New eBook Just Released: Teaching Teenagers Yoga, Volume 3 – Special Promotion Inside!

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Teaching Teens Yoga eBook, Volume 3 is finally here. With unique content and commentaries specific to teaching teenagers yoga, the reader will be further inspired and informed along the teaching teen yoga path. Volume 3 has particularly helpful pictures that communicate what's happening in teen yoga … [Read more...]

10 Reasons to Take the Next Yoga4Teens Training at Childlight Yoga

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The Yoga4Teens Training March 16-18 in Dover, NH promises to be a meaningful experience for all. As this training is hosted by Childlight Yoga, it will have the advantage of happening in their home studio. Ten great reasons to sign up for this training follow: 1. Learn how to empower the next … [Read more...]

Inner City High School Students – An Interview with Koren Paalman

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Koren Paalman’s story of teaching teens yoga is powerful. She has been teaching a 100 high school students a year in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Los Angeles for over ten years. She is a teacher we can learn from. Her story is worth the read. YogaMinded is proud to feature Koren Paalman … [Read more...]

Yoga Interrupted: The Reality of Being a Mom

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There was a time when I could do yoga as much as I liked: practice as long as I would like, attend class as much as I wanted, read and study when or how much I wanted. Now that I am the mother of two young daughters, this is not the case anymore, for obvious reasons. I'm thankful that I had that … [Read more...]

Advice for Teaching Boys

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As I think about the group of fourteen ninth and tenth graders I taught today, I am so impressed with how much they were capable of focusing. While "distracted" is a fitting adjective of this age and these boys in particular, the moments that they were "getting it" were not missed by me! If you … [Read more...]

Teach Every Teen About Food: How Yoga Teachers Can Help

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I'm thinking it's time to start bringing some nutrition education into the  teen yoga classroom.  The assumption that teens are being raised with  wholesome meals or getting a good nutrition education elsewhere is not a good assumption to make these days. Because I know and understand the … [Read more...]

Yoga on the Lines: It Works!

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This past week, I taught two 45-minute sessions for a local high school's cross country boys and girls teams. Without a designated inside space, we were left to our ingenuity. The high school football field, while not my first choice for yoga practice, proved an excellent impromptu setting. While … [Read more...]

Bring a Friend, Come for Free: Yoga4Teens October training in OC, California

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It is with delight that another YogaMinded Yoga4Teens training is going to happen. Please consider coming if you have interest in our youth and love yoga, too. We want to thank those who are supporting us. Invite a friend to come to the next training October 12-14 in Southern California, and you … [Read more...]

Get Pumped for the October Training

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It is with delight that another YogaMinded Yoga4Teens training is going to happen. Please consider coming if you have interest in our youth and love yoga, too. Teenagers love yoga, the peace it offers, and the direction it points them in for a healthy lifestyle. However, they may not know yoga … [Read more...]

10 Reasons to Take the Next Yoga4Teens Training

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The Yoga4Teens Training Oct. 12-14 in San Juan Capistrano promises to be a meaningful experience for all. As this training will take place where I live, the environment will be homey and sweet. Ten great reasons to sign up for this training follow: 1. Learn how to empower the next … [Read more...]