IN CHAIR BASED YOGA Potential chair yoga students are usually faced with greater challenges than general yoga classes.The feel of the class is not the same and therefore the purse of chair yoga classes should not be the same either. In general yoga classes we will find that challenging flows or sequences is likely toContinue reading “INTELLIGENT SEQUENCING”
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4 things yoga teach us about self-care.
I discovered yoga almost 11 years ago and at the time I was very stressed with university exams and looking after a toddler. I quickly discovered that exercise and yoga helped me navigate through these times of my life, filled with tantrums and exams. Some of you may also know that I suffer from systemicContinue reading “4 things yoga teach us about self-care.”
Yoga as a form of Activism
This post is an after-thought to the discussion Gopala Amir Yaffa and I had on my latest episode of “Kids Yoga Matters“. Gopala is the founder of Rainbow Yoga and his mission, through the practices of yoga is nothing less than World Peace. We ended the podcast last week with the statement that “Yoga isContinue reading “Yoga as a form of Activism”
ACCEPTANCE
How acceptance can truly transform your life. This pandemic hit me like a weapon of mass destruction. All the wonderful plans I had crumbled, and then vanished into thin air. I struggled for a long time after; to be without a job, or to feel that there was no purpose. It was all made worseContinue reading “ACCEPTANCE”
RETURN TO SCHOOL
3 things that Covid-19 has taught me. My son is back at school! Horrah, for all of us! A happy child makes a happy family. He is delighted to be back and so are we. As we are slowly coming out of lockdown I want some of the pandemic lessons to be carried forward. AsContinue reading “RETURN TO SCHOOL”
YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM
The safer way to re-introduce yoga back into schools, post covid-19 closures. Schools are reopening tomorrow and it is so vital that they do.However resilient kids are, they have had the brunt of COVID-19: Deprived them of half the academic year. Magnified existing education inequalities. Put children at risk beyond that associated with covid 19Continue reading “YOGA IN THE CLASSROOM”
RISK ASSESSING YOGA
The re-introduction of yoga in schools post Covid-19 closures The academic year is soon to begin in Scottish schools and across the UK.The schools have been closed since the middle of March because of Covid-19. School Closures have impacted the children in many ways: Deprived them of half the academic year. Magnified existing education inequalities.Continue reading “RISK ASSESSING YOGA”
4 Ways to introduce Yoga in the Classroom
Introducing yoga in the classroom can be incredibly beneficial for the children as discussed in The Importance of teaching yoga in the classroom. It can be a great way to introduce some fun in the classroom The poses and movement allows to release physical tension It can bring the focus back into the lesson atContinue reading “4 Ways to introduce Yoga in the Classroom”
The Importance of Yoga in the Classroom
I have worked in schools for the last 4 years. It is fun but at the same time it can be frustrating, because the time that is allocated for activity and yoga is significantly less than it should be.Fun and play is the way children learn. When the kids play they are fearless, they tryContinue reading “The Importance of Yoga in the Classroom”
Summer Reading
… for yoga students and teachers. We are on holiday and it is wonderful to be able to take the time to read and rest.Before heading out into the wild though I like to take a couple of books with me, sometime they are read – probably raining a lot while camping; sometimes they areContinue reading “Summer Reading”