Bring the fun of camping to your home, studio, or classroom through imagination and movement – try these camping yoga poses for kids and read these recommended camping books for kids! We love camping! My family did loads of camping when we were kids, so it’s super exciting to share our passion for camping (aka […]
I took my daughter to a new kids yoga class recently. The drive there took longer than expected, and she was nervous about going into the class where she didn’t know anyone. I felt myself being affected by her anxiety too, and as we drove, I was thinking that we wouldn’t be going back, given […]
Did you ever spend hours peering into the miniature world of tide pools when you were a kid? Check out this tide pool animals yoga journey to learn more about the interesting creatures that live there. My daughter and I attended a tide pool demonstration at our local library last summer. The presenter was from […]
Any dinosaur-loving fans out there? One of our Kids Yoga Monthly members, Larissa, has kindly offered to share her Dinosaur Yoga Lesson Plan with our community. Her own children helped her to make up the dinosaur-themed yoga poses. Larissa says that the dinosaur yoga theme is one of her students’ absolute favorite classes. They love […]
As my daughter’s school year comes to a close, I find myself thinking of ways to integrate yoga into our summer days together. I aim to create yoga as a lifestyle for our family. Embracing all the facets of the yoga philosophy is important to me: including sitting silently, breathing together, teaching my daughter how […]
Who doesn’t love fairies! Watching my daughter enter the magical world of pretend play has been so cool. She loves dressing up as fairies and princesses. During a recent nature walk, we pretended to be walking through a fairy forest and going on fairy adventures. We also found fairy books in the library, and she […]
When I asked a group of kindergarten teachers which challenges in the classroom kept them up at night, here’s what they said: Their bodies need to move, and they have a hard time sitting still. Their engines are running high, and they have a hard time settling down. They are constantly interrupting each other and […]
To be honest, putting together Dinosaur Yoga ideas was not on my radar until I received a few requests from Kids Yoga Stories readers. I’ve never been particularly interested in dinosaurs, and my daughter never showed much interest in the topic, either. So I asked Nikki if we could share part of her Dinosaur Yoga […]
It feels like my daughter and I have literally circled the globe over the past year. We have visited family in Canada, England, Australia, and Mexico. In addition to planes, trains, and automobiles, we’ve traveled on buses, boats, and taxis! Even though it’s been exciting for both of us to learn about some new places, […]
Have you taken a Galapagos trip? As a kindergarten teacher, Desiree takes her students on pretend learning journeys to visit the seven continents. She asked if we had any yoga poses related to South America. My first thought was “Galapagos! Why haven’t we written about a pretend Galapagos yoga journey yet?” This is a place […]
Back in January, I made a little video series called the “4 Steps to Teaching Yoga to Kids.” I spoke about my philosophy that teaching yoga to children starts with our own practice. And from our own enthusiasm for this ancient wisdom, we’ll be better equipped to share the benefits of yoga with our children. […]
My mom gave me the gift of yoga when I was a child growing up. And now I get to give my daughter the gift of yoga, too—this time, in the form of Mother’s Day yoga. Parenting is hard. But it’s worth it in those magical moments when we’re in tune with our children, all […]
Practice counting while learning yoga poses for kids in this move it game yoga-style! When my daughter was home sick recently, she spent the morning on the couch, watching TV. By lunchtime, I knew we had to do something active to get her body moving. She was getting lethargic, even for a sick kiddo. We […]
Cinco de Mayo (SINK-oh DAY MY-OH) is the biggest Mexican holiday in the United States. It is a special day to honor and celebrate the Mexican heritage and culture. The 5th of May (“Cinco de Mayo” in Spanish) was the day in 1862 when the Mexican army won an unlikely victory over the French forces […]
Learn about outer space through books and yoga! My daughter came home from school, talking about what they were learning about the solar system in her classroom. This sparked a discussion about the mysteries of outer space. We went outside to watch the night sky together and to point out the stars, moon, and constellations. […]
