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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Hurricane Irene: When the Lights Go Out, Old-Fashioned Fun Comes In!

August 30, 2011

Last week my family and I experienced Hurriance Irene as her back end passed over us here in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was quite an experience and we learned a lot about being prepared and what to do when the electricity goes out! What we learned is to use old-fashioned fun [...]

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Storytime Yoga with the Queen of Bohemia – The Rabbit in the Moon

August 15, 2011

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Sun Stories and Yoga for Children

July 25, 2011

“The sun, the sun. I salute the sun. I open my heart to everyone. The sun rises, the sun sets. The whole world in my heart rests. Again I arise ready to live, happy to be and ready to give. The sun, the sun. I salute the sun. I open my heart to everyone.” Children [...]

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SYDNEY SOLIS LIVE on BlogTalkRadio.com:

July 13, 2011

The Queen of Bohemia, Sydney Solis, spoke with Donna Freeman of Yoga in My School on Blog Talk Radio on June 6th. Missed it? No worries, listen to the interview here. Listen to internet radio with Yoga In My School on Blog Talk Radio Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about [...]

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The Queen of Bohemia: Props for Children’s Yoga Classes Part I

July 4, 2011

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Sydney Solis will be interviewed on Yoga in My School on blog talk radio July 6

July 2, 2011

Join Sydney on Wednesday, June 6 at 9:30 am Mountain Daylight Time on blog talk radio time as she talks with Donna Freeman of Yoga in My School. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/yoga-in-my-school/2011/07/06/kids-yoga-and-the-power-of-storytelling Tune in or call in! Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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The Story of the Sands -Sufi Retold by Sydney Solis

June 29, 2011

To listen to this beautiful Sufi story retold by Sydney Solis click here Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Storytime Yoga in the Library by Kathe Hudson, Certified Storytime Yoga Teacher

June 29, 2011

I am a children’s services librarian and conduct Storytime for preschoolers. Most of the children begin coming to Storytime around the age of 3. They are usually quiet and shy. By allowing them to participate at their own pace, connections are gradually made. After years of working with children and conducting Storytime, where I read [...]

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Interesting articles on Storytelling and its benefits

June 28, 2011

Research finds storytelling key to children’s development   The Importance of Storytelling   Why is Storytelling an Effective Technique to Use?   The Magical Parenting Power of Storytelling Storytelling: the Heart and Soul of Education The Importance of Storytelling to Successful Fundraising     Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about [...]

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The Storytime Yoga Webinar with Sydney Solis

June 25, 2011

LIVE and TELL transforming and empowering adults.  Serving children and community with Story and Yoga September 19-23, 2011 Video. Podcasts. Forum Interaction. Live Question and Answers. The Basics of The Storytime™ Yoga Method of educating children through story and yoga. Brenda Feuerstein of Traditional Yoga Studies will be part of this training, so join in [...]

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The Queen of Bohemia: Body Memoirs – The Memoir of My Voice.

June 25, 2011

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Demons, Devils and Darkness – Shadow Play for Children with Yoga and Story

June 24, 2011

While visiting France this May I toured the 15th century Chateau Tarascon in Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence. I was struck by the archetypical image of the immense castle towering ahead of me. The history of kings, queens, a hundred years’ war and prison and protection against invaders were spoken by the walls and halls. But it is the [...]

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Storytime Yoga preschool classes start September 13 in St. Croix, USVI

June 17, 2011

Learn and Play the Storytime Yoga Way! Bring your child and sit in the Little Lotus with the Queen of Bohemia, Sydney Solis, for an enchanting Storytime Yoga class to learn yoga, literacy, healthy living and peace skills. at the KaliMa Center, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Tuesdays Beginning September 13- November 22 10:30-11:45 [...]

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Storytime Yoga books now available in Australia and the U.K. through Ingram

June 16, 2011

I’m excited to announce that Storytime Yoga books are available in the U.K. and Australia now through Ingram. They are available to Australian consumers through leading book retailers and library suppliers, including TheNile.com.au, Emporium Books Online, Dennis Jones & Associates, ALS Library Services, James Bennett, and DA Information Services. Ask your local book store to order through [...]

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Buy one book, get one free and consider donating the other to your library summer sale

June 16, 2011

THE START OF SUMMER READING/Save your local library INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE! From now until the end of June, only, get the buy one, get one free on the Storytime Yoga products! Buy any physical book from the Storytime Yoga Store for your home library and give an extra one to your local library or friend! [...]

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Storytime Yoga for Kids in the United Kingdom!

June 14, 2011

A chat with Storytime Yoga Certified Teacher Gillian Dunne in London. Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it

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Parental and Caregiver Involvement in Toddler Yoga

May 28, 2011

Article by Kathy Dellamia, Master Level Storytime Yoga Instructor. (First in a series on Toddler Yoga) Teaching Storytime Yoga to Toddlers is its own animal – a mythic one, of course.  It’s one that has wings, a tail, paws, fur, feathers, gills and can talk.  Toddlers are energetic, mostly clumsy, deeply entrenched in concrete reasoning [...]

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Invitation to Become a Yogic Storyteller

May 11, 2011

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Three Basho Poems for Children’s Yoga

May 10, 2011

For a contemplative children’s yoga class, try using Basho’s Haiku poetry. • Explain who Matsuo Basho was and what Haiku is. He was a famous Japanese poet who lived from 1644 – 1694). Basho was known during his lifetime for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form.  Today he is recognized as a master of brief [...]

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