In a word: no. It’s simple, really: kids are not adults. There, I said it. Too often, parents look at kid yoga classes through the lens of their own experiences with yoga. They have the expectation that their child will follow the instructions they are being given with nary a word spoken, as the adults would in their own class. But as with everything else, yoga is a little bit different when it comes to kids. For one thing, kids want to be engaged. They are naturally inquisitive—or perhaps ... View Post
Getting Back To Fitness After Baby
Getting back into those pre-pregnancy jeans isn't always as easy as it looks in the magazines. Seeing 6-pack abs, toned legs and women running with newborn babies in a stroller isn't the true reality of what getting fit after baby looks like for most. In fact, the reality can sometimes look like moms running into class late as they leak milk, a baby that has pooped through another outfit and forgetting your water bottle....again! Once you are ready to start exercising again after baby, here ... View Post
What to Expect in a Fertility Yoga Class
Fertility yoga is a form of yoga that is designed exclusively for preparing your spirit, body and mind for new life. Fertility yoga focuses on the centers of the body or “chakras” associated with fertility and reproduction. In particular, it uses unique yoga poses that open the pelvis and stimulate the second chakra located just below the naval. This area has long been associated with fertility. Releasing tension in your lower belly and pelvis will help increase the flow of blood and energy ... View Post
Ways to Survive the Postpartum Period
Motherhood is not always a walk in the park, it can be really hard. There is absolutely nothing in the world that can prepare you for becoming a new mom and the demands of caring for a new little baby. You have sleepless nights, you are tired, you can feel disconnected from the world, and you can have very little time for yourself. This phase of motherhood and this time in your baby’s life will not last forever, but it can be difficult to remember that when you have been up all night. We would ... View Post
Unconditional Love
During my interviews with people who feel successful, I noticed that many paid special tribute to being loved unconditionally. So, what does it mean to love unconditionally? Is it really possible to remove all of the conditions placed on a person and your love for them? In questioning this and working towards this goal you become more and more able to see your child for who they are and you become more able to be in awe of your child. When you separate doing from being and support living a ... View Post
Little Lotus Instructor Spotlight: Jen Young
We decided we would like you to get to know our instructors a little better, so we came up with a quick Q&A. We would like to introduce you to our instructor Jen, here is her Q&A... Tell us how you fell in love with yoga? At this point I have been practicing for so many years I no longer remember what my life was like without it. I have had an established practice for close to 25 years. I started as a high school student with a locally recorded TV show called Yoga with Joy. I loved ... View Post
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