During the holidays, inappropriate behaviour erupts when schedules, diets, and sleep patterns get thrown off. This can happen to children and adults! The next thing you know you’ve got a tantrum, fighting, or a melt down on your hands. Rather than react to inappropriate behaviour in a way that adds fuel to the fire, our […]
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These Powerful Questions Work Really Well in Kids Yoga
There are 3 questions I ask in every single kids yoga class. These questions work really well to help children develop self-awareness and confidence.
Teaching Yoga to Boys
What happens when you are used to teaching one age group, then get a class with a whole new demographic? I got a letter about this from Jeri Cresson, a Graduate of our 95 Hour Training. In it, she shares what happened when she taught her first group of boys. Dear Young Yoga Masters, Over […]
Important Child Development Lessons from a Canadian Teenage Grand Slam Tennis Champion
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Last Saturday, for the first time in the hundred plus years of professional tennis, a Canadian won a Grand Slam Singles Championship. It was an event celebrated by Canadians across the world and also by us at Young Yoga Masters. Nineteen year old Bianca Andreescu credited yoga and meditation […]
Social Emotional Learning from Inside an Ashram
If you’ve read my bio, you saw that I once lived in an Ashram for six years. The Guru Ram Das Ashram in Toronto to be exact. It had 16-18 seekers living in one very large house/yoga centre, with more seekers visiting for classes and events every day. The Ashram was an environment where social […]
Meet Your Trainers – Kids Yoga Teacher Summer Certification 2019
Benefits of Live Training: Experienced Mentors! Yoga Alliance requires in-person training for certification. The Young Yoga Masters 95 Hour Kids Yoga training is coming up to its 7th year now. This year we have arranged for a variety of experienced kids yoga teachers to mentor you, expose you to various teaching methodologies, and answer your […]