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...
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...
Pokemon Go is outdoors so take your yoga outdoors too! Quick confession here... I thought Pokemon was silly and Pokemon Go was even sillier. Before sitting down with both of my sons to talk about this blog, I was a Pokemon naysayer. My boys have taught me to realize...
There comes a time where you need to travel on the road for work or simply for fun. Either way, if it´s a long road trip, it is not very comfortable to just be sitting. I mean we can listen music or watch a movie if you are passenger. What happens in our body if we...
What could be more exciting than a class of mermaids? Especially if one of the mermaids is Ariel, from Disney's The Little Mermaid! That will be great don´t you think? I remembered that when I was a little girl, The little Mermaid was definitely my favorite movie...
We’ve been experiencing some kindness issues in our home recently between the siblings. Apparently, the elementary school across the street, where our children attend, has been experiencing some kindness issues school-wide as well. Our weekly e-mail from the school...
Yoga is a practice where you can have your own space, it is like “ Me time”. But even if it´s an individual practice, it could help you a lot in being a more social person. One of the best things about yoga is that the practice invites you to be a part of a...
When you think of balance, what do you think of? A ballerina delicately perched on toe point? A tightrope walker? Maybe a waiter carrying a platter of dishes? Being able to physically balance is a vital part of functioning as a human. If you can't balance, you can't...
The darker days and colder temperatures of winter make us all want to hibernate, right? Well, maybe. Sometimes when kids have less outdoor time during the winter months, they get restless! One way to deal with this is to let them get their energy out so they are ready...
The art and therapy of mandalas has reached huge popularity. But what exactly is the meaning and purpose of the beautiful, geometric images we find ourselves drawn to decorate with color? Merriam-Webster provides these two definitions of mandala: 1. a Hindu or...
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...
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...
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...
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