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 Yogiños: Yoga for Youth® will provide kids programs at Wanderlust Colorado July 5-8! The Wanderlust Wanderkind Kids Program is the number one spot on-site for kids ages 4-10 to have a safe and exceptionally cool Wanderlust experience all of their own. Custom tailored to the interests of Wanderlust families, the Wanderkind kids program, is held…...

Photo credit: David Perrone by Elizabeth Reese, PhD, E-RYT, RCYT                Sometimes, when I share with people that I weave Pantajali’s Eight Limbs or paths of yoga into Yogiños: Yoga for Youth classes, I get “the brow.” You know “the brow.” And you know the variation accompanied with a…...

By Elizabeth Reese Learning how to mindfully breathe was tough for me as an adult. My mind tugged on the rest of me to knock-this-off and return to old habits of reacting rapidly rather than responding responsibly. The key that unlocked my paths to pranayama first and foremost was counting. One, two, three. Three, two,…...

by Elizabeth Reese, Ph.D., E-RYT, RCYT                   Photo credit: Elizabeth Reese It brought tears to my eyes. And when I say tears, I mean the streaming ones with trembling, smiling lips. In a PE class at a Corpus Christi elementary school last spring, about 40 kids took…...

By Elizabeth Reese, PhD, E-RYT, RYT   During our kids yoga classes at Yogiños, we talk about making good, or “OHMazing” choices for ourselves, others and the earth. Often this includes discussing food because making healthy choices for our whole bodies on and off the mat is definitely part of yoga. For simplification, I invite…...

Elizabeth Reese, PhD A major facet of Pantajali’s Yoga Sutra is an eight-limbed path that forms the structural framework for most yoga practices. These theories and practices also form the foundation of Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®. Using the 8 limbs of yoga not only teaches youth to have respect and awareness for self, others and…...

Teaching 60 students at a school can be more successful when the kids know what is expected of them. Here they demonstrate Mariposa/Butterfly/Bassha Konasana with Flower Power breath to start each class. by Elizabeth Reese, PhD Having a solid plan—as well as a back-up plan or two—is a critical component to teaching yoga in any…...

Damla plays in double boat/barco doble/navasana with variation. by Damla Eytemiz While holiday events may encourage us to eat, drink, and be merry, we can be mindful about how we participate. Moderation in all things is necessary. Here are some of my reflections on how to have a great healthy holiday.  Exercise regularly. Eat well…....