5 Ways to Connect to the Earth with your Child

April 12, 2018 Megan Snider

Do you know that feeling you get when you've been in close contact with the earth for a long time? Maybe you were at the park with the kids and couldn't find a reason to leave, or you ran into a friend unexpectedly and talked and walked for an extra hour or two, while the kids enjoyed an extra long play. The feeling of fresh warm air in your lungs after a long winter, your nose and cheeks cool but not frozen, and pulling out your warmest sweater in exchange for your winter jacket.

This is spring. And this feeling I get I call 'groundedness'.

Pose of the Season: Spring

April 3, 2018 Megan Snider

Tree Pose (Vrksasana)

Tree pose is a great way to usher in the warmer weather and create balance in our bodies and our families as we transition from winter to spring.

This balancing pose is great for all ages. Tree pose is often one of the first poses my youngest yogis love to do! The benefits of tree pose for our kids are vast including strengthening the legs and feet, stretching the shoulders, and balancing the mind, body, and soul. It also helps children to focus better and bolsters their self-esteem and confidence.

Warm Up with the Benefits of Kids Yoga

January 21, 2018 Megan Snider

Kids yoga. What is it? At Appleseed, we play yoga through storytelling, and we inspire movement from seed to tree. It's about planting, cultivating, nourishing and growing, and it's what we do.

Why choose kids yoga for your child over other movement-based activities? The benefits of kids yoga are seemingly endless. In a world where it seems like we're spinning out of control, Appleseed Yoga cultivates a deep awareness and acceptance of the present moment, and inspires mindful, imaginative movement with our children.

You already know the classic benefits of yoga: stress relief, body awareness, mindfulness, fortification of all the bodily systems, and non-competitive activity. Kids yoga can take those benefits and grow further. Here are a few additional benefits of kids yoga that you should be aware of.

Pose of the Season: Winter

December 19, 2017 Megan Snider

Sloth Pose (Viparita Karani or Legs Up the Wall)

This pose is incredibly regulating and refreshing, and kids think it's fun! Sloth pose can easily be done alongside your child, or even altogether as a family!

Sloths travel upside down high in the trees and move at an incredibly slow pace, around 4 metres/minute. They are often found hanging with their families together among the branches, eating, sleeping and giving birth way up high! Sloths only move when necessary, just as we do in sloth pose!

The Benefits of Family Yoga - Part #2

November 23, 2017 Megan Snider

A few months back I posted about some of the many benefits of Family Yoga. The list continues, so read on to learn more about how Family Yoga is good for you and your brood!

6. Family Yoga shows children that parents are not perfect. Up to a certain age, children believe their parents are super-human! They seem to never run out of time, money or resources, and this can create high expectations for parents to fulfill. There are always poses a parent finds difficult and those a child find's difficult. This reality check brings a humanizing quality to the parents, releasing them of expectations from the child.

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