Kids’ Yoga Blog

Peace, Joy, and Love abound at Christmas time, so why not use these words to help both kids and adults understand the true meaning of the holidays by incorporating them into a daily family yoga practice. On the second day of Christmas, practice both Pretzel pose...

Peace, Joy, and Love abound at Christmas time, so why not use these words to help both kids and adults understand the true meaning of the holidays by incorporating them into a daily family yoga practice.Start with P and Pretzel pose, using  the first part of The...

I recently came across "Sitting Still Like a Frog" meditation for kids in Eline Snel's book Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids.The author talks about how the frog is capable of enormous leaps, but it can also sit very still.  Even though it...

November is Military Family Month, which was established in 1996 by the Armed Services YMCA to demonstrate the nation's support and commitment to the families of military personnel.The U.S. Government recognizes this occasion every year, and to show my support of our...

Kids' Yoga Day is April 8, 2016!At 11:00 AM on that day, yoga teachers, schools, parents, and other organizations will take time to celebrate our youth and their physical/mental fitness by practicing 5 minutes of yoga with them.Our mission is to inspire and empower...

This Halloween, try to incorporate a healthy activity along with trick or treating and candy.  Here are three fun Halloween yoga poses to do:GHOSTDressed in all white,The ghost pose is sure to give a fright.Inhale through your nose and raise your arms in the...

We had so many great entries for this year's annual summer coloring contest  that it was really hard to chose the winners!Also, many schools submitted coloring pages from their classes, so we decided to create a new category for School Submissions.Thank you to...

To celebrate National Yoga Month, children can attempt a new yoga pose every day in September and share the photos on social media.  For instance, they can practice the chair pose and take a photo squatting down into a chair.Illustration by Kathleen...

I was at the SCBWI Conference today and the keynote speaker was children's author Mem Fox.  One of her books she read to the audience was The Magic Hat.In this book, the townspeople are transformed into giant playful animals. I came up with the idea of kids...

This August, have kids practice yoga and have fun coloring at the same with the 6th Annual Summer ABC Yoga for Kids Coloring Contest!Print out the Otter Coloring Pagebelow, and make sure to include on the back your child's name, age and parent e-mail address and phone...