About 47% of waking hours are spent thinking about what isn’t going on… “A human mind is a wandering mind, and a wandering mind is an unhappy mind,” Killingsworth and Gilbert write. “The ability to think about what is not happening is a cognitive achievement that comes at an emotional cost.” Unlike other animals, humans…
This week our theme is ‘being grateful‘ There is research showing that spending time on a regular basis to be grateful significantly contributes to living a happy life. Grateful people are more likely to have higher levels of happiness, lower levels of stress and depression, and to be more satisfied with their lives and social relationships….
This week our Yoga Tales theme is ‘being aware’. This is one of my favorite themes as we get to explore life through our senses. The senses are the vehicle for awareness. When we are being aware we are in the present. Our mind becomes settled on what is in front of us at this…
This week our Yoga Tales theme is about ‘being brave’ The children love this theme, especially boys it seems. It gives them the opportunity to go into their imaginations & safely explore those fears & adventures in a playful, controlled way. So What is bravery?…. The fearless warrior? The paradigm shifter? The human or animal…
This week our theme in ‘Yoga Tales for Early Childhood’ is ……… ‘being kind’. Be kind is something I have been telling my children ever since they were very little. It started with ‘be kind with your actions’ ……… then moved to include ‘be kind with your words‘ …….. and now I also ask them…
This week the theme in our ‘Yoga Tales for Early Childhood’ is ‘being happy’. So what exactly is happiness? the Wikipedia definition states ‘Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.’ In Buddhism, it’s believed the four divine states of mind to…
This article is taken from the Radiant Child Yoga website http://shaktakaurkhalsa.wordpress.com/ Yoga in the same sentence as religion tends to make my red flag go up. I’m not the only one. In my training classes for children’s yoga the question invariably is asked; ”How do we deal with parents/administrators who are fearful that teaching children…
Recently, I was privileged enough to be invited to teach at a 3 day retreat for teenage girls in years 11 & 12. I had so much I wished to share with them. Usually, I have a term to work with teenagers, giving them experiences & tools to take home week to week. How could…
What is it? – It is a systematic and scientific method of inducing deep and complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Why is it important for teenagers? Firstly check out the list of benefits below. Can you already see how a teenager absolutely needs this practice and they don’t have to do anything but lie…
Yoga does not have to be practiced for long durations to get benefits. What is important is the regularity. Five minutes of gentle practise each day is better than two hours of hard core practise each week. Yoga is a path, a step by step approach, that when done with regularity leads to a healthier,…
