Kids Yoga Summer Camp ~ Camp Gratitude!

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Kids Yoga Guide, Casey Feicht and her team of teachers will guide your

kids through this fun week.

To download this PDF to print it out and share with others, click here! Namaste and Play!

Your kids will build…
• Confidence & Creativity through theatrical games and signing
• Peace through yoga, meditation and yogic breathing
• Self-Expression through dance, music and drum circle
• World Awareness through stories, mandalas and play
• Growing gratitude awareness in our children’s lives

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From Jodi,

BUT I NEED YOUR HELP …
This is a volunteer project & I am committed to raising $7500 by my birthday on April 24th ~ I invite you to please read more about this project & click here to make an easy donation.
Any amount helps, and I thank you and those who have
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Creator Casey Feicht has a special guest today sharing wise words.  This true Kids Yoga student shares hers wisdom on obtaining peace!

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Grace guides you through three ways to experience PEACE!

1. Meditate
2. Sit still
3. ????? watch and see!

Yoga has become exceedingly popular for a wide variety of age groups. From the youngest to the oldest members of society, people want to engage in this good-for-you activity. In addition to strengthening the body, yoga can also help to enhance your concentration and increase your mindfulness. How are these goals accomplished? Read on to find out Lets yoga it up!

A Quiet Time
In the most simplest of terms, yoga often requires you to be quiet. Of course, the instructor will be telling you what moves to engage in, and there are variations with their own rules like laughing yoga, but most of the time, the class will be subdued. This encourages inner peace, and how often in your life do you really get to work on that? Those moments of silence really gives you the time to reflect on all of the components of your life, and you will likely learn more about yourself in the process.

Spiritual Sense
In some religious and spiritual movements, mindfulness is actually one of the concepts to strive for. At the end of the your yoga sessions, you might say a silent prayer to the earth or seek to communicate with an inner power. However, you do not necessarily have to subscribe to any newfound religious or spiritual belief. There’s nothing wrong or weird about trying to be at one with the earth and in touch with your inner strength.

Balance
Being able to accurately participate in yoga means that you need proper balance. Normally, people assume this means physical balance. This is true, but balance of the mind is just as crucial. In order to achieve balance, you have to concentrate on what your body is telling you and take the tips that your instructor gives you to engage in these practices. Of course, the balance might take awhile to come. That’s fine! This is part of the reason you’re taking the class in the first place. You need to work on both the physical and mental components to succeed.

Regard for Others
As mentioned earlier, yoga is certainly not a loud activity. You are going to have to remain mindful of the people around you and their needs too. To chat on your cell phone, send text messages or to run into class late not only distracts you from your practice, it prevents others from being able to properly participate. You need to show concern and respect for yourself, the other people who are in your class and the instructor. Even though you are each doing your own moves, you are still working together to create cohesion and to actively participate in the same discipline.

Yoga is an excellent hobby, and so many people have discovered the joys of this athletic activity. Let yourself become one of them, in order to gain all of the benefits that yoga has to provide. In addition to strengthening your body, you will enhance better mind and soul.

Erin Guerrero writes about fitness and health. Her best work is about earning an online masters in healthcare.

More and more educational institutions are starting to offer yoga classes. Whether it’s at the elementary school or college level, yoga can really have some positive benefits. What are the most important benefits of these classes? Read on to find out!

Fitness
One problem many children face is obesity. Indeed, they do take gym classes at school, but some of them are just not willing to participate in a constructive manner. They might not enjoy the sports and aerobics that are offered in the class, or they might be shy. When schools decide to implement yoga into their programs, students can have a new option for fitness that’s especially great for students who aren’t into sports.

Stress
If you are a parent or a student, you probably know the immense amount of pressure that young scholars are under these days. It seems that state standards keep being raised, and students are being forced more and more to compete with each other on a regular basis. Therefore, everyone could really use a way to relieve some stress. Yoga absolutely offers this benefit. Not only does it provide a way to get rid of certain types of physical pain and stress, but it gives the students moments of mental freedom.

Spirituality
As you are well aware, God, religion and spirituality have basically been stripped from public schools. Some students do not feel safe even saying a prayer when they are in schools because they have been trained that doing so will offend someone. Fortunately, yoga offers them a time and place during which they can connect with a spiritual inner strength. In yoga classes, moments of complete silence are common, and meditation is normally encouraged. Anyone, whether Christian, Buddhist, Atheist or Agnostic, can benefit from these extended moments.

Electives
Now that you know the positive effects of yoga on education, it’s time to make it a part of the daily routine! Once students reach high school, and sometimes even in middle school, they will begin to take elective courses. It would be wonderful if your school was able to offer yoga as an option, and it’s quite likely that a number of students will want to take it. Bring this up the PTA, school board, or other decision-making stakeholders. Remind them that yoga is also a discipline that students from different age ranges can participate in together, saving money. Older students might even be able to teach the younger ones about the skills involved in yoga.

Mariska Ortiz writes about education, health and more. Her best work is about Early Childhood Education Degrees.

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Just enjoy your life here, now!

Puppetji says “BUT HAVE YOU LAUGHED TODAY?

It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, what your spiritual practice is, how many times you’ve been to India, Peru, how many hours you’ve clocked at the yoga studio or how many sweat lodges you’ve done: Master Puppetji speaks to all.”

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Are you vulnerable with the people in your life? Well, the world was calling me to share this message, so check it out. This Kids Yoga mom just couldn’t hold back any more.

As I mentioned in my video, this is the my other blog with my deep dark secrets! Don’t judge, just love! Namaste & Play

Casey Feicht

I am raising a little marketing yogi, she loves Kids Yoga, and we want to see if you can figure out where we are. You can practice Kids Yoga AnyWhere!

As Grace mentions in the video, join us on Saturdays at 10:45-11:30 am for Kids Yoga, ages 3-8 year olds at Sacred I . They also have free child care for some of their other classes.

Did you guess where were are?

Where will you be practicing Kids Yoga?!

Interesting in learning more fun ways to share yoga with kids? Check out our online Kids Yoga Training.. great for parents, school teachers and anyone who loves Kids and Yoga!

Namaste and Play

Casey and Grace!

The production of the YogaKids™ TV Show Pilot is a partnership between Just a Bear Productions, Inc. (the Los Angeles-based production company I started with my husband) and YogaKids™ (a family-owned children’s brand based in Michigan). This partnership began brewing 17 years ago when I served as editor on the first, independently-produced YogaKids™ DVD.

Now these two entities are coming together again in an effort to bring the YogaKids™ tools for empowering children to the small screen… so that every child can be the happiest and healthiest they can possibly be. This pilot showcases the potential of a YogaKids™ TV series and will be shopped to various children’s networks (Nick Jr., PBS, Sprout, Disney, etc.).

The pilot, titled “The Magic of Trees,” features live-action and a cast of six characters (five “YogaKids” and the gardener). Set in a magical yoga garden, the children act out stories that help teach character education, social awareness, coping strategies, physical development, and connections to science, math and literacy. The YogaKids™ brand has over 200 official kid-friendly poses, used as teaching tools for the mind, body and spirit.

What does the show actually look like? I compare it to Barney. But instead of a playground, there’s a yoga garden. And instead of a big, purple dinosaur, there’s the gardener character!

Each episode (including the pilot) also features original songs sung by the children, fun animated sequences that highlight learning concepts, healthy recipe ideas using natural food, and step-by-step pose instructions. The yoga instruction is provided BY the children FOR children. The role of the gardener is to help kids make connections from the poses to the world around them. The learning is a two-way street between the children and the adult.

The pilot will be produced in Los Angeles from late-February through August of this year. Auditions will occur in early March to find a diverse group of children with the skills (acting, physical and vocal) to become the stars of Yogakids™. Rehearsals and pre-production will continue through the month of March. Shooting will occur in mid-April. Post-production will follow and continue through the month of August. The project will be completed by September 2013.

We had a blast last night talking about the reason to share Kids Yoga with Kids! Check it out and find out the benefits for yourself! Thanks Ruth (click on her name to learn about her Family Yoga classes) and Whitney ( who is teaching on Saturdays with Kids Yoga Guide) for joining me!

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Namaste and Play

Casey