One of my favorite things about teaching yoga to young children is the infinite ways to turn children’s love of sharing about themselves into a game AND a way to practice yoga! The Color Yoga Game allows children to share their favorite colors with the yoga teacher and their friends and is a HIT in my classes for children ages 3-5. Rules: teacher names a color and shows a yoga pose card any child who likes that color does the pose children may select as many colors as they want! This is an easy and fun way to get children to practice many yoga poses. I recommend holding the pose and co ..read more

Note: As an Amazon Associate, Shining Kids Yoga earns from qualifying purchases from the links in this article. Lovingkindness (metta) meditation is a well known meditation practice that builds feelings of love and being loved by sending words of love and kindness to yourself, loved ones, and all beings in ever widening circles. This meditation is traditionally practiced by adults, but there are many ways this meditation can be adapted for children as young as 3. Below are three ways you can teach and practice lovingkindness meditation with young children: .1. Lovingkindness Fill-In-The ..read more

Details: Must use code TREEPOSE30 at checkout to receive discount - discount will not be provided retroactively Valid Monday, November 27th from 6 a.m. - Wednesday, November 29th at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time only. No rain checks, extensions, or exceptions. Discounts available when purchasing from the following sites ONLY: Class Registration discount: www.shiningkidsyoga.com/registration Product discount: www.shiningkidsyoga.com/store Class discounts are NOT available on the Kiddo.us website Product discounts are NOT available on the Sawyer class registration website WINTER 2024 YOGA C ..read more

Help your child feel calm and build their “gratitude muscle with this relaxing guided meditation from Shining Kids Yoga founder, Andrea Creel! Close your eyes, let your body relax and be still. Take a deep breath in through your nose, deep breath out through your mouth. As you close your eyes, imagine in your mind, someone in your family who you love very much. It could be your mom or dad, or brother or sister, or grandma or grandpa. Think about something wonderful that they have done for you that you are grateful for. Maybe they give good hugs, or they’ve taken you somewhere special, or they ..read more

YOGA FOR KIDS in Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Olney/Brookville, Germantown, and Silver Spring, Maryland Shining Kids Yoga is bringing our award-winning after-school yoga programs to MCPS Elementary Schools this fall! Children will learn yoga poses, deep breathing, meditation, and relaxation techniques in a fun, interactive environment. Each class ends with a period of meditation and deep relaxation. All of our instructors have years of experience working with children and have specialized training in teaching yoga to children. Yoga Classes will be offered at the following schools: Arcola Elem ..read more

Happy First Day of School to all of our students in Montgomery County Public Schools! We can't wait to see you in yoga class in a few weeks ..read more

Mazel Tov to our amazing yoga students at the Edlavitch DCJCC preschool on graduating from preschool! We will miss doing down dog and playing Yoga Pose or Dare with you! Best wishes for a wonderful year in kindergarten ..read more

After-school yoga is back this spring! Registration now open for classes at Wyngate, Fallsmead, and Ritchie Park...more schools coming soon! Register: www.shiningkidsyoga.com/registration ..read more

Lovingkindness (metta) meditation is a well known meditation practice that builds feelings of love and being loved. Enjoy this child-friendly guided audio relaxation that teaches the practice of lovingkindness (metta) meditation to young children. Perfect for Valentine's Day or any day of the year! This child-friendly meditation will help your child feel more calm, happy, and loved ..read more

As an Amazon Associate, Shining Kids Yoga earns from qualifying purchases from the links in this blog “In every job that must be done   there is an element of fun.  You find the fun and snap!  The job’s a game.”  - Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman, “A Spoonful of Sugar,” Mary Poppins As anyone who has taught or watched a kids yoga class knows, teaching yoga to kids is very different from teaching an adult yoga class.  Keeping the attention of students and presenting material in a way that is accessible and engaging means that we need a lot of tricks in ..read more