
New 95-Hour Course Beginning in August
This brand new 4-weekend-module program will take you from birth through teen, and beyond. You will leave with comprehensive, adaptable tools and strategies to share the gift of yoga with the young people in your life, and to care for yourself while doing … [Read More...]

Foundations of Movement & the Body/Mind connection
By Ellynne
Last winter, before we knew about the pandemic, I was inspired to run 5 workshops for movement and somatic enthusiasts to take a deep dive into aspects of developmental movement that are foundations from our earliest time...birth and the first year after … [Read More...]

A Message from The CYTTC During this Time of Social Distancing
In this period of social distancing, we hope that you and your families are well and thriving. With so much of what we do on hold — self care and community consciousness hold unprecedented priority, and the principles and practices of yoga are more … [Read More...]

Ethics for Yoga Teachers
Repost below, from the New York Times, an article from OM Schooled founder Sarah Herrington on the importance of ethics, with codes and consequences, in the field of teaching yoga. Of course we have the yamas and niyamas, but we should consider more as a … [Read More...]

Bootcamp Yoga!
By Yeas Yoga
Early last month I taught a 4th/5th grade yoga class for the first time. For some reason, I left feeling that it was the worst class I had ever taught. The children were acting silly and wouldn't listen to me at all. I kept getting louder but nothing was … [Read More...]

Yoga on the Go
By Yeas Yoga
It is possible for you and your children to take yoga breaks on the go, without looking or feeling ridiculous. Here are three tips to get you started! (1) Parks and Playgrounds Use the space to stretch in an appropriate environment, either with your … [Read More...]

Family Yoga – A Fresh Way to Relate
By Amy Haysman
Why is family yoga so powerful? Everything works better with alignment and integration, including families. Yoga provides a space for family members to re-pattern energy flow to feel more grounded, centered and elevated as individuals and more connected … [Read More...]

Yoga: A Great Activity to Enhance Speech, Language and Literacy
By Craig Hanauer E-RYT 500 CYT Over the past 15 years of teaching yoga to children I have come to appreciate what an amazing activity yoga is for supporting speech, language and literacy development. As children many of us were told to sit still and … [Read More...]
What is Sensory Integration?
By Yeas Yoga
Participants at a YEAS training in LA - Learning about sensory integration Sensory Integration (aka "Sensory Processing") refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral … [Read More...]
Interview with Craig Hanauer – Every Kid’s Yoga
By Yeas Yoga
This week on the YEAS blog we are talking to Craig Hanauer, a fellow yogi and childrens' yoga instructor at Every Kid's Yoga. Take a moment to read about the ways in which he agrees that yoga has a huge, positive impact on the special needs … [Read More...]