by Heather Horrell | Jul 19, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga
With summer in full force, many kids are enjoying all the waterways the Earth and humankind has to offer us for cooling and fun! Between the pools, lakes, and oceans, kids will be splashing around to beat the heat. Yoga, surprisingly, can help kids with their swim...
by Heather Horrell | Jul 16, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga
Touch is vital to our survival and this is especially true for babies and young children. Positive touch is touch that respects the child, their autonomy, and space while expressing care and friendship. Touch has been shown to be a way that humans non-verbally...
by Heather Horrell | Jul 12, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
Yoga classes don’t need props, but boy are they fun! There are so many props to choose from that it’s hard to narrow down my favorite. But after teaching for a few years, I have a better idea of which I tend to use the most and why it is my favorite. Maybe that...
by Aline Sanchez | Jul 9, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, The Joy of Teaching
The World Cup tournament is a huge event worldwide, happening only every four years, which makes it an interesting and exciting theme for a yoga class. It’s an event filled with people from different countries all over the world, plenty of colorful accessories,...
by Amanda James | Jul 5, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Yoga at Home
Mindfulness is a type of meditation practice that trains the practioner to be completely immersed in the moment, with all five senses. With practice, we learn to bring our scattered attention and energy back to what we are experiencing right now, without judgement,...
by Amanda James | Jul 2, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Camp Kidding Around Yoga, KAY Music, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
*Today’s blog was written by Whitney James, a former KAY kid and recent high school graduate* About twice a month I babysit two little girls whose parents are some of our family friends. The girls are 7 and 5, so getting them to calm down and stop running around...
