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Teaching Yoga Philosphy to Children

Kids Yoga Philosophy: This Halloween Teach Children About Death Through Story

October 28, 2011

In Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer prize-winning book, The Denial of Death, he writes that what young people need most in their lives is the chance to face death, be courageous and be a hero. True heroism and courage is about facing death, yet our Western culture is replete with heroes that merely shoot hoops or behave [...]

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Getting into the Spirit of Halloween

October 10, 2011

I love Halloween! We are getting ready to decorate the house and make an alter in anticipation of Dia de los Muertos. Came across some fun videos to watch with the kids! How will you harmonize with the season as things change? How will you remember the dead and confront the reality of death? Fun [...]

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The Old Man in the Cabana – Cultivating Seva and Compassion in Children

September 12, 2011

I believe that there are many things that can be taught to children only by example. Healthy eating, a personal yoga and meditation practice, and discipline must come from your own example of practice before it can be emulated by children. I believe that compassion and serving one’s fellow human is also taught by example [...]

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JIgsaw Puzzles as Kids Yoga to Develop Mind/Body Connection, Concentration, Teach Yoga Philosophy and to Have Fun!

September 1, 2011

I love puzzles. As a young child, my grandmother gave me puzzles as gifts. As a four-year-old, I wrestled with the basic pieces, and once mastered, was proud that I could easily fit them together again and again afterwards. I feel that puzzles I did as a child were an integral part of developing my [...]

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Help Children Participate in Easter Rather than Consume It

April 20, 2011

Easter is a big deal here in the Virgin Islands. Schools will be closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday. Restaurants are not allowed to sell alcohol. I’m not one for forced religious observation on anybody, however, taking the time to connect personally to the mystery of the cosmos and to do it among community [...]

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Mom, What does the Christmas Tree Mean?

December 24, 2010

Questions. They are music to my ears, and my favorite way to teach. So when my son recently asked me what the meaning of a Christmas Tree was, it sparked that fantastic opportunity to teach yoga. “Everlasting life. The evergreen is always green; it never dies. It’s just like the divine within you; it never [...]

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Simple Routine for a Yoga-Home School Morning

November 4, 2010

A family yoga practice lets you to be sure that your children are being taught the values that are important to you -  health, spirituality and deep family connection. Starting a family yoga practice in the morning can be beneficial way to start your day with the kids. At our yoga-home school here in Buenos [...]

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