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Once in a blue moon children gathered together to hear stories, create images in their mind of wonder and beauty, learn ethics about being human and caring for our plants and animals. Today the story continues and in a yoga room you can find more than children gathering to listen and imagine (although sometimes we do that too). In the yoga room kids can act out scenes from an adventure story, become lions, dolphins, horses, snakes, and turtles. They can take a jet to other countries or ride on magic carpets to discover unknown landscapes.
Kids yoga is a great exercise, helping kids channel energy, play, and respect one another. It’s really about fun and happiness, enjoying this body and this life. For kids, yoga can become an imaginative and playful hour to let their dreams run wild.
In 2008 Scientific American came out with the article, The Serious Need for Play. “Free play,” a term coined by scientists, is a step in growth that helps young children build social and cognitive skills as well as tools for coping with stress. In correlation with their research into animal behavior, scientists found that play, actually plays a large role in animal survival and reproduction rates. All the skills established during play roll over into adulthood and become their means of livelihood.
Likewise, as humans all the skills we learn from play become our means of survival, whether it’s getting a job or maintain loving relationships. Who knew! Learning how to play could actually save our life! But humans are quite different from animals in a particular way. To us, survival alone is not enough.
Humans are creative beings. We want to change things, mold things, and conceive of new possibilities. Survival is a biological imperative. Creativity, imagination, art and music is not imperative per say, and still, it is at the heart of humanity. Many of us forget how important it is to infuse our spirit with creativity, whether it’s art, music, movement, or even yoga.
We’re lucky enough to have such a great practice available to us that encourages natural creative movement and exploration of the body. Just as adults require an outlet such as yoga, so do kids. Imaginative kids yoga is in tune with a child’s level of creative needs, giving them a chance to explore inside and out. At the same time it creates a foundation of postures to build on later in life when children are ready for a “serious” yoga class. Of course, to us adults, yoga is still play… right? Tell us how you play…
Casey’s Comment’s ~ I love this, the author shares many great ways for girls to feel empowered. We received this book as a gift and it’s one of my favorite. After you read this, please share your thoughts below, or submit a blog post you would like to share.
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I had partially prepared for a little girl’s birthday party that I was supposed to be doing this Saturday when plans changed and the party had to be cancelled. I had a few ideas that I didn’t want to get lost, so I thought I would share them on the blog.
To me, girl power is about steering our little girls towards strength, self-esteem, self reliance, love…all of that and more! We need to let them know that they don’t have to fall into antiquated gender roles and that any path they choose to take is OK. They can be “girly”, they can like sports, they can want to be a veterinarian, and/or they can want to be a Mommy. It is such a big responsibility! Through yoga we can teach these lessons in a fun and empowering way.
This is not a full lesson plan. But here are some of my ideas. I welcome comments/ideas from others as well…maybe together we can pull together one FABULOUS girl power birthday party!
A few days ago I witnessed something inspiring on my walk down a rocky beach. It wasn’t the sound of crashing waves pressing and pulling back and forth against the shore or the glimmering sun shinning through the tropical canopy, although both were generously gorgeous. As beautiful as the scenery was, what inspired me most was the 3-year-old boy I walked with. His ability to see things clearly and express his feelings and emotions to the world was profound to me.
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I love this video, it’s so sweet, babies are natural leaders.
This training is ideal for current yoga teachers, day care providers, school teachers, moms & dads, and people who love babies and toddlers.
This training offers techniques for teaching Yoga to postpartum mothers, babies and toddlers. This training is geared toward teaching children ages 6 weeks to 5 year olds.
In this training you will learn the fundamentals of teaching yoga to moms/dad with new babies, how to introduce their babies to the practice, and promote parent and baby bonding.
Yoga poses for mom promote wellness specific to post-partum bodies, and interactive poses for baby help with development and establishing good sleeping habits, as well as relief of reflux, gas and colic.
Learn how yoga for young children can set them up for a lifetime of health and wellness. Learn how to teach toddlers the basic and fundamental poses of yoga through stories, songs and games, while gently introducing children to the practice in a fun atmosphere.
No yoga is experience required.
Yoga Alliance continuing education credit available.
Investment is $99.
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The body is a magnificent mechanism; an organic machine capable of extraordinary feats from hiking a 29,000 foot peak or running hundreds of miles at time, to giving birth and living over 100 years of life. What a miracle it is to be alive and in a body! Though we as humans can see the possibilities in life are endless, there are times in life that make us think otherwise.
Pain and suffering, or dis-ease may at times bring about doubt in ones own potential. Although we are capable of such extraordinary living, in times of hurt, many are quick to give up their strengths to an expert opinion, i.e. doctor’s and scientists. Today, nearly half the population of Americans are on prescription medication including 25% of our children. This is not to blame our doctors, because health and medicine is an incredible field! The problem lays in the fact that we’re not facing our self, but rather masking the hurt and cushioning the discomfort instead of letting it heal.
Let’s Move! invites faith-based, community, and other organizations to create inspiring videos about their efforts to reverse the trend of childhood obesity.
Here is one organization in the video challenge, read more about the challenge below.
The Let’s Move! Communities on the Move Video Challenge invites faith-based, community, and other non-profit organizations working with children to create short videos (one to three minutes long) highlighting their participation in Let’s Move! and efforts to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. Participating organizations are encouraged to create videos that showcase programs related to Let’s Move Faith and Communities that are creative, effective, sustainable, replicable, and inspirational. Videos should focus on at least one Let’s Move Faith and Communities focus area of activity, including efforts to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and access to healthy, affordable food for children. The goals of the challenge are to:
Note: To participate, you must be a faith-based institution, community-based institution, or other non-profit organization, operating at the local or national level, and organized and domiciled in the United States. Each individual appearing in your video must provide a Video Image Release form and the person who created the video must complete a Video Copyright Resease form. For details on eligibility, please review the Official Rules.
Casey’s Comments
I love this challenge, anything that involves movement for kids is good! What do you think? I have heard about Christians who were against’ yoga, as they thought it conflicted with their religion, was refreshed to see this, yet another spin on yoga and movement.. To me yoga is all good, for everyone, regardless of race, sex, age, creed or religion. Different strokes for different folks. Share your thoughts in the comments below. 
Namaste and Play
Casey Feicht
Self-regulation is ones ability to take responsibility for their emotions, channeling that energy into positive choices. Simply put, self-regulation is the psychological science term for self-control. The ability to self-regulate is a core strength, essential for healthy emotional development.
As infants and young children we depend on others to regulate our needs, such as eating, drinking, and feeling safe. Within a loving relationship (one that also includes space) children learn how to regulate their needs. When parents or caregivers respond to their child, they are modeling healthy tools for emotional regulation. As they develop into teenagers and adults those tools for maintaining balanced emotions, or homeostasis, carry on into all aspects of life.
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The 2012 Easter Egg Roll, a White House tradition since 1878! This year’s event will take place on Monday April 9, 2012. Last year we welcomed over 30,000 visitors from all 50 states. The Easter Egg Roll will include activities outside, inside, and on top of the White House this year!
This video is from 2011 Easter festivities and according to the White House, they are doing it again! Yeah Yoga in our Capital!
Yoga, themed recess and brain breaks have found their place at elementary schools across Colorado as educators find more ways to get kids moving — and to comply with new laws.
“We have been finding some schools really made an effort,” said Karen Ryan, policy director for Live Well Colorado, a nonprofit focusing on decreasing obesity rates. “Others have felt pressures of meeting certain academic standards. A lot is being asked of them, and there’s only so many hours in the day.”
Last year’s House Bill 1069 directed schools to start the current school year providing at least 30 minutes of daily physical activity for kids who go to school five days a week for a full day.
Namaste & Play, Casey
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