We launched a YouTube channel! Please subscribe and stay tuned for our live-streams and recorded episodes. So far, we have done a class for little kids, a mindfulness experience for big kids, and have prerecorded an early childhood class in Spanish!
Our emotions cause sensations in our bodies. And with mindfulness techniques, kids can learn to identify, process and regulate those emotions through body awareness. Learn three ways kids can make mindful connections to their bodies and their emotions.
You need a plan and effective tools for integrating mindfulness activities to your school day. This can be through mindful lesson plans, short mindful activities, or by simply bringing awareness of the present throughout the day. Here are three simple tips on creating a mindful classroom.
One day, Lara shared some stories about using our Autumn Yoga Sequence product in the classroom. She told me how much the kids loved the activities and lesson plans. But we felt that there was room for improvement. So we did just that. We decided to update our Autumn Yoga Sequence products… just in time for the Fall season to start.
A Yoga and Mindfulness Assembly Experience to Bridge the Gap. Our Founder, Lara Hocheiser, shares her experience with a couple of early education school assemblies centered on mindfulness and kindness, along with an activity you can use with your little ones.
Did you know that yoga is an excellent tool to integrate literacy in the classroom? By combining yoga and literacy, we can develop contextual themes for the classroom. We can infuse literacy skills directly into the class through active learning. Learn three powerful ways to infuse reading and moving.
Nowadays parents of young or school-aged children send their kids to yoga because they want them to embody the myriad benefits of yoga: strength, focus, flexibility, and calm. Find out five ways kids benefit from yoga and mindfulness.
Yamas and Niyamas are the foundational principles in yoga and they are often the building blocks of common yogic themes and philosophy. These principles can be applied to everyday life, for both adults and children. Learn how.
How can we teach kids about honesty and non-lying? The Yamas and Niyamas is one way we can teach lifelong guidelines and principles. These principles give children the tools to make good decisions and form better relationships with themselves and others. Through this, kids will learn how to be honest and kind. Learn about Satya and Ahmisa with us.
We have all been there. We spend our time, energy, and sometimes money making lofty plans for our young students. We have the best intention of imparting a fun and/or meaningful lesson unto them. And then that plan cannot move forward. The students are not able to sit, listen, or connect. What can we do to smooth out the school day? Try these ways to integrate yoga and mindfulness into your school day.