At Young Yoga Masters, we’re heading into a weekend of Inclusive Yoga Kids Yoga Teacher training and we’re preparing interesting supplies like bubbles, stickers and foam noodles. Whenever I see these fun props gathered in front of me, I’m reminded of the many ways we can engage children by planning activities and creating lesson plans all kids will enjoy. In the upcoming course, we’re going to create Case Studies of hypothetical children that may come to your kids yoga classes
Read more →A special welcome to everyone visiting from SITS where the Secret to Success is Support! My SITS Feature Post: How To Relax and Enjoy the Holidays is wrapped up below. Today is a special day when everyone, and I mean everyone, who reads is encouraged to leave a comment. Join the fun and that today, The Secret to Success is Support!
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Earth Day Kids Yoga Earth Day is April 22, but lets think of everyday to be earth day! In honour of Mother Earth I have three strange and unusual yoga things planned for yoga class today: Earth Yoga: We lie down on the floor and begin jumping all parts of the body like popcorn. First we lie on our back, then do it again lying on our front. Both are very grounding as all parts of the body are
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In previous posts we’ve looked at how to do the Sun Salutation with kids. In the next few post I want to talk about the meaning behind the Sun Salutation. Introducing these topics to kids can lead to an interesting discussion and you can find out what they think about it. Plus, looking at all levels of yoga, body, mind, and spirit, injects meaning into a ritual. The Sanskrit name for the Sun Salutation is actually Surya Namaskar. Surya means
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Last week in a daycare where I teach I decided to workshop the Sun Salutation in a unique way that kept my class of fifteen kids, aged 5 – 9 years old, busy for 30 minutes. I share the tricks I used to keep the kids attention and get them moving.
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