| We started our Yoga Homeschooling! It's been | | | | version of Arjuna and Krishna from the Bhagavad |
| going well these past few weeks. Yoga home | | | | Gita, in which Arjuna requires strength to make |
| school has a regular curriculum, yoga asana and | | | | choices in life. I bring this up, as well as other |
| philosophy curriculum as well as yoga home | | | | elements that the Bhagavad Gita teaches, |
| economics, such as cooking healthy, ayurvedic | | | | throughout the day when we are washing dishes, |
| food and using ayurvedic herbs and vitamins. It | | | | cooking, walking outside, dealing with difficult |
| also emphasizes sustainability and contributing to | | | | feelings or even elation. |
| the household community with mindfulness and | | | | The 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 kids | | | | energized and is building up strength in his legs in |
| are 10 and 12, so we don't do the regular | | | | order to work with foot, ankle and knee pain |
| Storytime Yoga, in which we act a story out with | | | | caused by flat feet. My daughter is gaining more |
| yoga. Recently I made up a great sequence to | | | | confidence, 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 she | | | | reading and writing, and using art as her focus of |
| said, "Mom, we're too old for that!" So, the way I | | | | interest. In public school, she was two years |
| teach older kids yoga through story is to stick to | | | | behind. My son was bored in school, and I swear |
| stories with philosophical themes to help them live | | | | public school was inhibiting his learning rather than |
| in the world while teaching a lot more physical | | | | helping. 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 yoga | | | | dissatisfied with your public school, try |
| home school curriculum with stories and lesson | | | | homeschooling and add yoga! Have faith in |
| plans, subscribe to the League of Yogic | | | | yourself. You can teach your kids at home and |
| Storytellers! Each morning I start with meditation | | | | put a yoga curriculum in place! Homeschooling is |
| on breathing, using a story I created. Then, I | | | | gaining momentum, so you will likely find dozens |
| tell a story or two, which is also incorporated into | | | | of like-minded moms educating their kids at home |
| their reading, writing, geography, history and art | | | | and develop a great supportive community. |
| curriculum. Math I do have to get help with, what's | | | | Already here in Buenos Aires, I've met another |
| what I use our tutor Laura for! I am using stories | | | | home schooling mom! |
| from Argentina right now, because naturally we | | | | It's a national security problem and a disgrace that |
| are in Argentina! I use the stories for a week | | | | our public schools are in shambles. So don't give |
| or when I feel they are ready to move on. I also | | | | up on public schools entirely, but get politically |
| relate it to yoga philosophy. For instance, in the | | | | active and demand high-quality public education for |
| Argentine story I am using the girl protagonist | | | | all children and an end to the US warfare state, |
| requires great strength. So in the yoga class this | | | | which wastes trillions of dollars. Every child |
| week we are focusing on sun salutations, the | | | | deserves a quality education, because every child |
| three warrior poses and building up strength this | | | | in 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 simplified | | | | classes as well! |