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...]
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...]
Belly Breathing – A Yoga & Mindfulness Wonder Tool for the Whole Family
For the next four weeks leading up to my Family Yoga Workshop, I will be sharing some of my favorite yoga and mindfulness tools and practices for families to share. The one tool we use most often in this house is mindful breathing. It’s my favorite! If I find myself getting stressed at work, in traffic, with kids… I stop and take a few long deep mindful breaths. If the kids are getting … [Read more...]