Looking to introduce yoga to children and don’t know where to start? One of the absolute easiest ways is to read picture yoga books for kids. Perfect for parents, school teachers, and kids yoga teachers too! Simply read the books aloud and have the children follow along and try out the poses on the pages. It could not be easier. Today, I am sharing my 10 favorite picture yoga books … [Read more...]
5 Tools to Help Kids Focus in 5 Minutes or Less
Help Your Child Focus in Five Minutes or Less Happy October! It’s hard to believe that September has come and gone. The long days of summer have been replaced with afterschool activities and school work. We all know the feeling – you are trying to get dinner on the table while helping your kids focus on their homework and they are staring off into space. It’s been a long day for them and … [Read more...]
Mindfulness Jars: A Calm Down Tool Anyone Can Make
This week's Family Friday focuses on Mindfulness Jars. You know the glittery calm down jars that look a lot like snow globes? Mindfulness jars are a great tool for everyone in the family. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, or angry (you get the point), you can simply shake up the jar and watch the glitter slowly settle to the ground. Focusing on the glitter in the jar gives … [Read more...]
Family Yoga: Practicing Tree Pose Together
Since the last two weeks of Family Friday posts highlighted mindfulness and relaxation techniques, I think it’s time to get moving! This week’s Family Yoga edition focuses on tree pose. I’m not sure exactly what it is about tree pose, but kids love it. I mean really LOVE it. Every time I tell a class we are going to practice tree pose, they immediately get into position and want to show me … [Read more...]
Restorative Yoga: 2 Poses to Relax Your Child (and You!) in 5 Minutes
Welcome to our 2nd installment of Family Friday, a four week long series of blog posts focusing on how to easily incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your family yoga practice. This week’s post highlights Restorative Yoga, which truly is one of my favorite practices. We work very hard in our lives, and while we may sleep, we rarely take time to relax. Restorative yoga poses help us learn to … [Read more...]