by Amanda James | Jan 25, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Imagine this job description: Large institution looking for workers able to stay focused and still for long periods of time. Proper penmanship, reading skills and math knowledge are required, as are excellent listening skills and the ability to work well in a group of...
by Sarah Dennehy | Jan 21, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, KAY Music, Meditation, Philosophy, Yoga Activities
If you practice yoga, you are likely familiar with the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Written thousands of years ago, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali explores the eight-fold path, or ashtanga (which translates to “eight limbs”). This is the foundation of yoga philosophy and...
by Amanda James | Jan 18, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Let’s start with the bad news. Teens spend an average of 30 hours per week in front of screens. Television, computers, smart phones, and video games are changing teenagers’ bodies, their visions, and their minds. All this time being sedentary with a screen glowing...
by Amanda James | Jan 11, 2021 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Camp Kidding Around Yoga, KAY Music, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities
*Today’s blog was written by Whitney James, a former KAY kid and current Elon University student* About twice a month I babysit two little girls whose parents are some of our family friends. The girls are 7 and 5 so getting them to calm down and stop running...
by Katie Rose | Jan 7, 2021 | Benefits of Yoga, Books, Karma Yoga, KAY Music, Meditation, Science of Yoga, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
Let’s start the new year with PEACE! I thought I would share a little about the science behind feeling peaceful. The international yoga teacher training program, Kidding Around Yoga, has a mantra they teach every teacher and child who experiences their program:...
by Kara Levy | Dec 28, 2020 | Breathing, Meditation, Props, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools
Creating a Calm Down Box is a fun and practical activity to try at home with your own children, in your classroom, or in your next Kids Yoga class! Making a Calm Down Box is more than likely a long-term project. The more we learned about how to calm down, the more we...
