by Amanda James | Sep 24, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Science of Yoga, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Admit it. You’ve asked a child to “calm down” or “pay attention” at least once in your lifetime. Maybe you’ve bribed one of your own kids to just sit still for a minute. What you are really asking for (begging for?) is for them to... by Amanda James | Sep 17, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga Stories
Since cave drawings first made an appearance some 27,000 years ago, humans’ brains have developed around storytelling. Telling stories makes up to 65% of our conversations. We are built to hear, remember and share stories. According to Jon Thomas’ The Art of... by Amanda James | Sep 10, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Science of Yoga, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
A useful way to help children visualize how their brain works is to describe the brain’s layers as upstairs and downstairs neighbors. Calm, Happy, and Creative all live upstairs while Bossy, Alerting, and Scared live downstairs. In this model, the upstairs neighbors... by Amanda James | Sep 3, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Science of Yoga, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, seclusion, and fear, we all need to find ways to improve our mental health. For centuries, yoga has given practitioners the tools live in a healthy way. Now is a perfect time to find an online yoga class (you can do a search on... by Amanda James | Aug 27, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Karma Yoga, Philosophy, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Kindness is an important part of practicing yoga. In your physical yoga practice, you want to be kind to your body. And, out in the world, you want to be kind to others. In my children’s’ yoga classes, we practice Karma Yoga – performing acts of kindness with no...
