Hi Everyone!As promised, I’m going to share with you a sequence I’ve been doing these last few weeks with the kids to help warm them up on these really cold winter days. It’s been so cold over here on the East Coast so it’s fun to teach kids ways to warm up naturally. These poses will be perfect for our first winter storm this weekend! Winter Warmer Yoga Poses Start by rubbing your hands together really fast to create warmth. Then put them over your eyes without touching them to feel the natural warmth over your face helping to warm you all over. Mountain and volcano is such a great way to warm us up and get out a little extra energy. Start in mountain with your hands touching over your heads. Rub hands together and with a loud “vollllllcano!” jump the legs and arms out in star pose. Jump the… Read More »
Spring has Sprung! (an ode to Earth Day)
Spring is finally in the air – a few times a week at least! We are having sunny days and loads of rainy days. But we love the rainy days because we all know its great for the flowers and our gardens! I love using these flowers I got from Target ($1 each) with my spring yoga class. We dig some holes in the earth, moving out the way the weeds, rocks, sticks and anything else the kids come up with to shovel out from the soil. Then we make ourselves so tiny in our child’s pose as we plant ourselves into the ground. I cover the seeds with soil, water and our sunshine’s in order for our seeds to grow. Then slowly, our seeds grow up into our beautiful flowers. Lots of creatures find themselves hopping, slithering and flying through our garden. Among them we have butterflies, bees, ladybugs,… Read More »
Warm up the Winter with Sun Salutations
Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar) are a great way to warm yourself up as it gets colder out.This is a great one to do with kids! I love to start with a paper sun and warm up our body parts before we begin. 1. Start in mountain with hands at your heart in Namaste 2. Reach arms up overhead with a big deep breath 3. Exhale and bend forward to touch your toes 4. Place hands on the floor and step back into your downward dog (don’t forget to wag your tail!) 5. Lower just your bottom and hold in plank pose 6. Bring your body to the floor and push up into cobra snake (hisssssss) 7. Push back up into plank 8. Stick your tail back up in the air for your downward dog 9. Jump your feet to your hands 10. Reach arms up overhead with a… Read More »