Breathing Space supports healthy families through yoga and wellness education for all ages.
Teacher’s Corner: Using Affirmations in Kid’s Yoga Classes
Affirmations have become a buzzword on the internet, but their real power can be lost in the white noise of wellness and personal development. I love using affirmations in my kid's yoga class, and I start them with very young tots. They’re one of the most...
How Yoga Practice Can Help Kids Make Friends
One of the first songs I have a conscious memory of learning is from Girl Scouts. I started as a Brownie, so would have been about seven, and my daughter, who at 10 had her first meeting yesterday as a Junior Girl Scout, sings the same song. Make new friends but keep...
Empowering Children Through Yoga
Here is a fact that almost never feels true when I’m in the thick of parenting, but I know deep down to be true: Being a kid is hard. It's easy to think about how nice it would be if someone else did my laundry and managed my schedule and planned my meals, but we...
Sitting With Kids Through Hard Feelings
On the rare occasions that I find myself alone in my car for more than a few minutes, I’ve been listening to Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy. Turns out Dr. Becky’s journey through training to be a family therapist is very similar to my journey trying to figure...
The Benefits of Trapeze Yoga for Teens: Physical Fitness and Emotional Wellbeing
All you have to do is look at a quick yoga trapeze video (or watch the aerial silks at a Cirque du Soleil show) to understand that aerial yoga is inherently fun. Tweens and teens are drawn to the trapeze and silks because they present so many approachable...
Scarf Play with Toddlers & Preschoolers
Scarves are one of the props we introduce first in a kids yoga class, and that's not an accident. They're bright, easy to work with, and children intuitively know what to do with them. Without any adult guidance, tots naturally play with scarves in ways that support...
Yoga for Youth Athletes: Supporting Physical and Mental Well-being
Youth athletes face unique challenges as they strive to improve their performance and navigate the pressures of competition, even at young ages. While many athletes focus solely on their sport-specific training, incorporating yoga into their routine can provide...
The Benefits of Loving-Kindness Meditation for Children’s Social and Emotional Development
Loving-kindness meditation, also known as metta meditation, focuses on cultivating feelings of love, kindness, and compassion towards oneself and others. While it is commonly practiced by adults, recent research has shown that loving-kindness meditation can also have...
Yoga as a Family Activity: Strengthening Bonds and Improving Communication
Something I have noticed over almost ten tears as a mother and a lifetime of living as a member of a family is most points of friction involve a breakdown in connection or communication. Any family or relationship expert will tell you strong communication is the...