by Mary Ann Ewert | Oct 11, 2018 | Asanas, Books, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
It’s a Yoga Halloween this year! To open the class, I have the kids lay face down on their mats in crocodile with their foreheads resting on their hands. When everyone is laying quietly with their eyes closed, I put on a black cape and purple witch’s hat. They...
by Jacquie Bullard | Oct 8, 2018 | 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 Amanda James | Oct 1, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
We all know that a yoga practice builds strength, flexibility, and co-ordination. Did you know you can also use the ancient practice to build literacy skills for even our youngest yogis? Yoga teaches sequential thinking and planning: Listening to and following...
by Jacquie Bullard | Sep 10, 2018 | Benefits of Yoga, Books, Yoga at Home
Have you ever read a book to a group of kids who could not sit still? Fortunately there is a growing genre of kids yoga books for all those young yogis who just want to participate in some action while the book is being read. Three of the books below can be read as...
by Jacquie Bullard | Feb 12, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Breathing, KAY Music, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
The darker days and colder temperatures of winter make us all want to hibernate, right? Well, maybe. Sometimes when kids have less outdoor time during the winter months, they get restless! One way to deal with this is to let them get their energy out so they are ready...
by Jacquie Bullard | Feb 5, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Breathing, Philosophy, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
A few years ago, I participated in a course called “The Happiness Program.” One of the activities we did was to go to every member of the group, look them in the eyes and say, “I belong to you.” The whole situation brought out awkwardness, shy smiles, and some...
