Our blog author today is Kaden, an 11 year old Yogi. Whether physically or mentally, doing yoga can make you and your family members strong and healthy. When my mother first began yoga I was doing sports such as football and soccer. I gradually increased in these...
After teaching Yoga to people from 2 to 92 for the last eight years, I have compiled a list of reasons to NOT practice yoga...and why those reasons are just excuses. 1. I can’t touch my toes! Guess what? Most people come to yoga stiff and tight, and many may never...
Need a theme for your kids' Yoga class? How about using the month of March as your theme? "In like a lion, out like a lamb" is a familiar saying that invites our imaginations to pair the fierce weather of winter to be like a lion with the hope that a gentle lamb-like...
Winter is here in full force (finally). This past weekend we got hit with the largest snowfall our area has seen in almost 20 years, getting over 16 inches in a 24-hour period. Being snowed-in alone with two children under the age of 7 with the possibility of power...
Your best life isn't as simple as it seems. Best life isn't necessarily your favorite life or the one you selfishly want. It's simply the life you're best at. I read that a year ago in a book called, The Bucolic Plague. It's a book about the Beekman brothers and their...
We all recognize the importance of kindness - it is a vital character trait we want to develop in ourselves and in our children. Here are some quick ways to build the kindness muscles in the your kids and students: Post It Notes - This is a fun activity to spread...
Be in Love with your children! Deepen your connection with them by spending quality time. There is such a misconception on what quality time truly signifies. I have learned that spending time with my child is much more than just being physically present. Quality time...
There is a clear link between the practice of Yoga and nature. I’ve noticed that focusing on nature resonates well with children and adults. Here are some activities to incorporate into a Nature Themed Yoga class. It is also a great theme for a Hebrew School class....
Don Miguel Ruiz has a simple and truthful book titled The Four Agreements that I believe teachers of all disciplines and ages need to read. The third agreement, "Don’t Make Assumptions", revealed its importance to me, yet again, last week. I have an eight-week series...
When I tell people I am a Yoga teacher a lot of them answer things like: "I can't do that", I am not flexible enough", "Yoga is too slow- I am more the energetic type".... So I made it my mission to tell (and show) people that Yoga is for EVERYONE. Same applies to...
At the end of each of my kids' Yoga classes I say, “May the world be filled with love and light and lots of peaceful children.” But in today’s chaotic world, how do we help children experience peacefulness? How do we help kids live and internalize the lessons and...
You do yoga, you meditate, you smile and put on that calm face; but life isn’t always rainbows and kittens. Sometimes the sticky parts of life sneak up on us, and take over our normally calm demeanor. We all have those moments, someone cuts you off while driving, your...
In my teacher training I learned principles of alignment, to which I adhered with razor-like attention. I practiced, memorized, and studied. I even taught this way for a while at the beginning. I still love alignment, but not for the same reason. Early on it was...
The other day, I found myself having this conversation with a parent: Parent: My son really enjoyed the yoga class that you taught the other day when you were substituting. You know, we went to a yoga studio before and it was just too much religion. Me: What do you...
I am an accidental Yogi. I wasn’t born in an ashram. My parents weren’t hippies. I was never (and still am not very) flexible. There’s junk food, beer, and meat in my refrigerator. In school I was more competitive than the average kids – both physically and...
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