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Hot Summer = Cool Yoga
Many yogis and non-yogis alike have heard all the rage around the practice of Hot Yoga. All I know is in the summer, I don’t want to be any hotter than I have to be! How can we “cool down” a practice that creates internal heat? How can we practice yoga with our...
Turning Chaos into Calm
You’ve memorized your sequence, cued the music, and prepped your meticulously clever craft. Class begins smoothly, but soon whispers turn into talking, talking becomes shouting, and before you know it, the entire class is running around. You're the yoga teacher—you're...
Blur the Lines
“Momma, sun!”, my daughter gushed while doodling on a rainy afternoon. She handed me her purple crayon. “You want me to draw a purple sun?” I laughed. “Purple sun, purple sun, purple sun!!” she insisted. Obviously, we had no time to waste! We drew a purple sun, a blue...
Yoga and Sleep
Sleep. A deceivingly simple, five-lettered state of being. As natural as breathing in and out. Yet, a good night’s shut-eye eludes many – for a plethora of reasons. To name a few, sleep disorders like insomnia, medical conditions that influence sleep patterns, 24/7...
Exploring Child’s Pose
Child’s Pose (Balasana) is a deceivingly simple posture. Usually practiced as a way to return to normal calm breathing after more challenging poses, Child’s Pose is, indeed, a great time-out. But in my Kids Yoga classes, it offers so much more than a quick rest. To...
Rain, Flowers and Patience
“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.”- James Orchard Halliwell The rain gets a bad reputation. We all blame the rain for ruining our day at times. Movies foreshadow sadness by setting the scene in the rain. Many songs use the metaphor of rain to evoke...
Focus with Turtle Time Yoga
A beautiful trait in children is that they tend to get caught up in a moment. This gives them the highest of highs, where their whole bodies just light up from the inside. But these strong emotions can also have them spiraling into stress and anger with no clear path...
Super Smellers – Yoga for Your Nose!
Some people say your sense of smell has the best memory. Like, if you smell a certain perfume or soap, you might think of a special teacher. Or the smell of grass makes you remember when you helped your dad mow the lawn. We can use our sense of smell to add some...
Pranayama Painting
In a Kids Yoga class, we include all elements of a typical adult yoga class as we teach the science of yoga to children, including pranayama. Yoga Journal says this about pranayama: “Pranayama, the formal practice of controlling the breath, lies at the heart of yoga....
Reconnecting to Your Family with Yoga
Being a parent is a wonderful thing, but as an adult there comes a time where you may feel stuck or in need of making a change in yourself. Or maybe your lifestyle just needs a twist and you want to learn something new. There are a lot of wonderful things we can try...
Set Sail with Boat Pose
Ship’s ahoy! Boat pose (navasana) is a simple –yet challenging – yoga pose that builds abdominal, hip and lower spinal strength. Practicing Boat pose also enhances digestion, stimulates the thyroid and aids in kidney, prostate and intestinal function. Plus, for kids,...
Play Games With Your Yoga Card Deck
A yoga card deck is a must-have for your bag-of-tricks! My favorite deck is from Kidding Around Yoga. They are like a “class in a box” that you can take with you for instant fun and activities wherever you teach and in any environment. You can simply pick a few cards...
Bullseyes and Breathing Games – Teaching Children to Focus with Yoga
When most people think of yoga, they typically picture stretching the body in funny shapes and chanting OM in Lotus pose. But as you may know, there is so much more to yoga than that. In our own practice, including the time we spend teaching kids, we can bring in the...
Nighty Night, Little Yogi
The activities explained in this blog article would make lovely little videos for you to share with your online audience. Just like us, our children live in a very busy world. From the moment they are born, kids are bombarded with ever-increasing pressures:...
Feel Better with KIDS YOGA!
Yoga doesn't just make kids strong and flexible, it can teach them to identify their feelings and use poses to feel great, no matter what is going on around them. Here are some quick "fixes" for the kids in your life to use and feel their very best. Tired? Try a nice...
