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The Light in “The Last Jedi”
Yog. Or yog not. There is no try. There is so much yoga embedded into the world of Star Wars. The Force is akin to Om, Jedi principles match the eight yogic limbs, and the shapes of droids happily lend themselves to poses perfect for little ones. From mindfulness to...
Little Notes of Love
My obsession with hiding little notes started when, as children, my sister and I would spend summers at my grandparents’ house in Florida. Spending lazy days walking the beach, reading, watching MTV (a luxury we didn’t have in my small hometown), and generally being...
What Kind of Garden Do You Want to Grow?
When I go into my kid’s yoga class, I tell them meditating is the most important thing they will ever learn in their whole life. Yoga makes our bodies strong and also our minds. We work on the muscles through the poses and I ask them to show me...
Staying Active in a Winter Wonderland
Kids are inherently more active in the summer due to the freedom from school and, of course, the summer weather and the activities it brings. Depending on where you live, keeping them active in the winter months can be challenging due to the cold weather...
Kid Santa!
One of the best ways to teach kids kindness and to encourage a grateful spirit during the winter holidays is to let them give. Encourage your kids to share! Or better yet, invite them to play Santa for kids who may otherwise not get a visit from the jolly old man....
A Cozy Day
The winter makes a lot of people feel reclusive, cold, and sluggish. Even kids sometimes just want to stay in, drink hot cocoa, and watch movies all day. There is just something about lounging in comfy clothes with a snuggly blanket! The darker days and...
Yoga and the Bad Day
I picked up a children’s book before I even had children called Alicia Has a Bad Day by Lisa Jahn-Clough. I bought it because my sister’s name is Alicia. And she had many a bad day when we were growing up. It’s one of those times in life, where you look up to see if...
Finding My Truth Through Meditation
As I travel further along my path as a children's yoga teacher, I'd like to share my journey. I am going to be as honest and transparent with you as possible. Being afraid of sharing my story and speaking my truth is something I’m still getting...
Beyond Thank You
How do we teach kids about giving and being gracious? What behaviors demonstrate gratitude? From a young age we tell kids they need to say thank you when ever they receive something. Kids learn that the response to being given something whether a physical thing or a...
Teaching Gratitude Through Yoga
All of us are bombarded with advertisements, pressured to always gather more, and rarely satisfied by simply being. This is especially true for our children, as they may not yet have the ability to filter through the materialistic messages; instead, their "need" for...
When Little Yogis are Wired
If you have ever taught kids around the Halloween season, chances are that you’ve noticed the effects of too much sugar and too much anticipation on a group of kids. Other common times for kids to feel hyper is when they come back from vacation or just...
Yoga is More Than Poses
It's very trendy to practice yoga these days. Like being "green", it seems everywhere you turn, someone is selling yoga. There are clothing lines hocking $80 yoga tank tops, websites offering props, books, and DVDs of the "latest" yoga style, and even discount...
Namaste to Your Jack-O-Lantern
You might wonder how pumpkins and yoga could possibly be related. Think of how we transform pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns for Halloween: it’s the light inside that makes all the difference! This conjures up a natural connection between jack-o-lanterns and the idea of...
Breathe Like an Elephant…or a Train!
Take a big breath. Inhale, blow up your belly like a balloon. Exhale, pop your balloon. Breathe with your diaphragm…. Whether teaching adults or children, there is a big focus in every yoga class on the breath. So, what’s the big deal? Pranayama is the word we use...
De mi primera vez… y mi reto más grande!
Cuando tomé mi curso de yoga para niños tenía muy clara la meta: acercar a mi bebé al yoga. Era fácil y sencilla, bueno, eso creía yo, hasta que empecé a poner todos mis conocimientos en práctica con mi hijo de dos años y dos meses. El resultado, para no extenderme se...
