Yoga Home School

We started our Yoga Homeschooling! It's beenversion of Arjuna and Krishna from the Bhagavad
going well these past few weeks. Yoga homeGita, in which Arjuna requires strength to make
school has a regular curriculum, yoga asana andchoices in life. I bring this up, as well as other
philosophy curriculum as well as yoga homeelements that the Bhagavad Gita teaches,
economics, such as cooking healthy, ayurvedicthroughout the day when we are washing dishes,
food and using ayurvedic herbs and vitamins. Itcooking, walking outside, dealing with difficult
also emphasizes sustainability and contributing tofeelings or even elation.
the household community with mindfulness andThe practice really brings us together as a family.
love.My son said the yoga practice makes him feel
Yoga is my kids' daily physical education. My kidsenergized and is building up strength in his legs in
are 10 and 12, so we don't do the regularorder to work with foot, ankle and knee pain
Storytime Yoga, in which we act a story out withcaused by flat feet. My daughter is gaining more
yoga. Recently I made up a great sequence toconfidence, building up strength and flexibility. She
teach kids Spanish using yoga and movement,is also making incredible leaps and bounds in
however, when my daughter looked at me shereading and writing, and using art as her focus of
said, "Mom, we're too old for that!" So, the way Iinterest. In public school, she was two years
teach older kids yoga through story is to stick tobehind. My son was bored in school, and I swear
stories with philosophical themes to help them livepublic school was inhibiting his learning rather than
in the world while teaching a lot more physicalhelping. So I think it's all making a difference!
alignment.Yoga home school does require that you have to
What I'm covering here in this blog are the basics.be organized, patient and flexible! But if you are
If you'd like a detailed description of my yogadissatisfied with your public school, try
home school curriculum with stories and lessonhomeschooling and add yoga! Have faith in
plans, subscribe to the League of Yogicyourself. You can teach your kids at home and
Storytellers!  Each morning I start with meditationput a yoga curriculum in place! Homeschooling is
on breathing,  using a story I created.  Then, Igaining momentum, so you will likely find dozens
tell a story or two, which is also incorporated intoof like-minded moms educating their kids at home
their reading, writing, geography, history and artand develop a great supportive community.
curriculum. Math I do have to get help with, what'sAlready here in Buenos Aires, I've met another
what I use our tutor Laura for! I am using storieshome schooling mom!
from Argentina right now, because naturally weIt's a national security problem and a disgrace that
are in Argentina! I use the  stories  for a  weekour public schools are in shambles. So don't give
or when I feel they are ready to move on. I alsoup on public schools entirely, but get politically
relate it to yoga philosophy. For instance, in theactive and demand high-quality public education for
Argentine story I am using the girl protagonistall children and an end to the US warfare state,
requires great strength. So in the yoga class thiswhich wastes trillions of dollars. Every child
week we are focusing on sun salutations, thedeserves a quality education, because every child
three warrior poses and building up strength thisin the world is really your own! So I hope you
week.reach out to other children and teach kids yoga
For yoga philosophy, I have told them a simplifiedclasses as well!