Grounded Kids Yoga teacher training participants in a summer intensive practicing poses together

Middle School Yoga led by our Trainees

Middle School Yoga led by our Trainees

Big Roar of Jaguar PRIDE at Sandtown Middle School! @groundedkidsyoga teachers led the incoming 6th graders with laughter and fierce mantras!

Middle school students practicing yoga poses in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

I honor myself.
I accept change.
I am free. I am Me!

Treneisha and Toneka

Students practicing Root Tree Rise in a middle school classroom yoga session. Guided by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees with Pose Cards.

Root Tree Rise with Pride.

Middle school students in Warrior 3 pose during a classroom yoga class, using Pose Cards from Grounded Kids Yoga

 Warrior 3. With Intention.

Practicing washing machine upper body stretch poses with clear visual support from Grounded Kids Yoga Pose Cards, led by trainees

I feel good. My self-esteem is high. I hold my head up. I have pride. Vivian and Carrie

🎥 Watch our PRIDE anthem: NO to shame and YES to PRIDE!

Students exploring balance poses like flap eagle fly with support from Grounded Kids Yoga Pose Cards in a classroom environment

Flap Eagle Fly

I am short. I am tall. I am big. I am small. I am like you. but, I am not you. I am free to be me. Dawn and Regina

Grounded Kids Yoga trainees leading middle school students through floor-based stretches using Pose Cards

I’m somebody!  I’m a student!   I’m smart!    I’m strong!    I’m super! Tatyana and Gary

students and teachers practicing yoga poses like tree friends in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards
Students in partner poses on mats using kids yoga Pose Cards

 BRING IT ON!

Twist and Target.

Group posture practice with Grounded Kids materials on yoga mats

Radiant Pride Breathing.

Students and Trainees practicing yoga poses like crow in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

I am strong.   I am proud.      I am relaxed.      I can do it!  Virginia and Georgia

Kids and trainees practicing yoga poses like Get Up in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

Get Up!

Middle school kids and our trainees practicing yoga poses like oompa loompa in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

Oompa Loompa with Fierce Laughter.

Kids practicing yoga poses like I've Got Your Back in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

I’ve Got Your Back.

Rooting and Rising. Connected.

We show up to serve the collective dream unfolding.
We do this by being willing to be part of another dream and have others be part of ours, fully understanding that ALL will be served..????
Here’s to all of us showing up!

Sat Nam Sandtown!

A group of students and teachers practicing energy circuit yoga pose in a classroom, led by Grounded Kids Yoga trainees using Pose Cards

Thank you Tracy Baker for inviting us in! We can’t wait to hear all about your yoga classes this school year. Lucky Jaguars!

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    when something horrible happens

    truth-1-300x225how do you teach yoga to teens?  you start by teaching Truth.  speak to the highest in them.  they will get it when you tell them that they are a spiritual being in a physical body and that they are immeasurably powerful.   when they root their feet into their mat, into the earth in Mountain pose they will feel steady and strong; a steadiness they themselves create becomes a thing they can rely upon.  when their feet are rooted into the earth, they will become rooted in their integrity. when they are faced with difficult situations they can breathe into steadiness, root into their integrity and make grounded choices.  

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    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 his fun Suess_openand quirky rhymes, I have put my best foot forward here, in a whimsical approach to show how to work your feet. When you keep your feet in line, you will stay in line. Clearly listen to your feet and discover where they tend to go. Do they turn out or in?  Are they crooked? Do you tend to have low back pain or knee pain? Often this can be traced to your feet.
    When you have clarity in your feet, your life will be sweet.
    As Abraham Lincoln said “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”

  • 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 to Careless,
    To Backsliding, to Lame.

    Say yes to activity,
    To Attention, To humility.
    Say no to Heedless,
    Inertia, Instability.

    How to say NO
    To such 9 Disturbances?
    Create a “no” prop
    To play interference.

    A block will work wonders
    To impede interruptions.
    Place between your hands
    To help with deductions.

    Press your hands in
    To fire your inner shoulders.
    Breathe your arms up
    And become a beholder.

    Keep pressing in
    To activate what’s dull.
    Reach the block up high
    As well as your skull.

    Hold a block in one hand
    Lift up your opposite knee
    Tilt to block side
    Finding freedom is key.

    Place the “no” block
    Right between your thighs.
    I know it is awkward
    May your enthusiasm rise!

    Press your thighs back
    Keep your shins fixed.
    Fold Forward, touch the floor
    Breathe steady while betwixt.

    Step back into Downward Dog,
    Bend your knees a lot.
    Press your block up and back
    Notice your train of thought!

    Shift forward into plank
    Lower down flat like a pancake.
    Keep shins pressing down
    Lift thighs up with a mandate.

    Stretch your belly and heart forward,
    Hips back toward your toes
    Open your shoulders
    Like a polyphonic prose.

    Press back to Down Dog
    Come down to table.
    Remove your block
    Keep hands and shins stable.

    Prepare to find freedom
    With boundaries no less.
    In this grounded pose
    We call “No Table Yes”.

    As you stretch right leg back
    Exhale Yes to Higher Aim.
    As you bring knee to forehead
    Inhale No to Lame.

    Your spine arches and curves
    As you continue 5 times
    Try it fast, Try it slow
    Switch sides
    Cause it’s prime.

    Sit is easy pose
    Tune into your frame.
    Each inhale in
    Think Yes to high aim.

    Each exhale out
    Think No to Lame
    May this help you
    Up your game.