Incredible Kids Yoga And Our Next Retreat!!!
Greetings,
Upcoming Retreat Welcoming SUMMER!!!
June 10-12
We had so much fun at our Spring Equinox Retreat, we started planning for next one. Welcoming Summer Retreat is just two months away at Gwinwood Retreat Center on Hicks Lake in Lacey.
We will once again celebrate the changing of the seasons, enjoy vegetarian dining, yoga, community and art.
You can sign up and learn more about the retreat HERE.
Incredible Kids Yoga
April 19, we are introducing a new class to our schedule Incredible Kids Yoga!!! We have had so many requests for yoga for children, so we have been hard at work developing a class for you and your kids. Darrell Born will be leading the practice. Darrell is a new yoga teacher to Firefly. He comes from a background in education and music. Darrell has three daughters of his own and is amazing with children. Please come give his class a try and let your kids join in the fun.
Incredible Kids Yoga - Sign your child up for class here
TUESDAYS 4 pm at the Lacey Firefly studio. $15/child.
Read more about Yoga for children below!!! Getting used to our new online system!
Last week we went live with our new class reservation and payment software. I am already mired in the complexities of the transition. Please bear with us as we make this change, we really feel that you will eventually have a smoother online experience because of it. In some cases, the software will prompt you to re-put in your payment card information. We are changing payments systems, and your card on file will not be transferred to the new system. Additionally, we are closely monitoring the old system and if it accidentally charges you, we are voiding those as quickly as we can.
If you are having any trouble signing in or paying for classes, or anything else, please feel free to call us at 360-480-7917, so we can help.
Namaste,
Lisa and Ronny
Questions? reply to this email or call anytime 360-480-7917
Sign up for the Summer Retreat June 10-12
Reasons you want your children practicing Yoga
I began teaching kids yoga about 10 years ago. A mother came to me about her son, he was 8, who wanted to practice yoga with the grownups. I invited him to a grown-up class and he was awesome, but he liked to ask a lot of questions during practice and it distracted the adults. So I decided to start a class for incredible kids. And quickly that class grew because all kids are incredible kids.
Yoga is so good for kids in so many ways, here are a few:
Yoga teaches a child how to take a moment to his or herself, and breathe. It promotes mental clarity. We don’t teach this in many other disciplines, and a calm breathing moment can be invaluable to a wound up, irritable child.
You don’t need much to practice yoga. A mat is really all you need.
Yoga, much like martial arts, can build self-esteem and self-respect. It’s an opportunity to practice focused play without worrying about getting the pose perfectly. The point of yoga is to slowly improve upon a pose, not get it perfect the very first time.
Yoga is great for a shy child who may withdraw from group activity.
Yoga enhances flexibility, challenging muscles that may not be used routinely.
Yoga enhances coordination and promotes balance.
There is a sense of accomplishment in achieving a new pose or improving on it.
Yoga refines gross and fine motor skills.
Concentration and focus are paramount in yoga, a great skill for children and adults of all ages.
Yoga fosters patience. Improving on a pose takes time and determination.
Yoga encourages mindfulness and a mind-body connection that most of us ignore during our daily lives.
Multiple studies of children with behavioral and physical challenges demonstrate large benefits. Yoga practice can decrease aggressive behavior, hyperactivity, and social withdrawal in children with autism and attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder. These same children shared more and communicated more effectively after practicing yoga for an hour.