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.

26
October
2016

The Life-Changing Magic of Relaxation for Children

Squirmy six-year-olds may seem impervious to an adult’s gentle request to, “close your eyes, soften your body and relax”.  And yet, it’s an endeavor every children’s Yoga teacher takes on every class.  This is Savasana. Children lovingly refer to...

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13
September
2016

Kids Yoga Teacher Dress Code

What you wear for personal practice and what you wear when you teach are likely two different outfits, especially when teaching Yoga to children.  It’s common for Yoga students today to wear barely-there tight fitting tops and bottoms, along with ...

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25
August
2016

Help A Child Develop an Inner Resource

Children who attend school in the city of Baltimore are exposed to violence, crime and poverty at a rate that would be hard for many of us to comprehend.   They need to develop a technique to feel safe inside themselves, regardless of the situatio...

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03
August
2016

To Adjust a Child in a Yoga Posture, or Not?

Yoga teachers often physically manipulate a student’s body into alignment so that the full effect of the pose may be realized.  It can increase body awareness, openness of both body and mind…and sometimes the chance of injury. Whereas a typical a...

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21
June
2016

Leaning Into The Light

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, today is the longest day – the most light we get all year. The summer solstice allows us to shine.  Since we are a reflection of nature, and nature of us, this long day allows us to more fully experience...

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12
May
2016

Music in Kids Yoga Classes

Three components we add to make Yoga fun and engaging for children are sound, movement and stories.  For example, when holding Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana), we wag our tails and bark.  That dog could be in the forest with the hero of...

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