Full of Joy Yoga

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Bring Yoga & Mindfulness into Your Preschool Classroom - https://mailchi.mp/cc6365e4795f/preschoolyoga

Woof Woof Shadow

I am always looking for interesting ways to reach kids through Social Emotional Learning. This show has it all and is a must see! Its so beautiful and imaginative. Check this out local CT peeps!

Woof Woof Shadow Watch your children’s eyes light up as they travel with Lucy and Woof Woof in our magical world of shadows. Shine your flashlight and call out for Woof Woof!

Kids Yoga Sequence: Good Night Flow

I have added all of my new videos to my youtube channel! These videos go with my Yoga Games for Kids yoga book. Check out this adorable goodnight flow sequence:

Kids Yoga Sequence: Good Night Flow Do you struggle to get your kids calm before bedtime? Try this quick bedtime flow with them- it may even work for you too! Check out the sequence in her new ...

Is this thing on? It's been awhile! ☀👯 - https://mailchi.mp/4de9638271ec/heyitsme

It's been over 2 years since I've taught a public family yoga class, I couldn't be more excited to be teaching at the CT Folk fest & green expo this weekend at Edgerton Park. Please come with your kiddos and join me!
Sat: 1:30-2 & 4:30-5
Sun: 1:30-2

Also, there will be soooo much good music, food and activities - see below!
See you there!

Kids Yoga Sequence: Good Night Flow

Do your kids have trouble winding down at night for bed? Try my goodnight flow- it may even help you!

Kids Yoga Sequence: Good Night Flow Do you struggle to get your kids calm before bedtime? Try this quick bedtime flow with them- it may even work for you too! Check out the sequence in her new ...

Kids Yoga Sequence: Boat Ride

Back in the fall I filmed a bunch of videos to go with my book Yoga Games for Kids. My friend Michelle of pix edited the amazing & fun videos that her partner filmed. I've been slacking on getting them up on my Full of Joy Yoga Youtube channel. But I'm finally doing it!

Here is the first one, the Boat Ride. Enjoy! I'll continue to post them as I get them up there.

Kids Yoga Sequence: Boat Ride Let's go on a boat ride! What creatures will we see? Join Lani of Full of Joy Yoga as she takes you on this 5 minute journey. Check out the sequence in her n...

How to Teach Yoga in Schools (and Get Paid for it!) | Kids Yoga Stories

As always, I love sharing my expertise with Giselle Shardlow from Kids Yoga Stories - we love chatting and working together. She published this awesome article about How to Teach Yoga in Schools on her blog.

You can also join us this summer in her yoga bootcamp where I make a very special appearance!

https://www.kidsyogastories.com/teach-yoga-in-schools/

How to Teach Yoga in Schools (and Get Paid for it!) | Kids Yoga Stories 5 tips to teach yoga in schools: how to get one foot through the door and get paid for it. Incl. testimonials from teachers who have done it.

Happy Podcast Thursday!

Couldn't think of a better episode to leave you with before my break. ♥️This week, I am joined by the wonderful Lani Rosen-Gallagher

In this episode, Lani shares powerful insights from her over 20 years in the kids yoga industry. She shares what's kept her in this work over the years, her current passions, and some of her favorite stories. A wonderful and rich conversation, Lani has so much knowledge that we can all benefit and learn from- Listen in NOW!

https://www.thekidsyogapodcast.com/podcast/episode/262c13fe/106-full-of-joy-yoga-with-lani-rosen-gallagher

Breathing Exercises for Kids: Heart Mudra Breath

My 5th remote class is over and i'm done for the day! We've been doing my happy heart yoga class and now my heart is super happy from all these awesome classes. Check out one of my favorite breathing exercises - the heart mudra breath (and a super cute little Zephyr)
https://youtu.be/dZm5unNi63g

Breathing Exercises for Kids: Heart Mudra Breath Lani Rosen-Gallagher of Full of Joy Yoga - fullofjoyoga.com teaches yoga and mindfulness to children in CT.Find Lani here:Website: fullofjoyoga.comWebsite: m...

Signing 11 copies of my book today for a group of sweet kiddos and their parents! I love that I get to share this with them and how fun for me to sign them all.

My book is still out there waiting for you! and I'll soon have videos to go with. You can buy on my website https://fullofjoyoga.com/product/yoga-games-for-kids/

or on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Games-Kids-Activities-Mindfulness/

Slowing Down in the New Year -
Happy New Year! This 50th year of life for me I'm making very different decisions for myself. I've found myself slowing down. I've given myself a lot of permission this last year to not always have to be "productive." I like getting things done, all the time, but this last year I am finding it ok if things don't get done. It is very necessary when having to make huge decisions about navigating our safety ALL THE TIME.
So what have I been doing you ask?
https://mailchi.mp/52dfa22cea77/slowing-down

Move - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

I just started the 8th year of Yoga With Adriene 's 30 day yoga journey. If you feel compelled to sign up and practice along with me, I'd love it! I even have a fb group you can join with others who are doing it too. https://do.yogawithadriene.com/move

fb group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/619375731828649

Move - A 30 Day Yoga Journey Sign up for Move: 30 Days of Yoga for the body and mind. Movement is how we engage with life...so how you move matters. This is a journey to move your mindset, to align with purpose, to love yourself, to live in truth.

Happy New Year from my family to yours! I hope you all have a restful, healthy and fun year ahead. Deep breaths everyone, we got this.

Thank you all for your support in my 19th year of business! I can't believe it myself. 🎉🧘

🔥happy solstice!🔥
Family firepit! Not letting omicron stop us from celebrating. You may have cancelled our party but a family firepit is essential tonight.

We are sending wishes for a new year into the fire and letting it go out into the world, AND also throwing in some things we want to let go of.
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This kid took the job of lighting the Hanukkah candles so seriously that we needed to make up the last day last night bc we skipped a day over the weekend.

In the midst of all this darkness in our community and world right now, this is a month of also celebrating the light. Find the moments of light in these dark times. 🕎🕯️

✨ Giveaway! ✨

*Yoga Games for Kids* is out and we're so excited to be partnering with on this giveaway!

Have you read my must-read article on Plinkit: The Benefits of Mindfulness and Easy Ways to Practice It - https://myplinkit.com/2018/02/mindfulness-what-is-it-how-helpful/ As we move into the holiday season, center ourselves with gratitude and intentionally make space for calm and reflection with our children, *Yoga Games for Kids* couldn’t be more timely. So don't miss this awesome giveaway.

Here's your chance to win two amazing prizes:
One copy of *Yoga Games for Kids* - easy-to-use, bite-sized and practical. (Psst - Makes a great gift!)
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Thank you to my friend Tamara who wrote this beautiful review and shared such an adorable story to go with it. I took a few screenshots because I can't figure out how to post those stories here. But you can check them out on my own instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/fullofjoyogi/ They are so cute!

"Oh my goodness, this book is so thoughtful! I confess that I know very little about yoga, but my two older children have practiced it in school or at extracurricular activities for years, and they respond beautifully to it. While also teaching me a thing or two!
I love the age-appropriateness of this book, with its easy to understand language, and relevant illustrations, but it goes beyond that. I think of it as the perfect yoga book for kids in this age range, and maybe even a little older. This book makes yoga fun and beneficial, by breaking it into 30 fun activities for mindfulness, creativity, strength building, and calming (wonderful for near bedtime). I also love that there are affirmations with every activity, because I use affirmations for confidence and anxiety management and these are awesome! So there are poses, games, and affirmations. And the book is broken down into simple sections, so that the poses about mindfulness, calming, focus, etc. all go together. No doubt, the benefits of this book are too numerous to mention. I keep it on the coffee table so that visiting loved ones can see it."

If you haven't purchased your book yet, or written your own review, you can do both HERE! https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

"I have everything I need to grow."
I love this affirmation. We need to dig deep inside to find what we need to grow. And dig deep is what I did to write this book!

One of my favorite games in my book is "Wings in the Garden" because kids just LOVE butterfly pose and the sweet song I sing with it. I learned this song over 20 years ago from my very first kids yoga training with Shakta Kaur Kalsa of Radiant Child Yoga. It also lends itself to expand upon with all the flying creatures that live in a garden (and my garden is my fave place).

Here is a sneak peak photo from the video to go with this game as well as the page with this fun little sequence.

I'd love to know which game your kids really enjoy!

You can purchase your book here if you haven't already! https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

I was so honored to have Shari Vilchez-Blatt of Karma Kids Yoga endorse my book! Shari and I go way back as friends & colleagues in the kids yoga biz. We'd get to see each other to play every year at the Kids Yoga Conferences- which I cannot wait to have back in person again one day.

“Lani's joy and expertise in children's yoga and mindfulness shine through in this adorable book for children! Kids will love the easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful illustrations, and how they feel after each game. They'll love this book for years!” —Shari Vilchez-Blatt, creator of Karma Kids Yoga

Thank you Shari for your endless support always and your kind words! I love working beside you in this biz of ours.

You can get your own copy of Yoga Games for Kids right here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7.

And if you’ve already gotten your book, you can now leave a review, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

What a gorgeous 🍁fall weekend🍁 the colors everywhere were spectacular. It's one of those weekends that ends with a full & happy ❤️.

Our Westchester weekend began with a super fun hike with my bro and kiddos and their first find. Such a fun one, easy and a box of goodies including a trackable! Next was a sleepover with our besties with a campfire and lots of Mario party fun.

The weekend finished with a ton of yard work & bulb planting on this beautiful Sunday and an epic sunset to finish it off - at like 4:30pm 🙄 (thank you daylight savings).

One of the most challenging aspects of writing this book was to effectively capture the way I teach onto a page. I have very specific sequences I've been teaching for almost 20 years! For those of you who know my teaching, I started teaching the mountain & volcano back in San Francisco in 2004. I teach that game/activity to kids from ages 2-12 and they all love it. Teachers too! Trying to capture the essence of it on paper was hard.

I can't wait for you to see the videos I created to go with my favorite games from the book!

If you haven't already ordered your copy, you can order it here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

I love this review from the amazing kid's yoga teacher & biz owner Kate Cygler of Peaceful Pause.

Many of you have asked how you can support me beyond buying your own copy of the book. One way you can really make an impact is to write an honest review of the book on Amazon. Customer reviews lend credibility to products online. They also help people who are on the fence decide if this book is right for them. Thank you for your help spreading the word about Yoga Games for Kids! By leaving a review, you’re helping the book reach the hands of folks who most need it.

You can order a copy and leave your review here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

Mindfulness Month: Day 8: Halloween Yoga Poses and Ghost Breath

Happy Halloween! Bringing back an oldie but goodie. I love teaching my Halloween yoga classes all week. Here is a fun video of some poses and breathing exercises you can try with your kiddos. https://youtu.be/MAAoAlFNwYM

Mindfulness Month: Day 8: Halloween Yoga Poses and Ghost Breath Join Lani & Zephyr of Full of Joy Yoga for some spooky Halloween Yoga poses and a fun ghost breath. find Lani here:fullofjoyoga.comfacebook.com/[email protected]

It's finally here! Today is a beautiful day (despite this crazy noreaster)—my brand new book, Yoga Games for Kids, is officially out in the world for you all to read and enjoy. Thank you to those of you who pre-ordered, as well as those of you who already reviewed it!

It's been a wild ride from start to finish, and I'm thrilled to now be a published author. Thank you again for all of your support. It really means the world to me! I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I loved writing it!

This book Yoga Games for Kids ages 4-8 is about teaching young yogis the virtues of yoga through play while helping them build physical strength, flexibility, and balance.

My biggest ask is that you write a review once you get your copy!
Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7
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p.s. thank you Jen Bezanson Byer for making these photos pop with your awesome skills. love you!

The countdown continues… only 2 DAYS LEFT before Yoga Games for Kids is officially out in the world! It’s been so much fun to share little snippets and sneak peeks with you over the last few weeks.

Before you know it, the book will be at your doorstep to really dive into.

If you haven’t pre-ordered a copy yet—there’s still time to make an impact with your purchase! It would mean so much to me if you grab a copy before Tuesday: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

Amazing talk with one of our favorite kids yoga teachers about children and trauma, integrating practice in the classroom, the importance of top down, and her important new book!

Well, this was fun! I had a one on one conversation with 2 of my favorite people- Matt & Jenny from United We Om.
We talk gardening, children and trauma, integrating practice in the classroom, the importance of top down, and my new book!
If you have an hour to spare, would love for you to give it a listen.

In the meantime, my book is going ON SALE on Tuesday, but you can pre-order it NOW here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

Amazing talk with one of our favorite kids yoga teachers about children and trauma, integrating practice in the classroom, the importance of top down, and her important new book!

FOJY Virtual Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training @ Breathing Room Yoga Center

Yes! another virtual kids yoga & mindfulness teacher training is on the schedule with Breathing Room!
We know how important these tools are for the kiddos in our lives- learn how to bring this to your students & kids in person AND virtually.
AND you get to learn from the comfort of your own home! Check it out below.

FOJY Virtual Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training @ Breathing Room Yoga Center The Full of Joy Yoga 20 hour teacher training for teaching kids yoga & mindfulness for ages 2 – 11 years is geared towards teachers, parents, caregivers, OT’s, PT’s, yogis, and everyone who loves working with children.

fellow kids yoga teachers, can you post your own kids yoga book link here in the comments? I am currently purchasing books from fellow teachers like me! I am planning on doing a post about all my new faves. thanks!

I’m so excited about my new book Yoga Games for Kids going on sale in a few weeks, and to share that excitement with you I'm giving away an advanced copy before it's available to the public! To enter for your chance to win,
- Follow Full of Joy Yoga
- Like the post
- one or more friends

Giveaway ends 12:00pm EST on Wednesday Oct 20. Winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday Oct 22.

There will only be one winner, so if you haven't pre-ordered your copy of my book yet, please do that here: https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7

(Open to US residents ages 18 and up only. Entries must be received by 12:00pm EST on Wednesday Oct 22. One winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday Oct 22. No purchase necessary. Est. retail value: $9.99. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to the owner of this page and not to Facebook.)

I had so much fun sharing my book with all the kiddos I taught this week. I can't wait to see pix of you with your kids when you get my book in the mail! Please share when you do!
Remember you can order using this link - https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7
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I'm excited to announce that the Kindle edition of Yoga Games for Kids, ages 4-8 is on sale today! I’m thrilled that people will finally be able to start reading the book, and I can't wait to hear what you think. Leaving a review is one of the BEST ways you can support my book and help others decide if Yoga Games for Kids is what they’re looking for.

Here’s the link to get your copy right now:
https://amzn.to/3nxRVF7)