by Amanda James | Sep 24, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Science of Yoga, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Admit it. You’ve asked a child to “calm down” or “pay attention” at least once in your lifetime. Maybe you’ve bribed one of your own kids to just sit still for a minute. What you are really asking for (begging for?) is for them to... by JENNIFER KARASH-EASTMAN | Sep 21, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
Yoga teaches us to uplift our human family and ourselves. It teaches us to be at peace with ourselves, so we can be peaceful to one another. Making the world a better place might not be an easy task, but our yoga philosophies, practices and teaching methods do have... by Amanda James | Sep 17, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga Stories
Since cave drawings first made an appearance some 27,000 years ago, humans’ brains have developed around storytelling. Telling stories makes up to 65% of our conversations. We are built to hear, remember and share stories. According to Jon Thomas’ The Art of... by Elizabeth Crawford | Sep 14, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
Let’s talk about some mindfulness practices to handle life as we all now know it, this weird new ride we call the year 2020. When we are blindsided with huge changes in life, we tend to want to find steady ground. It isn’t always easy to do this, especially when... by Amanda James | Sep 10, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Science of Yoga, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
A useful way to help children visualize how their brain works is to describe the brain’s layers as upstairs and downstairs neighbors. Calm, Happy, and Creative all live upstairs while Bossy, Alerting, and Scared live downstairs. In this model, the upstairs neighbors... by Mallika Rale | Sep 7, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Nutrition, Yoga at Home
Should I finish that last piece of pizza? It’s just going to sit staring at me in that forlorn way. And what about the ice cream screaming out from the freezer? Surely, it needs my attention. Such a dilemma. Decisions to be made every day. They seem so ordinary, even...
