The Why Kids Love Yoga blog is brought to you by licensed Next Generation Yoga Teachers who dedicate themselves to sharing the philosophy and teachings of NGY with children around the world. NGY Teachers exude a love for kids and passion for Yoga and are certified and experienced in teaching group classes, private lessons, birthday parties and Yoga in schools.
We invite you to enjoy their posts and engage with their teachings.
Educators are asked to create an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) to support license renewal. After working through previous plans that targeted academics, I entered my twentieth year in the classroom with a shift in my focus. For my m...
Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated in many parts of the world to give and express love. How do you show people you love them? How do you like to receive love? Did you know that there are different love languages? We usually show others love ...
Three months ago, I became a certified in Next Generation Yoga. You guys! Five years ago, I had never even done yoga in my life. Cardio was my jam and I thought I could never silence myself enough to get through a yoga class. Then, I was di...
Meet Sarah Henderson and her sister Hannah. Sarah is the developer and trainer for the NEW Next Generation Yoga Teacher Training for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults with Disabilities and Differences. Sarah's experience with people with disabilities be...
Having a designated area where students can go when they need a few minutes to work through difficult emotions can help improve self-regulation skills and maintain a peaceful classroom environment. The great thing about this is that you can be creati...
If you know me at all, you know I love teaching yoga to teens and tweens. I wrote recently about how the things I enjoy the most about this age group are also what make them challenging to teach at times. I don’t find them to be challenging very of...
"Think of a poem as a flashlight, an instrument of discovery." - Billy Collins To me, poetry and yoga are one. Talking about asana, all you hear is symbolism and metaphors (Triangle pose, Goddess pose, Fish pose). Even the yoga cues in class can be m...
We were going around the yoga circle, with a “one word check-in,” sharing how we are feeling. It’s how we begin some of our yoga classes at the day program for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. From most o...
Want to Learn Teach Yoga to Kids Ages 8-13? Join us January 24th-26th in Columbus, OH for a 20-hour Teacher Training Certification! Hosted by NGY's home studio, Bexley Yoga, you'll learn how to share yoga and mindfulness with kids ages 8-13. No pri...
Our Online Teacher Training for School-Based Educators will Teach You Everything You Need to Know to Bring Yoga & Mindfulness into the Classroom! Research shows that integrating yoga and mindfulness exercises within the classroom setting may be...
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