As we transition from summer to fall, from summer break to school, to new schedules, the month of September is just busy. I had days where I just didn’t have time to eat! That is so rare for me, I am never one to skip meals, but the new schedule made it hard for me to pre-plan and I was in go mode. Some days didn’t end until after 9:00pm at night. Sometimes it feels like I’m holding my breath as I move from activity to work to pick up to soccer to teach to meetings to phone calls to making dinner to cleaning up to just about everything. This month is also particularly hard because it is the anniversary of the birth and loss of our first born son Silas. It’s just a heavy time, and the weight is real. Luckily for me, I know how to breathe, and I… Read More »
Dinosaur Yoga
Dinosaur Yoga (Pre-k – K) I am the mom to a 4 year old boy, which means my whole life revolves around dinosaurs right now. I have to read at least 3 dino books every night- some are stories but most are fact books. I’m learning A LOT but I’m also finding them to be even more incredibly fascinating then ever. Zephyr’s class is now studying about dinos because the kids have shown such an interest. I’m proud to say that Zephyr is teaching his friends so many facts! It’s pretty cute. When I went in to do yoga the other day, I figured it was time to do my dinosaur yoga class. I tweaked it a bit and it really turned out to be pretty fun. I ended up teaching it about 8 more times since then! Dinosaur Yoga Sequence 1) Breathing Ball breath: We need to calm… Read More »
