by Jacquie Bullard | May 31, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, craft, Meditation, Props, The Joy of Teaching
The transformational power of imagination Have you ever seen a kid play happily with a simple cardboard box for 30 minutes? What about kids who love to drum on anything from empty Quaker oats canisters to cookie tins? When it comes to props, so much can be done with...
by Jacquie Bullard | May 7, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Yoga Activities
Back in the 90’s before I had even heard the term ‘mindfulness,’ my older brother came back from a trip abroad, full of stories. One of the things he found funny was a sign that read, “Mind your head.” As a practitioner of Buddhism, he automatically interpreted it as...
by Jacquie Bullard | Apr 23, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, The Joy of Teaching
So you want to be a kids’ yoga teacher? Good choice. It’s the BEST way to change the world. Check it out: Kids are honest and open – you know what they really think about the class As a teacher that started out leading adult yoga classes,...
by Jacquie Bullard | Apr 2, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
“An example is a clear bulb or a colored bulb. If the bulb is colored, it gives colored light. But you wouldn’t say the electricity inside is also colored.” -Swami Satchidananda, The Living Gita (The Yoga of Meditation) April showers bring May flowers….and...
by Jacquie Bullard | Mar 1, 2018 | Asanas, KAY Music, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
What is the earth element? I heard that the groundhog saw his shadow this year, which means 6 more weeks of winter. You would never know it though, where I live: here in California, it seems that spring has already sprung! Even so, the days are still sort of...
