How do you inspire, educate, and engage children in your kids yoga class? Behavior management in the kids yoga class is a topic I get asked about often, so I asked the lovely Tara Rachel Jones from Flower Yoga to share some tips. Below, you’ll find ten ways that Tara Rachel works hard to create […]
“Yoga disguised as pretend play!” A couple of weeks ago, I received an email that brought tears to my eyes. Gail, a speech-language pathologist, wrote to tell me about her success with incorporating yoga and speech therapy into her integrated preschool classroom. The miracle of yoga is everywhere. Who was involved in this collaborative yoga […]
Yoga in schools? Yes, please! At this year’s Yoga in Schools Symposium, it felt like there has been yet another shift toward acceptance of yoga in schools. The research of the benefits of yoga for children (ex. self-regulation, task performance, attention, and social behaviors) is hard to deny, and schools are taking notice. More and […]
I’m excited to introduce our guest writer, Olga Mecking, who writes about her experience practicing yoga with her children. She shares what it really looks like when you practice yoga at home with your children. Olga is a Polish woman living in the Netherlands with her German husband and three trilingual children. Inspired by Giselle’s Kids […]
Imagine if everyone had yoga in schools. This thought struck me ten years ago after completing yoga teacher training. And that’s when the yoga stories came flying out of me at all hours of the day. I knew I had to help spread the benefits of yoga to children everywhere. Fast forward to 2015, where […]
Thank you to all of you for helping to make 2014 such a huge success at Kids Yoga Stories. Last year, the sales of our yoga stories doubled, and traffic to our website tripled. Wahoo! Though we only released one new yoga book (Hello, Bali), we spent a lot of time analyzing how to improve […]
Please meet Laura Gardash, who is a Canadian yoga teacher and momma. Enjoy this article as she describes how she planned a kids yoga holiday party with her eight-year-old daughter. Don’t miss their free downloadable yoga story, The Butterfly in the Jungle. Hopefully, her story will inspire you to host your own kids yoga party, […]
I distinctly remember my instructor telling the class about the origin of the yoga physical postures (“asana” in Sanskrit) during my yoga teacher training. She explained that thousands of years ago, a group of Indians living up in the mountains invented yoga poses by mimicking their natural surroundings. They believed that practicing those poses, integrated […]
Yoga is about creating a union between your mind, body, and spirit. It’s a lifestyle that encourages wise choices healthy, happy living. Though nothing is needed to practice yoga, a few tools have made practicing yoga with my daughter even more fun. The following kids yoga products would make fabulous gifts for the seasoned or […]
We are extremely excited to announce our next four kids yoga stories which encourage learning the alphabet through movement: The ABC’s of Australian Animals El ABC de Animales Australianos (Spanish version) Luke’s A to Z of Australian Animals Coloring Book Lucas y los Animales Australianos de la A a la Z (Spanish version) When I […]
We are excited to be a part of the 31 Days of ABCs series with other bloggers to create a comprehensive resource for teaching the alphabet. Our focus is on the letter “K” and of course, we will be doing Alphabet Yoga as our learning experience. My Kindergarten students used to love learning the alphabet […]
There is an amazing new e-bundle up at my affiliate partner Mindful Nurturing. This bundle is entirely play-oriented and contains 10 quality e-resources for kids ages 1 to 12, plus 3 phenomenal bonuses. There’s a little something for everyone: coloring pages, a yoga story book, mandala drawing initiation, treasure baskets and sensory bins, modeling play, […]
Introducing the Move With Me and Kids Yoga Stories Kids Yoga Adventure Book and Videos Giveaway Enter contest at bottom of the post via the Rafflecopter online giveaway tool. Please meet Leah Kalish, the founder of Move with Me Action Adventures and producer of the Scooter & Me Story and Movement kids yoga adventure DVDs […]
Today is the first Anniversary (see below for more information) for the Multicultural Kid Blogs, a group of bloggers from around the world passionate about raising global citizens. A great way to celebrate a birthday party with children, you ask?! Why, kids yoga, of course! And today’s theme is Rainforest to align with our Latin […]
Play Grow Learn e-magazine from Childhood 101 Kids Yoga Stories is pleased to be featured in the current Play Grow Learn ezine from Childhood 101. The 70 page fully downloadable e-magazine includes activity ideas and resources for parents and educators of children who love to have fun. The theme for this edition is Pint-Sized Explorers! […]