by Heather Ruggieri | Apr 29, 2019 | Asanas, Books, Craft, Meditation, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
You Are Special by Max Lucado is an amazing book, one to be considered for sharing in yoga class. I believe it will resonate wildly with your little yogis. If you haven’t read this book, here is a brief summary from Teaching Children Philosophy…In a...
by Heather Ruggieri | Nov 5, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Craft, Philosophy, Yoga at Home
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Get ready to eat, watch the parades on television, and eat some more. This year, why not start your festivities with a kid-led yoga session centered around the concept of thankfulness, or gratefulness? Directly tied to...
by Heather Ruggieri | Oct 22, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Craft, KAY Music, Meditation, Philosophy, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
The yoga ideal of non-attachment… Can you even fathom how you would approach this concept in a kids’ yoga class? Non-attachment is called aparigraha in The Yoga Sutras (say that 3 times fast). It’s the fifth Yama, aka code of self-restraint. This code includes...
by Heather Ruggieri | Sep 17, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home
One thing we say quite frequently in our home is “What team are you on?” This question gets asked during times of bickering, but also general discontent. The correct answer is “I am on team Ruggieri.” We have teams in all areas of our life: family, friends, sports,...
by Heather Ruggieri | Aug 13, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Philosophy, Yoga Activities
Our family took a quick camping trip to Mueller State Park near Colorado Springs, CO this July. We have a travel trailer, so it was more like glamping if I’m honest. About half way through our short trip, I noticed we were practicing some yoga concepts. Let me...
