What could possibly be a better way to spend an hour with your family then by doing yoga together? Over the years, I have taught so many variations of families. Now that I’m teaching family yoga with Zephyr, it’s one of my favorite ways to teach yoga. For those of you looking to start teaching some family yoga classes, or even find a teacher to do a class in your neck of the woods, here are some ideas: 1. Pick an organization and do the family yoga classes at a farmer’s market, yoga studio or school and do the class by donation! I’ve been giving to organizations like Africa Yoga Project and CitySeed. I’ve also done a fundraiser for Zephyr’s school. This weekend I’m doing one with another school where I teach. It’s such a great way to raise money! 2. Mother’s Day Yoga Classes. At one of my favorite schools where… Read More »
Finding Balance
When thinking about balance, and how to have more of it in my daily life, I decided to read a few articles written about it first. I love the site MindBodyGreen and all the articles on well-being. The few I read about balance were so contradictory! One was about how being balanced was overrated – she called it the Go Big or Go Home theory. Another was how if you seek balance in your life, then your life will be happier, healthier and more productive. There were many others, all with their own little theories of how to find balance- or not. In thinking about this post, I’ve determined that I make up my own rules when it comes to balance. I have weeks where all I do is work from morning until evening, where a day starts at 6:30am with exercise & toddler wrangling and ends with me at 9:12pm writing… Read More »
