Recently, I’ve sustained an injury to my back and neck. Luckily, nothing serious, but it has hindered my daily yoga practice, and frustratingly so. Just as any avid yogi or yogini would tell you, the time I spend on the mat each day is immensely important to my sanity. It’s my exercise and my moment of
As Director of an after-school program, I have worked with children for many years. During this time, I have come to appreciate the many benefits of yoga for kids. After-school programs offer many varied enrichment opportunities (as they should), but the yoga classes stood apart.
Following a day cooped up at their desks, children usually came to the program rambunctious and with the day’s pent-up energy and frustrations. I would send them into their class with silent sympathy for the yoga teacher. They came out an hour later noticeably tranquil and calmed.