Yoga & children’s health and fitness

There is a growing trend towards educating the public on important children’s health and fitness issues such as autism awareness, childhood obesity and diabetes, the dangers of too much screen time for kids, and mental health disorders in children.Yoga can help...

Yoga in the classroom

Take yoga to your kid’s classroom with The ABCs of Yoga for Kids!Warrior PoseIllustration by Kathleen...

Kids books for Earth Day

Why not celebrate Earth Day with reading books that have environmental messages and activities?For children,  I recommend:”All the Way to the Ocean” by Joel Harper”Earth Book for Kids” by Linda Schwartz”Curious George goes...

The Dog Pose

The Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Shvanasana) stretches the back, opens the chest, and builds upper body strength. For a fun activity to do with kids, do this posture together and then have them color the Dog Coloring Book Page below, which is adapted from The ABCs of...

Arbor Day and the tree pose

April 27th is National Arbor Day, and what better way to celebrate this special day dedicated to trees than by practicing the tree pose with your child!The following yoga tree coloring book page and poem are adapted from The ABCs of Yoga for Kids.Tree Pose I am an old...

Yoga in Haiti

I was thrilled to received the following e-mail and photos from Lauren Rubenstein, volunteer coordinator for the Bridge of Diamonds, which organizes ongoing trips to Haiti to teach yoga to kids there. What a wonderful thing they are doing!!”Teresa,Your materials...