Morning yoga for kids. You may be thinking, I understand the benefits of yoga, but I don’t understand how it’s possible to integrate yoga and mindfulness to my already-jam-packed curriculum. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. With the increase in mental … [Read more...] about Morning Yoga for Kids: 4 Yoga and Mindfulness Ideas for the Classroom to Get Children Ready to Learn
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10 Mindfulness Books for Kids to Easily Add to Your Curriculum
Have you been wanting to integrate mindfulness into your curriculum, but just don’t know how or don’t have time? Today, I would love to share with you ten mindfulness books for kids that encourage readers to think about why it’s important to live in the present moment and how … [Read more...] about 10 Mindfulness Books for Kids to Easily Add to Your Curriculum
5 Mindfulness Tips to Support Kids’ Well-Being
As the school year gets underway, we continue to hear from our community that children’s social-emotional well-being is everyone’s TOP concern with mindfulness tips for kids. To get you started, we would love to share some super-powerful and simple tips to help everyone out … [Read more...] about 5 Mindfulness Tips to Support Kids’ Well-Being
What is “Mindfulness”? And How We Teach Kids to be Mindful.
What does silence mean to you? I asked my daughter this question last night after reading The Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito and Julia Kuo. The soothing children’s book story follows a boy who discovers the Japanese concept of ma, which is the silence between sounds. My … [Read more...] about What is “Mindfulness”? And How We Teach Kids to be Mindful.
Mindfulness and Meditation for Kids Gift Ideas
“We have to meditate,” my husband said as he gave me the recent Scientific American with the article “The Neuroscience of Meditation” on the front cover. This game-changing article outlines the substantial benefits of meditation drawn from 15 years of research. At a public … [Read more...] about Mindfulness and Meditation for Kids Gift Ideas
Marketing Tips for Yoga Teachers: Marketing Tools to Grow your Kids Yoga Business
Inside: 5 marketing tips for yoga teachers Unlock the Power of Marketing Tools for Your Kids Yoga Business In one of our Kids Yoga Stories Ambassador calls, one of the participants asked, “What marketing tools are you using to get your kids yoga program out … [Read more...] about Marketing Tips for Yoga Teachers: Marketing Tools to Grow your Kids Yoga Business
Have Fun with these 5 Pet Yoga Poses for Kids
Pets + yoga = a winning combo, right? For beginners to yoga, why not make their first yoga experiences fun and easy by acting out their favorite pets through yoga poses? Pet yoga! Yoga postures were invented thousands of years ago by yogis mimicking the flora and fauna in … [Read more...] about Have Fun with these 5 Pet Yoga Poses for Kids
[Yoga for Occupational Therapy] How to Integrate Yoga and Mindfulness into Your OT Sessions
Are you wondering how to successfully integrate yoga and mindfulness into your occupational therapy sessions (or any pediatric therapy session, for that matter), without having to completely transform your whole curriculum? Well, you’re not alone. We hear this question a lot … [Read more...] about [Yoga for Occupational Therapy] How to Integrate Yoga and Mindfulness into Your OT Sessions
5 Ways to Teach Breathing Techniques to Kids Using Different Learning Styles
“When you feel like life is out of focus, always return to the basics of life—breathing. No breath, no life.” Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid Breath is life. By returning to the basic act of breathing, we can calm our nervous system and regain focus. Here we show you 5 ways … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Teach Breathing Techniques to Kids Using Different Learning Styles
Easter Yoga Poses for Kids + Easter Yoga Game
Our local Easter egg hunt marks the beginning of spring for us here in the Northeast of United States. Though we’ve lived here for almost ten years now, the cold winter season still comes as a shock to our family. So any time there’s a chance to bring out cute and colorful spring … [Read more...] about Easter Yoga Poses for Kids + Easter Yoga Game
St. Patrick’s Day for Kids: Books and Yoga Poses (+ Printable Poster)
Looking for fun activities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for Kids? Why not read some children’s books and act out this world-renowned Irish holiday through yoga exercises for kids! See below for a list of our five favorite St. Patrick’s Day books that we found in our local … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day for Kids: Books and Yoga Poses (+ Printable Poster)
Ripple Effects of Mindfulness in Schools
Today we’re thrilled to introduce you to another one of our lovely Kids Yoga Stories Ambassadors, Amy Ketner, who shares the amazing benefits of bringing mindfulness in schools! Amy has spent the last 25 years in the counseling field and the last 16 years specifically as … [Read more...] about Ripple Effects of Mindfulness in Schools
5 Sweet Treats Yoga Poses for Kids – Fun Yoga Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten!
One of our lovely Kids Yoga Stories Ambassadors who is also a preschool yoga teacher, Cheryl Silberman of Rock Zen Roll Yoga, asked if we could put together some Sweet Treats Yoga Cards for her students. We would love to share five of the Sweet Treats yoga poses with you … [Read more...] about 5 Sweet Treats Yoga Poses for Kids – Fun Yoga Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten!
Black History Month for Kids: Affirmations and Yoga Poses to Honor Black Historical Figures
Please welcome K’Cee, a therapist and educator who is sharing an important article on the history of Black History Month (for kids) and how important the ancient yoga practice is to the African American people. She will also share eight yoga poses for kids with matching … [Read more...] about Black History Month for Kids: Affirmations and Yoga Poses to Honor Black Historical Figures
Australia for Kids: Learn about Australia through Yoga Poses for Kids
Australia for Kids. Australia Day is coming up (January 26th), and we’re busy preparing for our local Australia Day party! We’re teaming up with a few other Australian families who are also living here in New England and celebrating an expat Aussie Day. We’ll be having shrimp, … [Read more...] about Australia for Kids: Learn about Australia through Yoga Poses for Kids
