Who loves to dance? I dooooo, or as I say in my preschool circle time: Yooooo (Spanish for Me or I). When my friend Minako-san, a KiDo Kids Yoga and Yogic Arts teacher from Tokyo (and my translator when I am teaching in her town) was visiting me in California at my home, she video taped this short Salsa Dance sequence. 
I really hope you try it out and dance with your kids! Let me know how it goes by leaving a comment below.
Practice these fun yoga poses with your children. The cool down set comes at the end of a KiDo Kids Yoga class. All YogaRhymes were written by Heather Kamala.
Hello Dear Friends, Today is the first day of Spring! Are you feeling it? Spring Equinox when the day and night are equal. I am sending Blessings for a beautiful season out to you all. Who has planted their Spring Garden? Let’s hear from you.
Ganesha is feeling the mood of Spring, Click Here for a full page version.
Dear Friends,
Yesterday, I passed this activity out to the kids who came to my free yoga class at my local library. Thank you to those families who participated! Please enjoy this Spring activity for ages 4 and up. Love, Heather Kamala
Click Here to find a larger version of the paper activity.
Dear Friend,
I’ve been working on this really fun project called KiDo Kids Magazine. So far I have created about 12 pages of categories to dazzle and wow you and your little ones…it’s going to be a fun year. One of my favorite things to do is create new activities and games around yoga and movement. I can just imagine you with your kids playing these games, doing these activities and laughing your heads off. I’m smiling now.
I will launch the first issue April 1st, no we’re not fools…or are we? That’s just 17 days away. Wanna take a peek?
Here it is: It’s the page which introduces Geography and Humanities Studies to children. We’ll have lots of extras like this. Remember, I was a homeschool Mom for 11 years, so how can I hold back?! The good thing is, the magazine will be super affordable, especially if you subscribe for the whole year. You’ll see.
I guess I’m a bit of a perfectionist, but my great teacher, Alex Mandossian said: “Sloppy Success is better than Perfect Mediocrity”.
So I keep creating and now counting down the days…
As we say in YogaRhymes: Rocketships Ready, Hold on Tight, 4, 3, 2, 1…Blast Off in Flight! (watch me do it here on our KiDo Kids Yoga YouTube Channel ).
Until next time…Keep Playing with Your Kids,
Heather Kamala
Just a little sample of the Easter YogaRhymes Activity which will be available mid March
For a free coloring page version of this Valentine click here.
Written by: shantigeneration on January 5, 2012.
The New Year always reminds me of new beginnings. I tell my students that it is like a blank piece of paper at the art table. The possibilities are endless for what you can create. As I plan my classes for the week I often turn to nature and in this time ofchange from one year to the next I think of the butterfly.
Butterfly Yoga Class
First, ask your students to tell you what they already know about the journey from egg to butterfly. Give them all an opportunity to share their thoughts on the subject and ask them questions to fill in the details and to spark their curiosity.Then ask them if they would like to feel what that journey is like in their bodies. You will be answered with a resounding, “Yes! I want to be a butterfly! Me too! I want to be a red one!”
Egg (child’s pose) -The egg sticks to a leaf and is covered with a coating of warm wax to keep it from drying out. This image and pose can feel Continue reading
by T h i c h N h a t H a n hDear Mother, I bow down before you with utmost respect and the clear awareness that you are present in me and that I am a part of you. You gave birth to me and provided me with everything I needed for my nourishment. You gave me air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, and medicinal herbs to heal me when I was sick. Because you gave birth to me once, I know that you will continue to give birth to me again and again in the future. That is why I can never die. Each time I manifest, I am fresh and new; and each time I return, you receive and embrace me with great compassion. You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia, you are this beautiful blue planet. You are the Earth Refreshing Bodhisattva1 Continue reading
