by Maia Horsager | Feb 16, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Here’s a way to get kids to move and be active while reading and being creative: a kids yoga lesson plan based on the book Journey Movement and literacy. Active kids and a love of reading. Yoga and storytelling. The first year I started teaching yoga at a K-4...
by Maia Horsager | Jan 2, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Storytelling with Yoga? It works! Kids are hard to control in a group. Teaching kids how to move their bodies in a specific way (like yoga) with clear directions is really hard, too. Imagine you have a whole group of kiddos, active and moving, needing something to...
by Maia Horsager | Oct 6, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Learn how to do easy yoga poses for kids and teach them the poses with some essential kids yoga themes. What is Yoga for Kids? Yoga for kids is different than yoga for adults! Kids as young as babies and toddlers can start to practice yoga by trying fun and themed...
by Maia Horsager | Jul 25, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
I love using actual books for teaching kids yoga. Books that have yoga poses already included in the story are wonderful, but if you need a book with a specific theme for teaching a kids yoga class you might want to go get a regular library book. Most of my yoga...
by Maia Horsager | Jun 28, 2020
Thank you for being here! Maybe you’re primarily a yoga teacher for adults or other populations and you are looking to start teaching kids yoga classes as well. Or maybe you’ve taken on the role of teaching kids in a setting that you frequent often....
by Maia Horsager | Mar 30, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Having kids at home with you all day can be a lot, but playing yoga games at home can help. These yoga games are great for kids to learn how to do new yoga poses, or simply to get moving while stuck at home. In these current times of COVID-19, many of us are...
by Maia Horsager | Mar 30, 2020 | Kid's Yoga, Self Care
Can you practice yoga at home with kids? Yoga is supposed to be a calming, relaxing practice right? No interruptions, time to yourself, peaceful and full of good vibes only. Well…. Doing yoga at home with kids nearby (or completely in the way) can...
by Maia Horsager | Feb 19, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Teaching yoga and academics with a growth mindset I teach yoga in a public charter elementary school, and we have lots of standards for teaching, academic requirements, and plenty of standardized test seasons. Most of the time my Movement class is separate from all of...
by Maia Horsager | Jan 24, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
We all know that it’s super important to get kids moving and active; playing yoga games is one way to do that. Sitting all day is not good for much. Kids need: Movement Brain Breaks YogaBreathing Activitiesand Active Games are all incredibly fun ways...
by Maia Horsager | Dec 17, 2019 | Kid's Yoga
Do you need some teaching ideas for winter and the holidays for your kids yoga classes? Look no further! I have a huge list of ideas for how to bring the joy and love of yoga during the cold months of the year. Winter is officially here! Well, in Minnesota it started...
