by Amanda James | Dec 24, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, craft, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
I am a scavenger – I love to find the treasures within the junk. I think of myself as an educational MacGyver. Give me some random object and I’ll figure out how to teach with it. This habit (gift?) started when I was a student-teacher, finishing up my...
by Heather Ruggieri | Nov 5, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, craft, Philosophy, Yoga at Home
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Get ready to eat, watch the parades on television, and eat some more. This year, why not start your festivities with a kid-led yoga session centered around the concept of thankfulness, or gratefulness? Directly tied to...
by Heather Ruggieri | Oct 22, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, craft, KAY Music, Meditation, Philosophy, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
The yoga ideal of non-attachment… Can you even fathom how you would approach this concept in a kids’ yoga class? Non-attachment is called aparigraha in The Yoga Sutras (say that 3 times fast). It’s the fifth Yama, aka code of self-restraint. This code includes...
by Aline Sanchez | Jun 25, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, craft, KAY Music, Props
First of all, why do we use yoga props? That’s easy! Props help us have better alignment without hurting or forcing our bodies. Props are also a way to make yoga accessible to all practioners, regardless of experience and ability. In kids’ yoga, we can also use...
by Heather Ruggieri | Jun 18, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, craft, KAY Music, Meditation, The Joy of Teaching
I have been trying to brainstorm a class on slowing down; slowing our kids down, giving them permission to take deep breaths, and take their time. Why have I been trying to do this? Well for one, I’m exhausted from trying to do too much at any given time with my...
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...
