by Maia Horsager | Feb 28, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Kid’s yoga lesson plans can be hard to create. I know because I used to spend hours every week planning and rewriting lessons for my students aged 5-10. I teach nine 40 min lessons a day, 5 days a week. That is a lot of planning! Now I write up lesson plans on a...
by Maia Horsager | Feb 21, 2020 | Mindfulness
Simple mindfulness activities can be a key tool in the life of an anxious person or child. Honestly, they are helpful in an average person’s life, too! There are many ways to practice meditation and mindfulness. There are courses you take, retreats to go to and...
by Maia Horsager | Feb 20, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
I got an email from a subscriber recently asking for some ideas for the game, “Yogi Says.” Now, I did not invent this game, either the “Simon says” version or the newer adapted version of Yogi Says… But I do enjoy the game and I have...
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 | 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 | Feb 16, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Ireland themed kids yoga poses and lesson plan Everybody loves the Irish! (Well, maybe not the English… But here in the States we love them) My kids at school especially love celebrating holidays. Any excuse to get a little silly and excited, right? And when...
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 | Jan 22, 2020 | Kid's Yoga
Brain Breaks are an easy way to give kids a little exercise without it seeming like work, and to give their brain a much needed break from the task at hand. Everyone knows how important it is to get up and move when you’ve been sitting. Not only for adults, but...
by Maia Horsager | Jan 16, 2020 | Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an amazing tool. It’s good for kids, and adults, and it’s quickly become a new catchphrase and a popular teaching strategy to incorporate into all classrooms and settings. Mindfulness is gaining some good research, too, on how it can be...
by Maia Horsager | Jan 15, 2020 | Mindfulness
In this post: You’ll find tips for teaching kids about mindfulness, how to deal with big emotions, and how to make a calming glitter jar with your kids. Calm down! Be quiet! Relax! Kids are constantly loud and noisy this is normal. It’s nice to...
