Everyone knows unplanned time away due to medical emergencies or family responsibilities is difficult, but for the self-employed, it shines a light on the harsh realities of running your own business.
In this update you’ll understand some of the things you need to think about as a self-employed person, especially for yoga teachers, and avoid the mistakes I made this summer when I spent much of the month of August in hospitals:
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It is possible to create a new career teaching yoga, full or part-time, without destroying all the things you love about yoga and about yourself.
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The swan is one of the most important symbolic creatures in all of yoga. It represents the breath and the connection of the finite to the Infinite. The symbolic swan can take us from our tiny individual self to our expansive higher Self.
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What’s really important for a child to know when in distress? A valuable lesson from my mom from that time when I was 15 and got in a motorcycle accident.
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While planning kids yoga classes for “Earth Day” the material I found had messages of doom and gloom. Help kids combat negativity with the practices of yoga and mindfulness.
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The breathing ball (Hoberman Sphere) is a favorite kids yoga prop that is imbued with power to bring calm and peace. Just avoid this mistake when teaching with it.
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At Young Yoga Masters, we’re heading into the Inclusive Yoga Kids Yoga Teacher training and preparing interesting supplies like ribbons, stickers and foam noodles. Whenever I see these fun props gathered in front of me, I’m reminded of the many ways to engage children with wise planning of activities and lesson plans. In the Inclusive Yoga training you’ll learn to create Lesson Plan Case Studies to include children with special needs that may come to your classes. Here are three
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My large experience in traveling the world and working is that we’re a lot much more alike than different at the heart. And sport is a great common denominator. – Dr. Frank Hayden A Revolution in Play Skills for Kids with Special Needs We become a wiser and kinder society when we try to understand each child in their uniqueness, with unique needs and unique capabilities. Yet there was a time when children with special needs were thought to be
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Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year. Today I have a free downloadable workbook that I’ll explain more about here. Tools to Consciously Set Your Course New Years’ Eve marks the beginning of a new year and the passing away of an old one. Appreciating the fact that all things are temporary, they are born, they grow, and they pass away is an integral part of the yogic life. It helps us truly appreciate them while they exist
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