(VIDEO) Core Power-up for good posture and an open heart

Posted on February 21st, 2012 in Teaching Yoga to Teens, Youth Yoga
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  Strong core muscles are essential for good posture. If your core is strong, you are more likely to sit up straight instead of hunched forward. When we sit erect, it allows our lungs to fill to capacity when we breathe. We take in more oxygen, and release more stress and tension. Building a strong core also makes us more aware of our...[...]
 

Teen Yoga Activity: Planting Good Seeds

Posted on February 21st, 2012 in Teaching Yoga to Teens, Uncategorized
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    One of the most helpful practices I’ve learned from the process of  teaching yoga in schools is to encourage goal setting. While this may seem antithetical to yoga, which is supposed to be all about the journey, I’ve found that goal setting enriches that journey and provides a more steady ground. Goals give students...[...]
 

Plant Good Seeds

Posted on February 16th, 2012 in Uncategorized
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~Planting good seeds in thought, word and action is a mantra Jill Fox lives by.   Founder of Awear Yoga and its Plant Good Seeds brand, and a student & teacher of yoga, Jill believes everything starts with the intention of a simple seed.   Collaborating with her very good friend and neighbor Jessica Mueller, they introduce this first blog...[...]
 
 
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