by Jacquie Bullard | Jan 14, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
It seems like most young kids love making animal sounds; in fact, before my daughter could even talk, she was barking like a dog and mooing like a cow. She also loves to imitate me while I do yoga in the living room, so for her sake I repeated a Cat-Cow-Downward Dog...
by Jacquie Bullard | Dec 10, 2020 | 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, I’ve sometimes...
by Jacquie Bullard | May 18, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Breathing, Meditation, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
When most people think of yoga, they typically picture stretching the body in funny shapes and chanting OM in Lotus pose. But as you may know, there is so much more to yoga than that. In our own practice, including the time we spend teaching kids, we can bring in the...
by Jacquie Bullard | Mar 26, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
This lesson plan is perfect to use with in-person classes or in virtual classes! “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...
by Jacquie Bullard | Feb 27, 2020 | Asanas, KAY Music, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
What is the earth element? Whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow this year, winter is alive and well. The days are still sort of short and we still have weeks before spring and months before summer. Winter is still here in the northern hemisphere, and it is a...
