by Maia Horsager | Jan 22, 2020 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Games, Yoga Teaching Tips
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 7, 2020 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips, Yoga Themes
Kids love to pretend they are animals. There are plenty of ABC kids yoga poses to help them in this endeavor. In my kids yoga classes, I try to teach with a weekly theme. Most often we start with several weeks of animal poses, and we use the ABC’s to help guide...
by Maia Horsager | Dec 15, 2019 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
SO you want to teach yoga poses and sequences to kids and help them learn to slow down, right? Kids need a little more FUN calm in their lives. Well, what happens when kids are just naturally moving and wiggling and jumping and crazy? When they move at the speed of...
by Maia Horsager | Oct 9, 2019 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
How do you set up a kids yoga class for success in any space: a library, studio, a tiny classroom, an open gymnasium, or a classroom with desks? I have some great ideas and tools to help make sure your children’s yoga class goes smoothly wherever you are...
by Maia Horsager | Jun 26, 2019 | Mindfulness for Kids, Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
Positive praise and affirmations are essential in helping kids feel good about themselves and learn in a safe environment. As a kids yoga teacher, I have been using mindful language, positive praise, and affirmations with kids for many years. All of these have...
by Maia Horsager | Dec 11, 2018 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
Teaching yoga poses to toddlers and little kids can be a real challenge, but is fun and rewarding! Imagine doing animal poses and making animals noises and reading books and chasing 12 toddlers to get them to do yoga in a big classroom. The biggest issue is...
by Maia Horsager | Aug 30, 2018 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
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 | Apr 9, 2018 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Lesson Plans, Yoga Teaching Tips
Teaching yoga to kids in elementary school be loud and crazy, those kids are full of energy! I never envisioned myself as a teacher, let alone one in a classroom of unruly, wild, and overactive children. Now here I am trying to teach them how to be calm by using...
by Maia Horsager | Mar 5, 2018 | Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
Are you interested in teaching yoga to kids, but don’t know where to start? Have you tried a few times and it went ok but not great? Finished your teacher training for adults but really you just want to hang with kids? Have a child at home who could really...
by Maia Horsager | Mar 2, 2018 | Mindful Meditation, Mindfulness for Kids, Yoga for Kids, Yoga Teaching Tips
Does mindfulness for kids work? Can it stop a tantrum or chaotic explosion in kids? We’ve all seen and heard kids having a tantrum. The heart-stopping, blood vessel constricting panic it sends me into makes me panic on the inside as well. Kids that are...
