Our minds are like a 6 lane highway. We have thoughts constantly moving along throughout our day. Some of these thoughts move along at a crawl, some speed along the shoulder almost unnoticed, others pileup with thoughts they should never even come in contact with. But...
“Momma, sun!”, my daughter gushed while doodling on a rainy afternoon. She handed me her purple crayon. “You want me to draw a purple sun?” I laughed. “Purple sun, purple sun, purple sun!!” she insisted. Obviously, we had no time to waste! We drew a purple sun, a blue...
Sleep. A deceivingly simple, five-lettered state of being. As natural as breathing in and out. Yet, a good night’s shut-eye eludes many – for a plethora of reasons. To name a few, sleep disorders like insomnia, medical conditions that influence sleep patterns, 24/7...
Some people say your sense of smell has the best memory. Like, if you smell a certain perfume or soap, you might think of a special teacher. Or the smell of grass makes you remember when you helped your dad mow the lawn. We can use our sense of smell to add some...
In a Kids Yoga class, we include all elements of a typical adult yoga class as we teach the science of yoga to children, including pranayama. Yoga Journal says this about pranayama: “Pranayama, the formal practice of controlling the breath, lies at the heart of yoga....
Being a parent is a wonderful thing, but as an adult there comes a time where you may feel stuck or in need of making a change in yourself. Or maybe your lifestyle just needs a twist and you want to learn something new. There are a lot of wonderful things we can try...
A yoga card deck is a must-have for your bag-of-tricks! My favorite deck is from Kidding Around Yoga. They are like a “class in a box” that you can take with you for instant fun and activities wherever you teach and in any environment. You can simply pick a few cards...
The activities explained in this blog article would make lovely little videos for you to share with your online audience. Just like us, our children live in a very busy world. From the moment they are born, kids are bombarded with ever-increasing pressures:...
This lesson plan is perfect to use with in-person classes or in virtual classes! “An example is a clear bulb or a colored bulb. If the bulb is colored, it gives colored light. But you wouldn’t say the electricity inside is also colored.” -Swami Satchidananda, The...
“Surrender. Just let go. Trust the universe… It will catch you.” -Unknown Over the years I have been learning to be kinder and more compassionate with the processes I am immersed in, with the endeavors I seek, with the “somedays” and with the “wants”. While it is...
Every morning we wake up, and before we even open our eyes or get out of bed, we strap on a backpack. Not a school backpack – you can’t touch this backpack or see it with your eyes. But it’s there. You can feel it. When it’s full, your shoulders get tired, it is hard...
Imagine your child being excited to do homework! The word “homework” can cause anxiety in children and adults. The thought of having to assist my elementary school children with today’s math homework causes me, as the parent, anxiety. Kitchen tables, living room desk...
GK Chesterton wrote, “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” Wonder. When did we lose our wonder at the world around us? Would you agree that we live in a time where much of what should be held...
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...
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...
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