All about Feet May 15, 2007

Hello,

I recently taught a foot yoga class at Radiance Yoga.  We did lots of yoga for our feet- waving hi with our feet, wiggling our toes, spreading our toes, picking things up with our toes.  We also did a Walking Meditation around the room paying attention to our feet.

Some questions I had for the kids included:

What are you feet scared of? “Anything slimey” , “Cold water”

What is something nice that you do for your feet? “Clip my toenails” and “Stretch them”

After all this focus on our feet, we did some standing poses and flows that relied on our feet.

I wish I had remembered to give foot massages! Next time!

YogaKids goes to Charleston, SC May 15, 2007

I recently got back from a great trip to the East Coast. I taught a Taste of YogaKids workshop at All Saints Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant.  There were some wonderful women there to share a day of laughter and yoga as we explored the world of children’s yoga.  We went over lots of kids yoga poses and breathing. We also talked about music and book ideas, along with ways to use yoga in the classroom. I was very inspired by these women that attended because they were so enthusiastic and excited about teaching yoga to kids.  It invigorates my own teaching when I am around like-minded folks that are excited and want to do what I am doing too!

I was also lucky enough to attend many yoga classes in SC with my first yoga teacher, Laurie Clarke, who also happens to be my Mom! She taught me some advanced pranayama like Agni Sara and Alternate Nostril Breathing while engaging Mulabandha.  Tricky stuff- should keep me busy for a while…  I won’t be teaching these to the kiddies, but I will be doing them to increase my own energy to keep up with the kiddies! Now that I’ve given up caffeine I need all the help I can get…

Namaste,

Carolyn

www.sdyogakids.com