Inside A YoKid Teacher’s Bag of Tricks

Parents often comment to me after a class with their energetic 5 year olds “Wow! How do you do it?” They’re impressed with how I can skip to the beat of these little people, with patience, and grab their attention in those rare (ha!) moments when...

(Fun!) Mindful Walking Activity for Kids & Teens

With a rising awareness of the benefits of mindfulness for kids, teens, AND adults, we at YoKid are working to incorporate mindfulness activities into our classes. One popular activity that we utilize is “Mindful Walking”, inspired by the walking...

A holiday guided visualization: A Visit to Santa’s House

I often use guided visualization in the end of my YoKid kids yoga classes. Some of my favorites are the rainbow painting visualization and the special place visualization, so here I’ve taken the latter and given it a little holiday infusion.  It has been a hit,...

We are thankful for… YOU!

This Thanksgiving, our team here at YoKid is so very thankful for all of our supporters.  Thank you to our fun-loving students, our dedicated program partners, our faithful parents, our energetic teachers, our welcoming site hosts, our rock-star founders, and our...

Cosmic Kids YouTube Yoga Stories for inspiration

In our YoKid classes we often use stories for teaching yoga asana and creative play. Sometimes our teachers use books, and sometimes they tell stories and take the students through the movements. If you’re a teacher looking for inspiration, or a parent looking...