Exercise is good, but do little kids really need to join gyms and hire personal trainers? According to the Contra Costa Times, around the Bay Area, kids as young as 3 are “learning some of the same exercises – modified for their ages – their parents are doing.” They are working with personal trainers, taking...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oBeuSCfGeg&feature=player_embedded In the end, as First Lady, this isn’t just a policy issue for me. This is a passion. This is my mission. I am determined to work with folks across this country to change the way a generation of kids thinks about food nutrition and phsyical activity.” – First Lady Michelle Obama Let’s Move!...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9BiRIZzWeI It’s so great to see Kids Yoga on the news! Check out this great video on working on virtues that are necessary to deal with daily life and stress. Check out Angel Bear Yoga here.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td1vhO9UVSI This is my daughters favorite song, she does a hip bop while pretending to put things in a backpack, including the cat! Bari Koral and the Family Rock Band, really Rock! My daughter Grace and I love listening to the songs, and she has made up several moves that we are incorporating into our kids yoga...
Who thought the day would come when moms and dads would have to schedule play dates for their children? Americans are living in the busiest, most stressful time in history; that means kids are too! Yoga’s effect on children is a positive one and might be just what your child needs. Yoga and stress Children,...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXJs9bdcnXw Suzanne Tucker, aka Zen Mommy Here’s an idea for your family to bring stillness and awareness to you and your kids. It’s a “Pebble Mediation” and my kids LOVE it. All you have to do is walk outside with your children and pick up a few pebbles or rocks… grab a permanent marker… and...
Fellow Parents & Caregivers~ I’m curious…what’s the last gift you gave the children in your life? A toy? A game? A book? Maybe even a day at an amusement park or zoo? If you are like most parents, you probably gave your children a gadget gift that provided a few hours of fun and memories....
By Donna Freeman Musical chairs meets yoga. A fun, inclusive version of the classic game combining upbeat music, kids favorite yoga poses and loads of energy. This will be a hit with your group and can be played with any age, including teenagers. It is especially fun for Family Yoga and with groups of varying...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bvz5q546UM#at=106 Learning to lead and follow are important life skills. Learning to balance leading and following are essential in relationships. (Who hasn’t known a person who negatively affects relationships because of their need to always be in charge or someone so passive, they never take the lead?) Thus, an essential part of our Yoga Calm...
You may associate yoga with a yoga studio or a health club setting, but have you ever associated yoga with a school setting? Research has shown that school yoga has many benefits. Aside from the benefits that yoga has on the physical well-being of children, school yoga has been shown to reduce problem behavior, test...
