by Amanda James | Apr 15, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Props, Yoga Activities
All of the following activities are easily adapted to teaching online classes! Teaching Kids Yoga is not usually a formal affair, but neckties are certainly encouraged in my classes! I love using props in both my children and adult yoga classes, and neckties are a...
by Amanda James | Apr 12, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, KAY Music, Meditation, Props, Videos, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
The first time your child rolls out her mat in a yoga class, she is exposed to many new words, which shouldn’t be surprising, really. The practice of yoga is from ancient times, for many of us it is from a foreign culture, and utilizes an unfamiliar language...
by Amanda James | Apr 8, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga Stories
The image of a butterfly is the PERFECT symbol for a children’s yoga class. Think about it for a second. Our little ones start out as little eggs (infants), begin to crawl and explore (caterpillars), then continue to change and grow into beautiful butterflies...
by Amanda James | Apr 5, 2021 | Benefits of Yoga, Craft, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
It’s that time of year, again. The Easter Bunny has come and gone, leaving tons (literally tons) of plastic eggs behind. Rather than throwing the plastic eggs away to inevitably end up in a landfill or in the stomach of a bird or critter, let’s yoga-fy the...
by Amanda James | Apr 1, 2021 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
We’ve all been there. Lying in the dark, desperately trying to go to sleep, but growing more agitated and alert instead. It’s bad enough when adults suffer from insomnia, but when kids do? Then the whole family suffers the consequences. Avoid that with a...
by Heather Horrell | Mar 29, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, KAY Music, Yoga Activities
Easter time is time for the Easter Yogi Bunny! Just as fascinating to kids as good ole’ Saint Nick, the Easter Bunny leaves the best and coolest trinkets and impressions. The Bunny has even been known to make its appearance to yoga classes around these parts!...
by Jacquie Bullard | Mar 25, 2021 | Asanas, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga Activities
You can begin a Spring-themed class with a guided visual during meditation: kids sit in BUTTERFLY or CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE. Tell them to close their eyes and imagine a beautiful flower with lots of petals in their favorite color. Next, tell them to reach out and...
