by Amanda James | Nov 29, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, KAY Music, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Scarecrows and autumn go hand-in-hand, so bring the fun of the farm right into your yoga classes with these scarecrow-themed games and activities: Scarecrow Pose: Let’s start with the basics, Scarecrow pose! While it isn’t a “traditional”...
by Amanda James | Nov 11, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, KAY Music, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
All of us are bombarded with advertisements, pressured to always gather more, and are rarely satisfied by simply being. This is especially true for our children, as they may not yet have the ability to filter through the materialistic messages; instead, their...
by Amanda James | Nov 1, 2021 | Asanas, Breathing, Meditation, Philosophy, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Here in the northern hemisphere, we are stepping deeper into the autumn season. The temperature changes, the colors change and the daylight changes all affect our children in obvious and subtle ways. Let’s help them embrace the inevitability of change and the...
by Amanda James | Oct 28, 2021 | Benefits of Yoga, Yoga at Home
*Today’s guest blogger is Whitney, 15 year old daughter of a “hippie yoga mom” My mom is a hippie yoga mom. She wears flowy pants, burns incense, makes BBQ jackfruit, and even has a bobblehead Hotei on the dashboard of her car (I thought it was a...
by Amanda James | Oct 21, 2021 | Asanas, Books, KAY Music, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
Have you heard the story There Was an Old Monster by Rebecca Emberly? It’s written in the same pattern as the old classic, There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, but in this version, the monster swallows a tick which starts a cascade of problems for him....
