Mira's Blog

Real life stories of Yoga with children and other related topics.
You can add your comments or questions to any of the posts. Mira is happy to talk
Yoga with all who share her passion.

10
June
2018

Yoga for Open Airways

Restricted breathing is scary.  When a child is coughing, wheezing, short of breath and experiencing tightness in the chest, you want him to feel relief right away. Yoga can help.  Many of these practices are preventive and may reduce the frequenc...

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07
June
2018

Mira Mudra for Easeful Breathing

Restricted breathing has many causes.  It could be asthma, allergies or fear. Tightness in the chest and a limited breathing capacity can be scary. In addition to whatever other strategies are in place for a child, this hand gesture can help creat...

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21
May
2018

Color Breathing For Kids

Attention to the breath is one of the most simple and profound ways to promote wellness. There are many techniques even a toddler can use to nourish the nervous system, relax the body and settle the mind with better breathing. Paying attention to...

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14
May
2018

Families Bloom in Yoga Class

Once a month, I teach a family Yoga class at Healthwise Studio in Maple Grove, MN.  Our May theme was “Blooming.”  Families attending may also receive services from one of the psychologists at the behavioral health clinic there, or they may be a ...

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03
May
2018

Yoga for Aparigraha (Greedlessness)

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain the complete system of Yoga.  It includes personal codes to live by as well as specific breathing and meditation techniques.  All have a single aim – to still the fluctuations of the mind.  Then like a still la...

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17
April
2018

Firefly

Summer nights are soon upon us and so will be the magic of fireflies.  Their bioluminescence lights up backyards across the Midwest.  The gentle flashing on and off evokes a fairyland feel and sets the imagination alight. The Yoga pose, Firefly (...

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