by Amanda James | Jun 21, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, KAY Music, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
Celebrating holidays and special events with fireworks is a common practice worldwide. Bright colors, loud pops and bangs, excitement, and awe accompany a fireworks display. We can incorporate the fun and festive-feelings of fireworks in our children’s yoga...
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...
by Amanda James | May 28, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
Want a new challenge for you and your young Yogis? Try moving your kids’ Yoga practice off the mat and into a swimming pool! Here are some easy ideas for games and activities to really make a splash! Cannonball: Assign a pose and have each child jump into the pool in...
by Heather Ruggieri | Apr 12, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, KAY Music, Meditation, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home
Be warned! If you send your kids to yoga… · They may come home shockingly calm, and ready to do their homework That’s right, after an hour in a specially designed yoga program, your child will have jiggled and giggled their wiggles away, and gone through a...
by Jacquie Bullard | Apr 2, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
“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 Living Gita (The Yoga of Meditation) April showers bring May flowers….and...
by Leslie Gossett | Mar 15, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
Have you been noticing the daffodils making their buttery appearance? Or the mama birds already sitting on their nests? Perhaps the first bud sprouting on the branch? These signs of spring herald the Vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, Spring Equinox...
