by Alishia Read | May 4, 2020 | Asanas, Ayurveda, Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Props, Videos, Yoga Activities
Games are something that all children, no matter what age, love! You can see children completely relax and older children lose their inhibitions in a really good game. There are already many yoga games that you can play with kids. However, if you want to find some new...
by Amanda James | Apr 27, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Props, Yoga Activities
All of the following activities are easily adapted to teaching online classes! Teaching Kids Yoga is not usually a formal affair, but neckties are certainly encouraged in my classes! I love using props in both my children and adult yoga classes, and neckties are a...
by Amanda James | Apr 16, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
All the activities explained in this blog article are appropriate and easy to include in online classes. Or, make short videos of each breath to share as a brain break on your social media platforms. Breathing. It seems so easy. Breathe in. Breathe out. We’ve been...
by Amanda James | Apr 6, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home
One of my favorite themes for a Kids’ Yoga class is that of pets. It’s an easily relatable subject with a lot of poses already built in. Add some music and some kidding around, and you’ve got a great children’s yoga class, whether presented online or in person! What...
by Jacquie Bullard | Mar 26, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
This lesson plan is perfect to use with in-person classes or in virtual classes! “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...
by Jacquie Bullard | Feb 27, 2020 | Asanas, KAY Music, Philosophy, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
What is the earth element? Whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow this year, winter is alive and well. The days are still sort of short and we still have weeks before spring and months before summer. Winter is still here in the northern hemisphere, and it is a...