Social and emotional learning (SEL) is important for kids as they develop. This story will offer up tips for SEL practices early educators can use, including yoga and mindfulness ..read more

Learn how after-school yoga programs can help kids! Here are the top benefits of yoga for kids and the importance of an after-school yoga program for children ..read more

Updated: July 3, 2024 By Robyn Parets, Pretzel Kids Founder & CEO Launching a yoga business, especially a kids yoga business, can be exciting – even exhilarating. For many entrepreneurs, your new business is the culmination of a dream and comes with a mountain of perks. On the other hand, if you aren’t mindful of your work and life habits, your new career as a yoga teacher can lead to an unexpected destination: disillusioned burnout. Burnout is certainly not something you ever want to deal with. Often described as a state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by stress, it can leav ..read more

Updated: June 6, 2024 With the summer right around the corner, you may be thinking about how to boost your income with summer side hustles or a part-time job.  Good for you! Indeed, summer lends itself to plentiful side gigs and job opportunities for you to make extra money. But, before you decide on the best new side hustle for you, consider your interests, whether you want to work inside or outdoors, and how much flexibility you have in your schedule.  Once you’ve given some thought to this, it’s time to check our list of 9 summer side hustles to make extra money.  1. Become ..read more

Updated: May 30, 2024 By Robyn Parets, Founder of Pretzel Kids For some small business owners, summertime means taking longer vacations and extra days off. This isn’t just because the weather is nice. It’s because the hotter months mark the slowest time of the year—the annual small business summer slowdown. ​ Fitness and yoga studios are particularly prone to a small business summer slowdown because customers and students tend to travel over the summer and often prefer to work out on their own outdoors and out of the studio. Judy Hudson, owner of Foxboro Pilates in Foxboro, MA, has come t ..read more

Updated: May 13, 2024 By Robyn Parets, founder of Pretzel Kids I couldn’t have picked a worse time to go on a yoga retreat.  ​Say what? Since when is going on a yoga retreat a bad thing? Since never. But let me back up a bit here. I’m not saying I shouldn’t have gone on the retreat. I’m saying it wasn’t a good time to go.  That’s right. Pretzel Kids is super busy wrapping up school year programs and classes, and moving into the summer camp season. Plus, I’ve got lots of personal things to attend to, and I won’t bore you with these details. So, if I could have picked a time to get awa ..read more

Updated: February 28, 2024 By Robyn Parets, Founder of Pretzel Kids  Do you love yoga? Have you ever wondered whether you should enhance your yoga education and look into a yoga instructor training?  You’re not alone.  According to The 2016 Yoga in America Study conducted by Yoga Journal and Yoga Alliance, yoga is indeed gaining in popularity. In fact, “the number of American yoga practitioners has increased to over 36 million in 2016, up from 20.4 million in 2012.” And, “28% of all Americans have participated in a yoga class at some point in their lives.” Yet, while yoga is gro ..read more

By Danny Schatz, Pretzel Kids Content Writer Imagine a summer camp morning, the air is filled with birds and the leaves are rustling. Amid this tranquility, a group of excited kids begin their day with yoga, stretching and breathing in unison. This tranquil moment marks the beginning of an enriching journey increasingly embraced by summer camps worldwide.  Summer camps, often cradled in nature and removed from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, provide an ideal environment for children to delve into the physical and mental benefits of yoga, embarking on a path of personal growth and ..read more

Updated: September 13, 2023 By Robyn Parets, founder of Pretzel Kids Struggling to juggle the back-to-school season with your job and your kids activities? Is the fall season causing you stress and anxiety? If you’re balancing being a mom, yoga teacher, or a kids yoga instructor, back to school means back to babysitting headaches, back to chauffeuring kids from one after-school activity to another, back to making lunches every day, and back to starting the cycle all over again. Yikes! Even if you have the help of a partner or spouse, back to school stress is enough to make your head spin. To h ..read more

Updated: June 8, 2023 Whether you work from home or have a full-time job, learning new ways to make extra money is an excellent way to gain financial freedom. This is where side hustles come in.  Side hustles have become an increasingly popular way to earn extra cash while you continue working your current job. Plus, you can often start a side gig while your kids are in school, on the weekends or around your schedule. And, if you’re a mom, why not do something you’re passionate about or maybe even teach kids yoga? In this story, we highlight 11 profitable side hustle ideas to help you tur ..read more