Kids W sitting doesn’t seem like a big deal. Kids do it. Did you know that regular “W sitting” isn’t good for children? Sure, almost all kids do this from time to time. I’m speaking of children who do it repeatedly and habitually. That’s when it becomes a problem. W
Yoga for kids is a great teaching tool. It thrills me to no end that many preschool and kindergarten teachers are using yoga regularly in their classrooms. Yoga has so many benefits for children — not just physical benefits, but also emotional/mental benefits. Before I go any further with using
Creating lesson plan themes for preschool can sometimes feel repetitive, or at least it sometimes did for me years ago (keeping in mind that was before Pinterest!) Have you ever thought about incorporating yoga into your preschool lesson plans? Yoga can add an entirely new experience for children while they’re
As teacher who works with preschoolers, it can sometimes be challenging to incorporate gross motor activities into every day play, especially in cold weather months. Have you ever considered yoga? We have some suggestions for some gross motor activities for preschoolers that will get the ball rolling (so to speak!)
Your Yogalore Yoga Pose Cards can be used so many ways. You can encourage both movement and learning, all while the children receive the benefits of yoga, which include the following: Increase in body awareness, balance and muscle tone Improved self-esteem and self-confidence Ability to better focus and retain information
Yoga now. As I write this, its almost mid-July. The school year ended so abruptly, so chaotically that looking back it’s a blur. I just remember teachers scrambling, parents struggling, everyone trying their best in a situation we have not found ourselves in before. As school systems plan for
You may think yoga for babies is crazy — babies can’t do yoga! Originally when I was developing the YoGalore curriculum, I had preschoolers and school age children in mind. Not because I didn’t think YoGalore was for older or younger children, but mostly because I was more familiar with
The Proprioceptive Sense Most of us are familiar with our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. We were taught in school that it’s our senses that teach us about the world. It’s how we learn. All of that is true, however, we also have an additional two
We have been practicing yoga at SHS for almost five years!* Can you believe it’s been that long?!?!?! Students take my class for a number of reasons. Some have physical issues that yoga can help improve or soothe. Some students have little flexibility while others are in my class because
Yoga for two people may not be the first thing you think of when you think about yoga, but partner yoga poses are so much fun! Everything is better with a friend, right? Our class last week focused on partner poses. We tried several different yoga poses paired up with