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    Teens, Stress & Anxiety

    I just recently read an article in The New York Times about the number of teens who are experiencing severe anxiety. And my first thought, was how horrible that so many young people have to deal with what can be a debilitating disorder, but also what can we do, as a…

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    Girl Scout Visit – Yoga

    I had a visit from a Girl Scout troop this week and was requested to provide a short yoga/book program for the girls. I was well-prepared and created an entire lesson plan the week before, but about an hour before the girls came, I switched everything up and I’m so…

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    Yoga Storytime Theme: Frogs & Toads for the Kid Lit Blog Hop

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    Frogs & Toads Storytime Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: Rhyming books are awesome to share with kids, especially when they can start figuring out the rhymes themselves!…

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    Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry

    Yoga Storytime Theme: Poetry Sun Salutations: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra Pose, Downward Facing Dog, Walk toward Hands. (Repeat 3x) Early Literacy Tip: April is National Poetry Month – there are some amazing picture books that are actually poems!  Don’t be…

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    Blogging A to Z: Yoga

    During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging From A to Z Challenge.  My theme for the month is Storytime Plans From A to Z.  Each plan will have eight stories as well as four songs, fingerplays or rhymes to match the theme!  As you can see,…

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    Bonus! Book Review & Resource

    Today you, my reader, are getting a Bonus! Book Review & Resource! I thought that I Am Yoga was done in the best possible way!  The text is beautiful and the illustrations are gorgeous with washes of color and poses that kids will be able to do at home with their…

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    Baby Yoga… or What Was I Thinking?!?!

    So, if you haven’t guessed already from the programs I create, I get bored easily and am always looking for something new to try! Well, since our toddler and preschool yoga storytimes go so well, I decided, what the heck? Let’s try a baby yoga class.  Never mind, I know…

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    Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #6

    My last yoga storytime of the summer went very well!  We had a small group in both classes, but the kids had so much fun with the “search and find” theme!  They really seemed to like Looking for Moose and couldn’t wait to find chameleon in Hide and Seek.  Our last book,…

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    Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #5

    The kids didn’t really get The Day the Crayons Quit but they still had fun yelling out the colors and the drawings on each page.  This book is very much geared toward an older (elementary school age) audience.  They really had a lot of fun with Foxy and kept giggling when…

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    Yoga Storytime – Summer Week #4

    I didn’t see as many kids in my storytime yesterday as I normally do.  I’m wondering if it’s a popular week for vacation.  Otherwise, the kids seemed to enjoy the books this week – we talked a lot about different types of animals and I was able to introduce parents/caregivers…