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Breathe Like Water: A Guide to Ujjayi Breath
When panic over the virus began to reach my mind a couple of weeks ago, my very first thought was: I can’t breathe deeply enough. Even while in otherwise perfect health, I was noticing my lungs simply could not be filled. Maybe you, or someone you love, felt something...
Yoga Props for Practicing with Kids at Home
Suddenly, you're practicing yoga at home with your children, and our teachers aren't there with their stash of props. Curious about what you might want invest in? Below* are what we think are the most important tools in our kids yoga bag of tricks, as well as some...
We’re Going Virtual!
We hope you are all staying healthy and beginning to ease into a new routine at home. We recently asked you how we could help. Based on your feedback, we've come up with a list of things we're excited to begin offering. Live on Zoom Our live classes will...
Favorite Online Storytimes
With Stay-at-Home orders keeping many of us inside and warmer weather upon us, most kids would rather be on the playground with their friends than stuck indoors. It can be a real challenge to offer entertainment beyond the television. So give your kids a playdate...
Chop Wood, Carry Water
There’s a zen koan that says, “Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” I’ve been thinking about that a lot over the past few weeks. At first it was the hand washing, when it first stated to become our part time...
Structured Reflection for Unstructured Days
Impromptu trips to the grocery store for baking goods (not for toilette paper!) to supply a tween baking night, parents and children sidewalk chalk coloring together, and the slow, steady, aimless meandering walks led by the youngest members of families—these are some...
Five Mindful Art Activities for Kids to Try at Home
When we sit down to plan a day of yoga camp, there are three activities we scaffold the day around: yoga class, outdoor free play, and art. During any choice time, our craft room is full of campers, especially when we set up for open studio. We’ve sometimes...
Urgent: Illness Policy and Schedule Changes
Watch this post for additional updates. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, all in person classes are cancelled through the end of March. Enrolled families will have received notices specific to their classes and information about refunds/credits will...
Turn It On…And Turn It Off
The Freeze Dance. Its a fixture of nearly any early childhood movement class. In its simplest form, kids move when the music is playing and freeze—like a statue—when the music stops. Freeze Dance is great because it grows with the children. There are endless...