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Happy New Year to Trees!
The Jewish holiday Tu B'Shevat (pronounced: too b' shvat) will be observed this year at sundown February 9 through February 10. Tu B'Shevat is known as the New Year for Trees and celebrates rebirth, renewal and gratitude for the many gifts trees give us. Some people...
The (Scientific) Reasons to Practice Yoga with Your Children
There are A LOT of activities for children to participate in these days, aren't there? Every sport ever invented (including some straight from fictional stories, like Quidditch) has a team kids can try out for. Your three year old likes wearing a tutu? There's about a...
Truth is One. Paths are Many.
In this fractured, divisive world, is there any one thing we can all agree on? One thing that everyone can rally behind and pursue together? Anything? My answer is pretty simple: we all want to live a good, fulfilled life that brings joy to others. This may look...
Finding Ourselves While Traveling
We all travel for different reasons, seeking different things while we are at it: adventure, beauty, solitude, cultural experiences, nature, food, and more. New experiences and places provide us with the opportunity to learn something new, bringing us to locations,...
Encouraging Teens to Act Selflessly: Practicing Seva
In my children’s yoga classes I talk to the children about practicing Karma Yoga. The dictionary actually defines Karma as “(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future...
Practice Daily Gratitude with the Family
I have always been interested in Ayurveda, which is the sister science to yoga. Ayurveda is the world's oldest healing system. It was developed thousands of years ago in India and based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the...
5 Habits for Happiness
First of all, how awesome is the job title "Happiness Researcher"? Apparently it is a real career and Shawn Achor is just that - a happiness researcher out of Harvard University and author of The Happiness Advantage. His TedTalk on happiness and success is one of the...
Is Yoga a Religion?
If you have ever experienced confusion or concern from a parent about yoga as a religious activity, then I hope this discussion will help. Also, some of you may be working on proposals for yoga clubs in public schools where this question may come up as well. I see no...
Vagus, Baby! How the Vagus Nerve Keeps Us Calm
Stop what you're doing for a moment. Take a long sip of air through your nose. Good! Now exhale so slowly that you wouldn't blow out a birthday candle held right in front of your face. Congratulations! You just hacked into your body's relaxation response. Easy-peasy,...
4 Helpful Breathing Practices for Kids
Keep these quick stress-busters handy for portable peace! And for 10 more breathing practices for the whole family, follow this link to a KAY blog! Like what you read here? There’s so much MORE to explore and learn with Kidding Around Yoga. Check out our website for...
The Science of Yoga and Epigenetics
Many of us have heard that yoga is a science. It is not Earth Science, not Rocket Science, not Geology, but is no-doubt linked to human well-being. This link is through biology, the study of living organisms and to chemistry or reactions in the brain and systems of...
Pranayama and the Power of Breathing: Take Control
Pranayama. It’s the biggest word that all children (and adults) need to learn right now. So what is pranayama anyway? Simply put, it's focused breathing. Each breathing practice has its own rhythm and sequence, but they all help our bodies calm down... even when...
Kids’ Yoga Theme: Mirror Mirror
Many of us are visual learners - we retain the most information and process most efficiently when we SEE what we are trying to learn. Get the most out of this learning style by creating an entire yoga class around the idea of copying, mirroring and matching! Yoga...
Nature as Our Healer
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." - John Muir Life is hectic, we all know it. We invest time finding ideas and methods to deal with this in the best possible way. We do...
Close Your Eyes to Fly
"I didn't tell you this at the beginning of class because I wanted it to be a surprise," I gently share with the children lying down with their eyes closed and bodies (mostly) still. "These yoga mats underneath you are actually magic carpets and they can take you...
