Grounding Techniques for Kids: Voice, Heart, Feet

Help kids ground through voice, heart, and feet. Follow a clear sequence with breath, posture, and connection cues that restore...

Kids Yoga Game – How to get your ducks in a row with Grounded, Grounded, GO!

Teach Grounded, Grounded, GO!, a kids yoga game that builds focus and self regulation. Get setup, rules, and variations, plus...

How to Make an “I Am” Affirmation Card Deck for Kids

Help students make an I Am affirmation card deck they can use daily for focus and self regulation. Includes supplies,...

When Resting Pose Becomes Real: Safety, Breath, and Deep Rest for Kids

During a class at a metro Atlanta shelter, we opened hearts, softened with “heart-melting” poses, and repeated “Inhale I AM,...

Chanting With Kids

Turn classroom chaos into calm with a simple mantra practice. Learn why chanting works for kids, what to say, and...

I Am Who I Am – Mantras & Mandalas

Does it feel true now or is it a good reminder? This is what I ask my students after they...

Elevate Your Yoga Studio with Grounded Kids Yoga

At Grounded Kids Yoga, we partner with studios who want more than just movement classes for kids. Our programs infuse...

Homeschool Yoga Tools That Help Kids Focus, Regulate, and Reset

Simple Yoga Tools That Support Your Homeschool Day Homeschooling gives you the freedom to move at your child’s pace, follow...

Why Your Homeschool Needs a Certified Kids Yoga Teacher

There’s a special kind of energy in homeschool communities. Children learn at their own pace, explore topics that light them...

Research Studies on Yoga & Mindfulness for Kids & Teens

What Research Says About Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Yoga and mindfulness practices for children are backed by a growing body...

Inclusive Yoga for Diverse Learners

What if the starting point for our humanity is not ability, but vulnerability? When we approach yoga through the lens...

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Built a Published Cancer Study on the Grounded Kids Curriculum

A peer-reviewed study in Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics tested whether yoga is feasible for children and adolescents undergoing...

Teaching Yoga Requires Flexibility

Teaching kids yoga takes more than poses. Here’s how flexible planning, language, and family-aware choices make classes inclusive, joyful, and...

Did you know that there are more than 20 different Pride Flags?

June is #Pridemonth, the most colorful month of the year since the LGBTQ+ pride is celebrated. The RAINBOW flag is...

I Am What I Am – A Grounded Kids Yoga Pose That Builds Emotional Integration and Trust

The “I Am What I Am” yoga pose helps children explore their identity, build emotional integration, and express confidence through...

Focus Five: Prepare to Thrive and Feel Alive

A playful five-finger breath sequence kids can use anywhere. Name feelings, match each finger to an emotion, breathe, and move...

The Benefits of Yoga for Kids with Grounded Kids Yoga

Discover how Grounded Kids Yoga helps children build calm, confidence, and resilience through age-appropriate sequences and emotional literacy tools.

What Yoga Really Means to Kids – Grounded in Connection

The traditional definition of yoga is “union.” At Grounded Kids Yoga, we understand that to mean something beautifully practical. When...

The Power of a Pose: How Grounded Kids Yoga Helps Children Build Strength, Calm, and Confidence

In this feature from Points North Magazine, Amy Haysman of Grounded Kids Yoga shares how playful, purposeful yoga classes help...

Why Yoga in Schools Isn’t a Luxury: It’s a Lifeline

Discover how yoga and mindfulness are transforming classrooms from chaos to calm. Grounded Kids Yoga co-founder Amy Haysman shares why...

Middle School Yoga led by our Trainees

Middle School Yoga Class is practicing Grounded Kids yoga poses and mantras with our teachers in training.

How to Teach the Best Summer Yoga Camp

How to Run a Successful Summer Yoga Camp Most of my favorite teaching moments happen during summer yoga camps. Just...

Lotus Breath

Kid's yoga breathing techniques are a game changer for emotional regulation! Try Lotus Breath!

Inner Flexibility

"How do you become flexible on the Inside?" That is the question that I was asked by 4th grade student Isabelle...

How does a 4th grader live her yoga? Thoughts on “I Am What I Am”

Kelli Love is a Certified Grounded Teacher working as a yoga specialist full time in a NYC charter school. Watch...

Why Grounded Kids is the Best Kids Yoga Teacher Training Program (so we’ve been told)

Grounded Kids Yoga is widely regarded as the premier children’s yoga teacher certification training in the field, and for good...

Yoga for the Youngest Generation-Our Feature in Natural Awakenings

Amy Haysman shares the origin of Grounded Kids Yoga in this Natural Awakenings interview. Discover what sparked the movement.

The Ground Truth

Have you ever heard the term "The Ground Truth"? Spies say it when they want to know what really went...

Chakras & Superpowers: A Blissful Yoga Adventure for Kids

Inspired by Deepak Chopra’s The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes, a kids yoga teacher created a chakra-based superhero series that...

Count On Meditation to Be Your Best Self

It’s true that meditation helps children to feel better, know better and do better. That’s because meditators are in touch...

How To Focus In School

I was diagnosed with ADHD in 1977. Everything about my struggles in school and life in general motivated me to...

How to talk to your children about race and racism – Resources

Talking to kids about race and racism can feel daunting, but it’s a vital part of raising compassionate, socially aware...

Kids Warm to Yoga: How Grounded Kids Yoga Helps Children Thrive Mentally, Physically & Emotionally

In today’s fast-paced world, yoga may be the one activity kids actually need more of. In this article, Amy Haysman...

Grounded is a Virtue – How Kids Yoga Builds Confidence & Calm

One of our most popular tools is our Yoga Pose Cards, part of our 84-pose system designed to teach kids...

The Element Space & Wait Time

The Element Space & Wait Time from Amy Haysman on Vimeo.

How to Talk to Children About War

Talking to children about war has become exponentially more challenging. The internet, social media, and editorialized news has made it...

Why Grounded Kids Certification Training is Trauma Informed

From Stress to Serenity: The Impact of Trauma Yoga Training for Kids We make trauma yoga training personal first. Identifying...

The Ride of Your Life

You’re Up Then You’re Down is in the Twist and Shine sequence of our Grounded Elevator Pose Series. In this...

Reflections after teaching Step 1 Training – See It From My Side

Written by Amy Haysman It’s Monday after 3 days of grounding 17 grown ups in the art and design of...

Yoga & Mindfulness is good for kids? Prove it!

For the research lovers and naysayers, the believers needing back up, parents wanting proof and the educators pursuing funding, this...

Grounded in Ethiopia by Mariela Andersen

Oh Ethiopia, how quickly you stole my heart! I originally set off on the journey to Africa to provide art...

On the Same Breath and On the Same Page

We celebrated City Schools of Decatur on the same breath, breathing together, and on the same page, reading...

Press Release: Grounded Kids announce they’ve gone Square.

Press Release Grounded Kids announce they’ve gone Square. May 23, 2018 Atlanta, GA– Locally owned Grounded Kids announced today that it...

Grounded Yoga at Refuge Coffee ~ Clarkston, GA

Hi, I’m Lillarose Hardin… You may remember me from my last post here. April 28 was my 11th...

My Moods By Ethany, 2nd grader #GroundedinColor

When I am calm I feel so calm that my anger leaves. When I am calm I feel like...

LOVE as an ACTION in Middle School

“LOVE has two polarities-conditional and unconditional. Conditional LOVE has expectations, which give us pain and joy. Unconditional LOVE gives us...

Warriors of Light: Step 1 {part 1}

26 Warriors of Light stepped into MLK weekend training with open hearted dignity.

Hooray For Intergenerational Yoga Day, part 2

You are here. Make yourself hear.

Hooray for Intergenerational Yoga Day, part 1

Tune into what matters and tune out what does not

Peaceful Kids

In 2017, Alpharetta Lifestyle magazine interviewed Sedef Dion, co-creator of Pre-Grounded Kids Yoga, for an article called “Peaceful Kids.” At...

Singing Bowl Steps: Inviting the Bell to Sound

WHO Everyone has the right to invite the bell and invite others to stop and practice. WHAT An invitation...

The One and Only Ivan Family Yoga

On the Same Page: Wellness, Yoga & The One and Only Ivan Unite in Decatur Each year, Little Shop of Stories...

Moving on….

Our children have an opinion and I feel it is important for them to be heard. In my classes I...

Yippee Ki Yay Namaste

Want to build your positive mind? Feel bright in every which way? Breathe in BIG and stretch real wiiiiiiiiide Exhale...

Finals Exams: This too shall pass (and so will you!)

I was asked by a high school media specialist if I would be interested in helping their students deal with the...

You Get What You Need…

This is the time of applied, intuitive consciousness. This is the time we let our hearts open up. This is...

Oh, Say Can You See, the Sacred and the Silly…

Part of my practice is to create sacred spaces where I honor my guides, my teachers, a theme, what I...

Finding My Voice

My training with the grounded program started over a year ago and has truly been a journey (that I am...

Thank you, India

Grounded Kids in India Thank you, India for teaching me how to feel in my bones the truth of my...

Seeing the Good: On Becoming a Teacher

Overcoming Fear Leads to Joy Today I want to share about my work of becoming a children’s yoga teacher—because I’m...

UP-UP-UP With a Fish!

At the local Barnes & Noble families joined together for storytime and yoga to celebrate Dr. Suess’s birthday and Read...

How yoga helps make 11 year old certified grounded Clare feel like a better person

How Yoga Makes Me Feel Like a Better Person Yoga makes me feel like I’m fearless, more important to this...

Energy Love with Energy Circuit

Energy Love Energy is all around us, all the time. Imagine if you can access that energy to shift you...

A fifth grader practices yoga at a Men’s Night Shelter

Community yoga at Central Night Shelter invites Atlanta neighbors, families, and guests to move, breathe, and connect. Sunday sessions from...

Certified to Teach Kids Yoga in Middle School

Last night felt surreal. I was standing in my kitchen with Lee, Amy & Cheryl when they handed me a...

Yoga Montclair Summer Camp 2014

What I did and did not expect. A paradox. I expected Dr. Seuss books to be the inspiration for planning...

Local Grounded Teachers Heart Bursts Open with Pride

As I sit to write this I am grinning ear to ear because my heart could not be more full...

Meet Keira and Kendall

Hi, my name is Keira and I have been doing yoga for 4 years. It has been a great experience...

The Royal Mind

Hmmm, Our Monkey Mind Our Mind Monkey~ Is restless, and random, Rebellious, and junky? Silly, and scattered Like a toddler in its movement~ Won't settle down, And...

Living My Yoga

Written by Lee Darling In 2006 I arrived on my first yoga mat during my pregnancy of my daughter. A...

The Light Within – Yoga & Art Activity

This activity came out of a need to define shinning inner light. The concept seems vague to some kids so I...

Yes To Higher Aim…No To Lame

Say Yes to Brightness, To Certainty, To Health Say no to dullness, To doubt, to filth. Say Yes to Careful, To Enthusiasm, to Aim Say no...

Snow White and the Seven Chakras

(Inspired by Patanjali's Yoga Sutra Chapter II, v. 42 samtosad anuttamah sukhalabhah) From contentment, Highest happiness is obtained Snow White's Seven Dwarfs Are invited to...

Introducing Charlotte, Certified Grounded Kid…and her yoga perspective

I introduce to you, Charlotte, Certified Grounded Kid. This is her fifth year in the Fernbank Elementary after-school yoga club...

Intention Tower

Gratefully, I wake up every morning, breathing, heart beating and mind wide open. As I breathe into my heart I...

Snow White Yoga

{Tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam} Patanjali's Sutra Chapter 1, verse 3 Then the SEER abides in it own NATURE Surely, it's meant to BE~ To...

The Okey Dokey Yogi

inspired by Dr. Seuss's Sutra: the Zax and Patanjali's Sutra: yatha abhimata dhyanadva (Chapter 1, v. 39) One day, making Okeys In...

Roadmap to Lucidity

Or The map to LUCIDITY Inspired by Yoga Sutra 1.33 which reads: maitri karuna mudita upeksanam sukha duhkha punya apunya visayanam bhavanatah cittaprasadanam The map...

Shames, Shames, Go Away! And Don’t Come Back Another Day!

Inspired by Yoga Sutra 2.16 Heyam dukham anagatam Avoidable is the suffering that has not yet to come~ That feeling of shame That sticks...

Yoga Lesson: Mountain Pose

Mountain Pose Tadasana (tah-DAHS-anna) I rise from the earth. Stand tall. Feet parallel. Chest lifted. I am strong and stable. Flex your toes. Engage your legs. I am tall...

How to Bliss Bomb the World

So you finish your practice~ You feel loving and calm. There is nothing you dismiss~ You are full of BLISS bombs. You rejoin your...

A Sutra a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

What are these sutras You speak so about? Are they stitches like sutures With some sort of clout? Good question, my friend~ Why, yes, yes...

Harry Potter Magic Yoga Sequence

Feeling like a troubled, tuckered out muggle? Want to enter the wizard- like state of clarity, and focus? Choose to...

Dr. Suetra presents: Yoga Sutra of Patanjali 1.2 yogah citta vritti nirodhah

Yoga is the stilling of the changing states of mind~ The act and policy of No chitta* left behind. Yoga is the re-channeling of habits...

Kale Me Crazy

Yesterday, I was with my friend Autumn, and she wanted to go to Taco Bell, which is her favorite restaurant...

Sweeping Breath- Dr. Seuss Style (Siva Sutra 1.2 jnānam bandhaḥ)

Bondage and ignorance and limitation! Oh my! We contract like a sneeze~ You want to know why? These are the roots of our issues, You...

Kids Say The Deepest Things

Last week President Obama visited College Heights Early Childhood Education Center where I teach yoga to 1 year olds and...

Seuss Sutra 1-1: Big Picture Play of Consciousness

Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how. The enlightened sage,...

Namaste

Said my young friend who wants a connection: "I wave. I shake hands, with no objection. No pain, no remorse,...

Harry Potter Yoga: Practice Poses While You Watch

Bring magic to your yoga practice with this Harry Potter–themed workout game. Follow along with fun, movie-inspired yoga poses that...

Love in Your Head

On this day, we invite you to practice the Love in Your Head pose gifted to us from Elie, age...

The Book of Marlie

Thank you Eight year old Marlie for presenting me with this yoga book you wrote and taught to classes in...

Unlieable

Unlieable – To be filled with ones own truth, to the extent that no lies can enter ones being, either...

Sun vs. Moon….YOU Decide!

Election! Election! Left Versus Right Moon Versus Sun Both shining bright!

Spiritual Gangster

Grounded Rap By Carlos, 8th grade Spiritual Gangster Yoga is the best, so don’t put it to the test. Yoga...

When Age Matters

I want to share some experiences and some trial and errors to encourage teachers to continue with their mission, even...

Pre-Grounded In Pre-School: Tips, Clips and Real Yoga Sips

It's summer break for College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur where I've been teaching Pre-Grounded Yoga classes to...

Laughing at Non-Attachment

I’ve mastered Aparigraha! I’m not clinging or attached to Facebook “likes” on our blog posts!!! I deleted all the “likes”!

Inspired by the Velveteen Rabbit…How Teachers Become Real.

The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his...

Cat Yoga for Kids: Building Strong Hands, Steady Feet, and Mindful Movement

In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, our young yogis stepped into a world of imagination, movement, and mindfulness inspired by...

Mini Pose Card Icebreaker – Get To Know You Game

Last month I finally broke open my Mini Pose Cards from Grounded Yoga. Okay, now how to use them, I...

Shame

Shame, Shame, go away, Don’t come back another day. Self-Expression wants to play.

Quandary Evolution!

Your body has states, has land, have you heard? To some this may sound, well, quite absurd. I’ll tell you about two,...

Raising Doubts!

Hey did you know? or maybe you heard? Doubts need attention~ Sounds quite absurd!

Peace On Earth Puzzle

As Earth Day approaches this year, I am struck by what it means to truly foster Peace on this planet...

Why fit in when you were born to stand out

Nobody’s perfect. That’s what they all say. But when you’re a teenager, that saying never crosses your mind, especially with...

Rainbow Yoga Poses

Kids give us a new perspective, and a broader one as well. It’s OK to sometimes have a winner in...

Zip the Lip…Potato Chip!

Often people tend to pull us into their drama. Our awareness can get overwhelmed. What if we allow them time...

Principal’s Office

Want to be a risk taker? Feel more alive? Go one foot past scary? and deep into the dive? We have a suggestion; a type...

Rock Paper Scissors

In the business of life, we tend to get contracted, even with our yoga practice. We want to be aligned,...

Grounded? Yes! Restricted? No!

For many of us, a new year represents a blank slate, a Tabula Rasa. Imagine being able to “refresh” any...

Lasagna Savasana

Sedef Dion who teaches a Pre-Grounded class at Springs Yoga shared with me the story of a four year old...

A Grounded Guide for Kids: Inspired by the Wisdom of The Little Prince

Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They...

Inspiration

GROUNDED. (ADJ.) 1. HAVING A SECURE FEELING OF BEING IN TOUCH WITH REALITY AND YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS. 2. A FIRM FOUNDATION TO...

How Laughter Milkshakes Change The World

There is a huge difference between going deep and going in. Deeply understanding and knowing something is not the same...

Fear On The Run

Found: This Fear escaped from a very Grounded 9 year old's first chakra. Her thighs were rooted and her connection...

when something horrible happens

how do you teach yoga to teens? you start by teaching Truth. speak to the highest in them. they will...

Don’t Feed the Fear

Feed Compassion, Starve Blame Feed Love, Starve Shame Feed Smiles, Starve sneers But whatever you do, don't feed the Fears! Feed the Truth, Starve...

Our Grounded Teen Poet

Jordan Schuster (13 year old Grounded Teen) found yoga when she started middle school. She has continued her study of...

Here Comes the Chakra Man

Chakra-Man: The Official Grounded Super Hero The most realistically human of all super heroes and based on the character of...

Little Bo Breath

Little Bo Breath has lost her depth, And can’t tell where to find it: She closes her eyes, tunes inside...

Grounded Knick-Knack

Want movement, sequence and rhyme at the same time? Incorporate this Grounded Knick-Knack Alignment into your daily Solid Ground Flow.

OM is a Magic Word

We chant OM in order to ground our energy in the present moment. When teaching kids who are brand new...

Inner Body Bright

Humpty Dumpty was Inner Body Dull, Humpty Dumpty was contracted, not full;

Little Miss Muffett

Little Miss Muffett kneeled on her tuffett, and lowered her chest and chin. Along came a spider, who sat down...

Laughter….Defined

laugh verb \ˈlaf, ˈläf\ intransitive verb 1 a : to show emotion (as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle...

Stop Foot, Go Foot

Dr. Suess’s “The FOOT Book” is a delightful tribute to the diverse and multifaceted world of feet. In honor of...

Grounded Defined

Through our programs, we endeavor to “ground” kids, teens, and adults via yoga, laughter, and elevation. But what exactly does...

“Lightbulb!”…Recognizing The Importance of Honoring Your Self!

Have you ever felt not worthy? Maybe you lacked Self-love or maybe you didn’t surround yourself with goodness at the...

Salutations

Charlotte's Web is a celebration of the quiet virtues. It reminds us to keep a soft tender heart, accept our...

Harry Potter – Seven Books…Seven Chakras

The Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling has many meanings. I have found the meaning to be Love Conquers All...

How does your engine run… The Grounded way

How does your engine run? It’s a simple question with a simple answer. Grounding red hot engines can be a...

Grounded In Fluffiness

Three years ago...a five year old Grounded Kid said her favorite pose was "Flat Like a Pancake" it was actually...

If You Are Grounded and You Know It….

If you're grounded and you know it, are you happy? Wait, that's not the song! We know how it goes...

Grounded at the skate park…and I’m seven!

Last week my seven year old son participated in a Grounded Quest for Elevation Yoga camp and was asked to...

Going Grounded (not postal) at the Post Office

We teach kids and teens how to find humor in every day life and how awareness leads to amusement in...

The Gong Meditation, Pre-Grounded Style

As I was preparing for my Pre-Grounded classes this week, I knew I wanted to introduce these 4 year...

A Zensational Memory Game

Yoga has become a great way for children of ALL abilities to become aware of their body, in line with...

You Have the Right to Purr. You Have the Right to Hiss.

Ever feel like a scaredy cat trying to hang out with the big dogs? Do you tend to talk too...

Honor Your Voice…No Whining!

I think it is safe to say that no one likes whining, but despite that fact, regardless of age we...

Grounded in Concentration

This is a memory game. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. Concentration can...

Be On Top of Your Mountain

Challenge yourself to make this pose more difficult, more meaningful. Make it matter. Think of Mountain Pose as your...

Hey, Lighten Up!

Have you ever been told to Lighten Up? We’ve all been stressed and most of the time we just...

I See It Everywhere

I see it everywhere. I hear it spoken in so many contexts. I come across it in a multitude of...

Grounded….an Adjective, a Noun, a Verb…Redefining for Real

Can getting grounded bring me back to balanced working order, the way nature intended me to be? Webster’s Revised Unabridged...

Go Ahead – Push My Buttons

push (one’s) buttons verb • Make one react, or react unfavorably; to aggravate; to show off another’s character faults; to...

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