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Why is kids yoga so important! WELL - read on ....

Children derive enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness and relaxation improves. Doing yoga, children exercise, play, connect more deeply with the inner self, and develop an intimate relationship with the natural world that surrounds them. Yoga brings that magical inner light that all children have to the surface.

http://www.yogajournal.com/article/family/yoga-kids/

KIDS yoga at The Power Yoga Company ! Amazing! Read up on the details! http://thepoweryogaco.com/class-types-2/

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Yoga is for everyone!

Why Yoga Studios Are Not Enough: One Woman’s Community Yoga Project The existence of yoga studios is not enough. If we really want to be of service as yoga teachers we need to think about how to actively make yoga accessible.

Bringing mindfulness to the school curriculum - Macleans.ca More and more kids across Canada are learning meditation techniques. Not everyone thinks it’s a good use of time.

Yoga before school, during and after school.

The REAL reason why children fidget A perfect stranger pours her heart out to me over the phone. She complains that her six-year-old son is unable to sit still in the classroom. The school wants to test him for ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder). This sounds familiar, I think to myself. As a pediatric occupational the…

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Michelle of Happy Paleo Kids has worked with special needs children and their families for over 13 years to promote development and mental health. In this new guest post, she shares the many ways non-Paleo foods can affect your kids' health.

Read more: http://www.thepaleomom.com/2014/06/guest-post-michelle-fitzpatrick-feed-kids.html

Let's bring more of this to our London schools.

Toronto high school reduces teen stress with yoga, meditation, compassionate staff | Toronto Star Rosedale Heights’s integration of peaceful practices offers an example for others as the TDSB implements programs for mental health.

Looking for primary and nursery schools in the Fulham/London area who would like to have a yoga program in their schools. After school clubs will never be the same! To start - Summer term!

A wonderful article from Mira ( my children's yoga guru) !http://yogachicago.com/2014/01/fire-in-the-belly-revving-up-your-childs-solar-power/

Fire In The Belly – Revving Up Your Child’s Solar Power | yogachicago.com Children enjoy challenges, so it’s easy to add poses and activities to a yoga practice that help them strengthen and develop an awareness of their core. Some poses that create engagement and strength are kakasana (crow), Vasisthasana (side plank, named after the sage Vasistha), and navasana (boat). ...

Anxiety is a normal part of life. However, persistent or intense anxiety isn't. So how do we know when we're seeing 'normal' anxiety in children, and how do we know when it's problematic?

Anxiety usually begins in childhood, it can be overcome at any point in life. Why should children suffer. Let's bring awareness and intervention to reduce anxiety and increase their self confidence and allow their light to shine. Reading, researching, reflecting and responding.

Having some yoga fun next week at a lovely daycare with little wee - yogis (3-5 year olds)! Can't wait.