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 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 Amanda James | Sep 3, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Science of Yoga, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, seclusion, and fear, we all need to find ways to improve our mental health. For centuries, yoga has given practitioners the tools live in a healthy way. Now is a perfect time to find an online yoga class (you can do a search on... by Amanda James | Aug 10, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Philosophy, Science of Yoga, The Joy of Teaching
maitri-karuna-mudita-upekshanam such-dukkha-punya-apunya-visharyanam bhavanatash-citta-prasadanam The projection of friendliness, compassion, gladness, and equanimity towards objects – be they joyful, sorrowful, meritorious, or demeritorious – bring about... by Elizabeth Crawford | Jul 27, 2020 | Benefits of Yoga, Craft, Meditation, Science of Yoga, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Our minds are like a 6 lane highway. We have thoughts constantly moving along throughout our day. Some of these thoughts move along at a crawl, some speed along the shoulder almost unnoticed, others pileup with thoughts they should never even come in contact with. But... by Amanda James | Jul 16, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Science of Yoga, Yoga at Home
You know what I think kids today need? Not more lessons or learning opportunities. Not more toys, gadgets, or electronics. And certainly not more pressure and stress. Our children need time to unwind, all on their own. Just like us grown-ups, they need time to...
