Pompoms might just be the perfect kids’ Yoga prop. They are inexpensive, colorful, lightweight, and have innumerable creative uses. I always bring a big baggie filled with pompoms to my kids’ Yoga classes to use in many ways: Pompom Poppers: Cup your two hands...
Thanksgiving is a tradition many of us today recognize as beginning in 1621 at Plymouth with the Native Americans and the Pilgrims after the first harvest in the “New World". It was actually more of a harvest festival and they gave credit for all the bounty and...
There are many reasons to be thankful for yoga, such as increased health, decreased stress, and a chance to unwind. This also applies to kids too! There are much cooler reasons why kids (and adults) should be grateful for yoga. So, in honor of Thanksgiving, here are 5...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Get ready to eat, watch the parades on television, and eat some more. This year, why not start your festivities with a kid-led yoga session centered around the concept of thankfulness, or gratefulness? Directly tied to...
The yoga ideal of non-attachment... Can you even fathom how you would approach this concept in a kids’ yoga class? Non-attachment is called aparigraha in The Yoga Sutras (say that 3 times fast). It’s the fifth Yama, aka code of self-restraint. This code includes being...
We have all seen the cartoon images of a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, so it makes sense for us to have some inner voices as we work through situations, but why does it seem like there is SO much chatter up there?! Our conscious mind is taking care...
What is the goal of Yoga? Why do people practice it? Why do YOU practice? To get a fit body? To fit in with the “cool” crowd? To relieve the stress of everyday life? Yoga at it's essence, is a practice in peace. By engaging in each of the eight limbs of Yoga, one can...
Have you ever read a book to a group of kids who could not sit still? Fortunately there is a growing genre of kids yoga books for all those young yogis who just want to participate in some action while the book is being read. Three of the books below can be read as...
Yoga is a very individual practice, but who says you can not share this practice with lovely company, like your PET! Humans have the ability to create a deep connection with animals. Being in touch with them helps us feel happier, be more empathetic and become more...
You may have heard the quote, “Yoga is 1% inspiration and 99 % perspiration.” I like to do a spin off that and say kids yoga is 10% inspiration, 40% perspiration and 50% imagination! In looking for ways to stretch our conceptions of downward dog (literally and...
Everybody knows the feeling of being pressured for time. You had to be out the door five minutes ago; hair is still not done, shoes are nowhere to be found, and moans and groans can be heard throughout the house as everyone scrambles to get themselves together. As a...
The topic of sustainability presents us with the idea of a limited world, a limited supplied world that needs our more conscious care and attention in order to maintain itself, and as we know… all of us! Sustainable practices are those that aim to preserve rather than...
Our family took a quick camping trip to Mueller State Park near Colorado Springs, CO this July. We have a travel trailer, so it was more like glamping if I’m honest. About half way through our short trip, I noticed we were practicing some yoga concepts. Let me...
Typically when you mention yoga, people picture someone bending and stretching into shapes that compare to a pretzel. Stretching and bending is a fun part of a children's class, however, from the time your child takes their first yoga class you will learn that yoga is...
Let’s talk about the importance of affirmations, and repeating those affirmations: a mantra. Let’s talk about the various forms of affirmations, and how to teach them in a kids’ yoga class. We can do this, we can do this, we can do this. I would like to start this...
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