International Yoga Day: 7 incredible benefits kids can get from doing yoga
Yoga is often hailed as a great exercise for adults – helping to keeps our limbs flexible and our minds calm – something which many of us are seeking as we lead increasingly hectic lives. But did you know it also has all sorts of benefits for children too? Children today have pretty darn hectic […]
4 years ago
I am a yoga teacher, and use this mindfulness activity a lot with my own children
Having done yoga – and loved it – for years, I finally took the leap and trained to become an actual yoga teacher last year. One of the many reasons I wanted to do the training – apart from maybe down the line having my own little yoga studio – was to be able to […]
5 years ago
This school sends kids to yoga instead of detention and more schools need to
Irish schools need to take this on board. A school in the United States has taken a new approach to detention and they are seeing some amazing results. The Baltimore school has replaced detention with meditation to help children deal with negative emotions in a positive way. Robert. W Coleman elementary school partnered up with […]
7 years ago
Get your inner Yogi on with these classic yoga positions for kids
Yoga brings many benefits for adults but did you know that it can be equally beneficial for smallies? My daughter and I love to take some girlie time out from our boy-heavy house to practice our yoga moves together. As well as being super-relaxing, we often end up in fits of giggles when our poses […]
9 years ago