Jun 16, 2010 | Kids Yoga Teacher Tips, Yoga and Parenting, Yoga for Schools & Classrooms
This is the second of a two-part series on incorporating children's books into a yoga class or home practice with kids. Here we share ideas on how your local library can share yoga lessons through story time programs with movement.If you've been bitten...
Jun 1, 2010 | Kids Yoga Teacher Tips, Yoga Philosophy
This post is the first in a series focused on sharing yoga's principles (universal principles, by the way!) with children. The principles to be discussed are loosely based on Patanjali’s Yamas (attitudes or values) and Niyamas (personal healthy...
May 18, 2010 | Family, Product Reviews - Family, What's on My Mind Today...
Technology, media and a focus on structured play has produced a culture that essentially discourages children to play outside. In fact, studies are showing that our children's health and wellness has been negatively impacted by what is being...
Mar 14, 2010 | Benefits of Yoga for Kids, Yoga and Parenting, Yoga Philosophy
Today it happened…the completely shocking, utterly amazing and all-around baffling thing occurred…my kids cleaned their rooms! After weeks of begging and pleading with the world’s biggest mess makers, I arrived home today to find two tidy bedrooms...
Jan 16, 2010 | What's on My Mind Today..., Yoga and Parenting, Yoga Philosophy
This week's devastating earthquake in Haiti has certainly been a wake-up call. While many of us get lost in the details of our own little world, worrying about what's for dinner or how to get your child to pick up his shoes off the floor, there are...