February is full of hearts; heart candy, heart arts & crafts, heart decorations and hearts all over greeting cards. They say Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark created holiday. Meh…I say who cares and celebrate the heart-ones in your life. While you are at it, open...
Kids NEED Restorative Yoga, Too!
Today's blog author is Kaden, an 11-year old Yogi (pictured below) This all started when my mother, my grandmother, and I were going over to a yoga studio to do a class on restorative yoga. I was really excited because this would be my first restorative yoga class. We...
Gratitude – More Than a Feeling
If you spend any time on the internet, you might notice common phrases used to describe the younger generation. I often laugh when I see young adults and kids categorized as innately entitled and ungrateful, as that has not been my experience working with children....
Homework Help: Brain Breaks and the Calm Kit
Does anyone have a really easy-going child, until it comes time for homework? (Raises hand emphatically!) Is anyone a homeschooling mom that loves teaching their child, until they come across something difficult and they become difficult in return? (Still raising hand...
Dealing With Homework Tension
Homework tension? “Never heard of it”….said no one sadly ever. I know we are not alone and this blog is here to help. Homework tension can be different for every child and can vary depending on the subject and the time of day. Read on for some ideas to try out and...
Yoga and the Lymphatic System
The lymphatic system only makes up 1% of your total body, but it is the powerhouse behind your immune system. Think of it as your immune system’s bodyguard. It is a system similar to the circulatory system where it circulates fluid throughout the body. However, unlike...
Encouraging Teens to Act Selflessly: Practicing Seva
In my children’s yoga classes I talk to the children about practicing Karma Yoga. The dictionary actually defines Karma as “(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future...
Pokemon Go Yoga
Pokemon Go is outdoors so take your yoga outdoors too! Quick confession here... I thought Pokemon was silly and Pokemon Go was even sillier. Before sitting down with both of my sons to talk about this blog, I was a Pokemon naysayer. My boys have taught me to realize...
Staying Active in a Winter Wonderland
Kids are inherently more active in the summer due to the freedom from school and, of course, the summer weather and the activities it brings. Depending on where you live, keeping them active in the winter months can be challenging due to the cold weather...
The Lure of Mandalas
(Children already know how to calm themselves naturally with crayon and paper. This article is for the adults that forgot this hidden gem.) Mandalas seem to be everywhere nowadays. I go into the local book store and they have a table dedicated to these intricate...
A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Kids Off Screens
*Our very own 11-year old yogi-author, Kaden, is back with games for the family* Well, the school year is over and summer has begun! But what if your child decides he doesn’t want to play outside, spend his time riding his bike, taking a swim in the pool and just...
Raising Empathetic Children
My boys just had their heads’ shaved as a way to stand in solidarity with children fighting the beast called cancer. They also did it as a way to raise money that will go toward childhood cancer research grants. This is just something that they do after seeing a...
A Touch from the Heart
I recently learned that Thai Yoga Massage is considered a healing practice just through the form of being touched from someone’s heart. The practitioner’s touch is done through the act of unconditional loving-kindness known as Metta. By touching from the heart rather...
Yoga Makes Me Strong
Our blog author today is Kaden, an 11 year old Yogi. Whether physically or mentally, doing yoga can make you and your family members strong and healthy. When my mother first began yoga I was doing sports such as football and soccer. I gradually increased in these...
Essential Oils for the Family
I’ve recently gotten interested in the benefits of essential oils. It hasn’t happened overnight and I’ve only slowly started to use them. The problem is the wealth of information out there concerning these oils can be really overwhelming. I hope this blog helps to...