some relaxing yoga, I'll show you" so Sunni laid down on the green grass and showed Toby how to do a snake pose. First he lay down very falt, then he put his hands on the ground next to his shoulders, he took a deep breath, smelling the lovely fresh grass and lifted his head then as he breathed out he pushed up slowly just a little bit and then making a big SHHHHH sound he gently rolled back down to the ground.

Tody copied Sunni and the did the Snake several times.

"That felt great Sunni, ready to play kick now?" Toby asked. Off they went together to play kick in the park, until Toby's mother called and said it was time to go home.

"Bye Bye Toby, come play again!" called Sunni as Toby left.

"I will, bye!" called Toby as he left the park holding his mother's hand.

Sunni thought it was the best Sunny day he'd had in a while as he leaned back against the big tree.

Sunni was walking through the park and he was cleaning up. There had been a big wind and there were lots of leaves and branches lying around. Some of his seedlings were bent over and Sunni used the sticks that he found to stake them up so that they could keep growing.

As he went Sunni found lots of puddles, He jumped over some and into others with a big splash as he went. He walked through the park cleaning as he went to the farmyard. When he got there he found Rafferty and the farmyard animals cleaning up after the wind as well.

Rafferty said hello to Sunni and they worked side by side for quite a while.

When they had finished they did some big stretches so that their bodies would feel strong again.

For weeks and weeks Sunni had been watering his seedlings. Soon it would be spring and Sunni knew that they would grow very fast if they had enough water and sunlight.

"Mr Sun, will you please shine on my seedlings" Sunni would ask everyday.

Everyday Mr Sun would say "Of course I will Sunni".

Sometimes Sunni would hope for rain so that he could save water because it is very precious to the planet. He liked sun showers the best.

As spring came and the seedlings enjoyed the water and the sunshine they started to grow very fast.  Soon they were nearly as tall as Sunni.

They would wave in teh breeze and Sunni would watch over them as they grew and he waited for them to bloom.

Sunni was very excited the night before his seedlings had been in bud and were about to bloom. He decided to have a picnic for all his friends in his garden. He called to Mali and she raced around and got Rafferty and Tula to come so that Sunni could prepare.

He spread a checked cloth on the ground in the middle of the blooming seedlings and put lovely picnic treat out for everyone to enjoy.

They all had a lovely day in the middle of the flowers and Sunni was very happy to spend the day with his friends.

As Sunni woke up he could feel cool rain on his face... It was very soft and filtered through the branches and leaves of the huge tree which he slept under every night.

“Good Morning tree”Sunni said “isn't that rain lovely!”Ï bet you are enjoying getting a big drink of fresh water and having your leaves cleaned by the rain drops.”said Sunni.

Sunni knew that the tree wouldn't answer him, it never did but he believed that the tree liked to have him talk to it and Sunni liked to think it made the tree happy to have him live under it.

I think I'll go for a bit of a walk and wash off my petals in the rain too”he said.

So Sunni walked out from under the tree and looked up at the clouds and enjoyed the raindrops falling on his petals. Sunni liked the sunshine best but knew that the rain was good for him and the trees and all the flowers in the park where he lived.

Sunni decided to lie down in the rain. So he stretched out on the wet grass and lay down on his tummy. He stretched his arms out and then pushed his face away from the ground and tilted his head back so that the rain fell onto his petals.

You can learn how to do Sunni's yoga pose the Cobra by doing the Epona Yoga program. You can do it at home using the DVD or with a teacher.

Sunni felt like going exploring so he headed off towards the farmyard. He hadn't seen Rafferty or any of his farmyard friends for a few days and was looking forward to hearing about Rafferty's trip to the show.

Sunni ran through the park to the farmyard he could see Rafferty near the barn.

"Rafferty" he called.

"Hi there Sunni, come to see my Blue Ribbon have you?" Rafferty called out.

"Wow you won!" shouted Sunni.

Rafferty jumped in the air and crowed "Cock-a-doodle-doo", landing neatly into a Monkey Squat that Mali had taught him how to do.

You can learn to do the Monkey Squat like Mali and Rafferty in the Epona Yoga program for kids.

Even in the most beautiful places the sun doesn't always shine.

 Sunni loves the Sunshine but he also loves the rain. Sunni knows that he needs to drink lots of water to stay fit and healthy and for his petals to look bright, glossy and shinny.

Today had been a funny day. In the morning it had been cool with soft grey clouds but later the sun broke through the clouds. Patches of sunlight had danced on the ground and Sunni had follwed them through the park, making a game of steping into the patches of warm sunlight. But the funniest part of the day was when the rain fell down while the sun shine danced on the ground. Sunni thought it was magical and bent down on his knees and put hs hands together in front of him while he enjoyed the soft rain.