by Amanda James | Oct 14, 2019 | Asanas, Books, KAY Music, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
Have you heard the story There Was an Old Monster by Rebecca Emberly? It’s written in the same pattern as the old classic, There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, but in this version, the monster swallows a tick which starts a cascade of problems for him.... by Amanda James | Sep 19, 2019 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Yoga Activities, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
A lovely way to spend a lazy afternoon is to rest in the shade of a big tree – the branches and leaves rustling above you and the soft earth feeding its roots below you. Trees provide a sense of timelessness and patience, of strength with flexibility. That union... by Amanda James | Aug 29, 2019 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga Activities, Yoga Stories
Since cave drawings first made an appearance some 27,000 years ago, humans’ brains have developed around storytelling. Telling stories makes up to 65% of our conversations. We are built to hear, remember and share stories. According to Jon Thomas’ The Art of... by okayadmin | Mar 28, 2019 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Karma Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition, Recipes, The Joy of Teaching, Yoga in Schools, Yoga Stories
As a kids’ yoga teacher we have an amazing opportunity to introduce children to the ideas in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. About 1600 years ago in India, Patanjali condensed two different traditions (Ashtanga Yoga and Karma Yoga) to compose the Yoga Sutras, the... by Amanda James | Mar 14, 2019 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Breathing, Meditation, Yoga Stories
At the end of each of my Yoga classes (both kids and adults), I invite my students to tune out the noise from the rest of the world, to pull the energy they’ve scattered to everyone else back to themselves, find a comfortable lying position, and just rest. This sacred... by Amanda James | Feb 4, 2019 | Asanas, Philosophy, Yoga Stories
Today’s blog was written by Whitney James, a KAY kid who is now a freshman at Elon University. While we don’t always use Sanskrit in our kids’ classes, many of the asanas in modern yoga practice come from the backstories of Hindu deities. This...
