Camel Pose: One hump or two? One yoga teacher in the kids yoga teacher training course asked me a question that every new teacher must ask when doing kids yoga: How do we do kids yoga animal poses? Yoga animal poses are part of the basic tools for teaching kids. You’ll find them in many [...]
Get Started Teaching Yoga for Kids
October 8, 2009 By 5 Comments
Let the Games Begin! Practice Teaching in the Teacher Training Course One great thing about teaching the teacher training course is there is time for questions and answers. And I’m not the only one answering! I have ten plus years experience, but you’re also tapping into a the group’s experience. For instance this course had [...]
Get Kids Active with Donkey Kicks
September 22, 2009 By 7 Comments
Donkey Kicks are a Kid’s Favorite Thanks to everyone who has been sending in questions! Here’s part one of a question that came in from a yogi in Toronto who’s just starting teaching kids: I was teaching an age 7 – 12 age group at a daycare and I had this one boy (who will [...]
Kids and Relaxation – a Trouble Shooting Guide
July 22, 2009 By 4 Comments
Kids Yoga Encourages Children to Discover the Art of Relaxation Here’s the second part of the a letter I received asking about the sometimes difficult part of a kids yoga class: relaxation with kids. Dear Aruna, After completing my yoga therapy course I stayed in Bangalore for a couple of days and I went to [...]
Times for Kids Yoga Classes
July 21, 2009 By 3 Comments
Build a Pyramid: One Yoga Activity for a Long Class Aruna with a school-age class The times for yoga classes is one of the most common questions I get asked about kids yoga. Recently asked by Anna, another yogini in Singapore: Dear Aruna, After completing my yoga therapy course I stayed in Bangalore for a [...]
How to Start to Teach Kids Yoga – Part 2
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Keeping Kids Attention in Yoga Class CONFESSIONS OF A NEWBIE KIDS’ YOGA TEACHERIn my last post, Ling from Singapore asked about how to get started teaching kids yoga. This account of her first class really gives a clear picture of what it can be like to teach real kids, as opposed to adults pretending to [...]
How to Start to Teach Kids Yoga – Part 1
July 7, 2009 By 2 Comments
Teaching One of My First Yoga Birthday Parties This question came to the Teaching Kids Yoga blog from a yoga teacher in Singapore who is new to teaching kids yoga . In this post I answer her question with advice for a “newbie to teaching kids yoga.” In the next post you’ll hear Ling’s account [...]
Class Size: What’s a good size for Yoga Class?
February 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
Aruna with her Studio Yoga Class – 2002 To get a reference point for a good kids yoga class size look at what daycares are required to do. If you Google the daycare ratios for your region or city you’ll find some standards. Here in Toronto, Canada the children to teacher ratio for daycares is [...]
Great Games for a New Kids Yoga Class
February 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
This question came in from a reader: Any advice on teaching a group of kids, 21 to be exact, with ages ranging from pre-school to 5th grade? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Unfortunately I’ve lost track of who sent in this question so please leave a comment if it was you – especially with an [...]
Are You Ready to Teach Kids?
February 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
How to Tell if You are Ready to Teach KidsIf you are wondering if you are ready to teach kids yoga here’s a quick test. Does the thought of going in front of a class of 20 kids to do yoga make your mouth dry, your hands shake, and your head spin? Are you wondering [...]
