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The Science of Storytelling in Yoga
Since cave drawings first made an appearance some 27,000 years ago, humans’ brains have developed around storytelling. Telling stories makes up to 65% of our conversations. We are built to hear,...
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PJ Masks Yoga: Lizard Grips, Owl Eyes and Cat Ears
There are plenty of TV programs that are so wildly popular, that sooner or later you’ll see the characters all over the place, like at birthday parties or when you shop at Target or another major...
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Close Your Eyes to Fly
“I didn’t tell you this at the beginning of class because I wanted it to be a surprise,” I gently share with the children lying down with their eyes closed and bodies (mostly) still. “These yoga mats...
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Mindful Nature Walks with Children
Ever have trouble sitting to meditate? Me too! As a Kids Yoga teacher, I celebrate even the shortest of meditations I have with my little yogis. 10-15 seconds with a room full of quiet kids is...
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Pranayama and the Power of Breathing: Take Control
Pranayama. It’s the biggest word that all children (and adults) need to learn right now. So what is pranayama anyway? Simply put, it’s focused breathing. Each breathing practice has its own rhythm and...
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Halloween Yoga
Halloween is often a very exciting time of year for children. Between the spooky decorations, the piles of candy and the pressure of choosing the perfect costume, kids can get pretty wound up. These...
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Kids’ Yoga Halloween Party
Hey you, with the pumpkin latte! Looking for some new ideas for your Kids’ Yoga class? With a few props and lots of imagination, you can turn your everyday class into a scary (but mostly fun and silly)...
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Halloween Yoga Lesson Plan
It’s a Kidding Around Yoga Halloween this year! To open the class, I have the kids lay face down on their mats in crocodile with their foreheads resting on their hands. When everyone is laying quietly...
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Mindful Moments to Welcome Fall
Here in the northern hemisphere, we are stepping deeper into the autumn season. The temperature changes, the colors change and the daylight changes all affect our children in obvious and subtle ways....
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Abundance Themes for Fall Kids Yoga Classes
The fall season is the perfect time to practice yoga in honor of abundance in nature and in our lives. The theme of abundance not only teaches children to give thanks for all they have, but to focus on...
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Mini-Mindful Moments for Kids
Admit it. You’ve asked a child to “calm down” or “pay attention” at least once in your lifetime. Maybe you’ve bribed one of your own kids to just sit still for a minute. What you are really asking for...
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Encouraging Teens to Act Selflessly: Practicing Seva
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...
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Celebrate ALL of the Winter Holidays!
One of the best ways to teach compassion and to build more empathetic kids is to re-frame the world in the perspective of the viewer. Children are naturally curious, open-minded and flexible in regards...
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‘Tis the Season to Feel Stress…And How to Overcome it as a Family
It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season. The traffic is honking. The parking lots are jammed. The lines are long. The bank account is dwindling. And our children are feeling all of this,...
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3 Indoor Yoga Activities Perfect for Winter
Winter brings with it the challenge of being indoors for longer periods, but our classes still need to foster creativity and mindfulness. How can we get our students’ brains working and able to...
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Quick Calm for Kids
The constant wiggling. Bouncing. Darting eyes and fidgety fingers. Sometimes it can be really tough for our little people to just be still. Whether in a formal school environment, sitting at the dinner...
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Snow-Ga! Wintertime Yoga in the Snow
All kids love snow (especially those here in sunny Florida who wish it would snow all winter long). To take advantage of their enthusiasm for snow, I like to do a wintertime yoga class each winter. I...
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Winter Obstacle Course
Winter is definitely here. Since I previously did a Halloween obstacle course class that my classes adored, I figured a winter obstacle course would be fun, too. And it was! It was challenging,...
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Yoga for Your Feet
Did you know that our feet have 26 bones and 25 joints? Not to mention, they also have over 20 muscles and tendons. Feet are the basis of many yoga poses. It makes sense that we should focus on them....
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Yoga in a Winter Wonderland
It doesn’t get very cold here in the South, so we often have to play pretend or make believe when it comes to the winter season. Our imaginations are so vivid that I easily came up with a winter...
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