From the monthly archives:

March 2007

CREATING YOUR OWN GUIDED VISUALIZATIONS for CHILDREN

March 21, 2007

by Sydney Solis The Greeks said that the soul speaks in an image. It is the image that arises from the heart and connects us to the divine within. It’s also the illusion, the obstacle of the sixth chakra, that we must let go of and pass through to realize the ineffable mystery of the [...]

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Conscious snack and other kids yoga items

March 20, 2007

I teach 3-5th graders at an afterschool program at Creekside elementary in Boulder, Colorado. There is always a snack so getting right into yoga isn’t an option. I use the time to check in with kids about how they are doing, and if they are eating well and practicing yoga at home. One girl replied [...]

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Yoga and high-energy, distractible and ADHD kids

March 20, 2007

I have had bipolar, ADHD and just generally overexcited kids in many of my classes. No matter. I direct them into awareness of the body by calling out their bottom on the floor, their hands in their lap, and then by beginning with awareness of the breath in and out, in and out, the air [...]

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Children are Hungry for Yoga and Stories

March 20, 2007

Namaste! I just returned from a wonderful trip to Philadephia for a Storytime Yoga teacher training I gave. I am always impressed with the wonderful talent and dedication of the teachers out there and was grateful to all who attended. In our discussion, participants told me how they tried out the stories and yoga in [...]

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