Did You Know? – Yoga Improves Brain Power More Than Aerobic Exercise
Another study confirms the awesomeness of yoga! This time comparing yoga with aerobic exercise and their effect on inhibitory control and working memory. To see the details of the study, find the full article at Bottom Line Publication’s Daily Health News. In...Another Benefit of Kids Yoga – Stay In School!
Forbes recently published an article “How Yoga Could Help Keep Kids in School”. Author Alice G. Walton posits that yoga and mindfulness training could save the United States trillions of dollars and countless lives. How? Well, in our experience and...YoKid Yoga to Go: Gimme Smore Summer Nights: 5 Must-have Ingredients for a Night By The Fire
Camping is one of our favorite pastimes in the summer. Many of us remember and try to recreate those warm summer nights sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows, singing our favorite songs and telling our favorite stories. If you haven’t already and are...YoKid’s Favorite Music for Kids & Teens
We often use music in our classes to enhance our lessons, or to encourage free movement and creative exploration, to assist with meditation, and sometimes to clear our lungs by singing out loud! Below are some of our favorites. We are constantly scouting out new...YoKid Yoga to Go: Road tripping
As you’re packing up for your summer vacations, getaways, road trips, adventures, have you considered packing up a yoga mat? This summer YoKid is here to help you remember your mat with a YoKid Yoga to Go blog series! Whether you have a consistent practice or...Did you get outside this evening?
With our busy lives and schedules, and weeks packed with work and sports and after school activities, we come home and rush to get dinner on the table, homework done and kids to bed. But sometimes, we have to give ourselves permission to ignore the chores, let our...
Laugh Like It’s a Reflex: The Benefits of Laughter and a quick How-To
One of the greatest joys I’ve found in having children and teaching children, is the occasional chuckle that seeps out when I imagine an adult (often times myself) doing the exact same thing that that child is doing. Imagine how an 8 year old sits at the table...Meditation Apps for Busy People
The Huffington Post recently published a list of meditation apps for busy people. You can find the article here. Some are free and some are geared towards kids, like Smiling Mind. Some of the apps are suitable for experienced meditators and some are for...Recognizing Our power
“Too often we underestimate the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia Yesterday in our very special teachers...Conference
In 2014, YoKid launched the National Kids Yoga Conference. Learn more:
