by Maia Horsager | Jan 3, 2019 | Kid's Yoga
Classroom management is hard. It’s hard for public school teachers, it’s hard in a studio with kids, it’s hard in camp settings. Managing large groups of kids is just tough. When I first started teaching yoga to kids, I had NO experience teaching in...
by Maia Horsager | Dec 11, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Teaching toddler yoga can be a real challenge, but is very fun and rewarding! Imagine doing animal poses and making animals noises and reading books and chasing 2 year old’s. The biggest issue is usually a diaper blow out. Ok, so maybe that doesn’t thrill, you, but...
by Maia Horsager | Oct 7, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Halloween is the MOST popular holiday at my school, hands down. You can’t even say the word “October” without hearing squeals of excitement permeating the hallways. Needless to say, I used this Halloween excitement to fully take advantage of how motivated kids were in...
by Maia Horsager | Sep 30, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Kid’s yoga lessons can be hard to plan. I know because I used to spend hours every week planning and rewriting lesson plans for my students aged 5-10. I teach five 40 min lessons a day, 5 days a week. That was a lot of planning! Now I write up outlines of lesson plans...
by Maia Horsager | Aug 30, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Want to start teaching yoga to kids? How do you get started? Teaching yoga to kids has not always been a lifelong dream of mine. It was something that I kind of fell into on accident. I always knew I loved working with kids, but I also knew that I didn’t...
by Maia Horsager | Aug 9, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
Yoga books are a new and popular way to help introduce yoga to kids. I love using yoga stories in school, in my classroom, and at home with my nephew. Having an adorable and succinct story to teach kids how to do poses is a great way to introduce or spark an interest...
by Maia Horsager | Jul 13, 2018 | Mindfulness
Teaching mindfulness to kids doesn’t have to be to just boring sitting still and breathing. In fact, mindfulness should be engaging and fun for kids to get excited about it. It should feel like it’s something they can relate to. I have taught mindfulness to kids at my...
by Maia Horsager | Jun 23, 2018 | Kid's Yoga
How do you teach yoga in schools in a way that is equitable for students of color? I’ll be honest up front: this might be a tricky topic for you to read about, but it’s important. *If you are just here for the lesson plan, scroll down, it’s there!...
by Maia Horsager | Jun 13, 2018 | Mindfulness
Calm down! Be quiet! Relax! Kids are constantly loud and noisy this is normal. It’s nice to able to help them calm down with things other than your voice from time to time too. I teach yoga and mindfulness to kids in a charter school, and… we often have...
by Maia Horsager | Jun 5, 2018 | Mindfulness
Kids need a break sometimes. So does everyone, really. But it’s super important for kids in school especially and kids who need a little extra reminder to feel calm and relax. It can also be super useful for kids who have a hard time falling asleep. Guided imagery is...
