http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com A journal of teaching yoga to children. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:33:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There’s something so appealing about the book’s title, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk. As soon as I saw the book, I knew that it would be helpful during yoga teaching. I can’t count how many times it has felt like ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/how-to-talk-and-listen/ Last month, I held a Taste of YogaKids Workshop at San Diego State University. There were a variety of people there including yoga teachers, nutritionists, therapists, and school teachers. It was such a great group of people with diverse experiences, but the thing we all had in common was the ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/januarys-taste-of-yogakids-workshop/ Found this interesting post on eco-yoga mats: http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/total_poser/ I plan on buying eco yoga mats the next time I make a bulk purchase, and I thought this was a great resource with a list of sources for eco yoga mats. When I do replace my mats, I don't want to just toss ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/eco-yoga-mats/ I can remember being a kid and thinking that the time from Halloween to Christmas seemed to take years! And now I'm realizing that I haven't made a single post since before Halloween and now it is almost Christmas, and the time seemed like a few days! So here are some ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/the-holidays/ The Peace Book by Todd Parr is a geat book to use in yoga class. I think the book is a great description of peace and all of it's complexities- from getting along with others to finding peace with being who you are. I asked each child to define peace, ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/the-peace-book/ I recently bought a Hugg-A-Planet. It's a giant stuffed earth. We had so much fun in yoga class with it. It was so inspiring to see each child hug it- it's like each child could grow up to save our hurting earth... It made me feel better that ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/giving-the-world-a-big-hug/ Today we planted a garden in yoga... I gave each child a magical pretend seed to plant in the ground. This magical seed can grow in just a few minutes! Then each child became a seed in Child's Pose. I gave each "seed" a spritz of water with my spray bottle, and ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/garden-theme/ I saw this great post on the Daily Om today (www.dailyom.com) about ducks. What fun things to talk about while in duck pose... " July 23, 2007 Symbols Of Versatility Ducks If you are lucky enough to live in a part of the world that is also a home to ducks, you ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/quack-quack/ The other day I was in a hurry and didn't have time to plan out a full, creative, and exciting lesson plan. As I ran out the door, I grabbed a bag of multi-colored pom-poms that I recently bought at the craft store.  I pulled them out at class- and ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/the-simple-things/ Yesterday I taught a fun class at a summer camp at a Montessori school. The theme was the jungle, and we had such fun romping around like animals. We read Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae. This is a great children's book about all the different animals in ... http://sdyogakids.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/a-rumble-in-the-jungle/