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...]

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...]

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...]

What is My Top Recommended Yoga Book?

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This book is a must-have for yoga practitioners. It is a book that earns more of my respect over time because it is so thorough, organized, and helpful. Its authenticity is palpable and you can sense the dedication of its authors (a team of siblings) in every page. Yoga, The Iyengar Way, by … [Read more...]