Mira's Blog

Real life stories of Yoga with children and other related topics.
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Yoga with all who share her passion.

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 th...

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04
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. ...

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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,...

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06
March
2018

Children Exposed to Violence Are Exposed to Yoga and Love It

  I had the opportunity to teach a Yoga class to children who have been exposed to violence either in their homes or in the civil unrest of their country. I walked in to find about 15 lively children ranging in age from 5 to 12 years old. N...

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12
February
2018

Fireblasting Sausquey Has Many Favorite Yoga Poses

I am sitting with my friend here, who has chosen the user name Fireblasting Sausquey. He is 7 years old and when asked his favorite Yoga pose, he said: "I have many favorite Yoga poses." He lists a few: Downward Dog Eagle Triangle Plow Airp...

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17
January
2018

Children Blossom In Lotus

Yesterday in my class of fourteen 4-6 year-olds, we practiced poses I like to associate with a garden that also open the hips: butterfly, turtle, rock the baby (one foot in opposite elbow crook) and rose pose (called flower pose in Thia Luby's boo...

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