In most kids yoga classes we do poses on our own mat, in our own space, with our own body. Partner Yoga is a wonderful change where we share space, stretches & energies and some may even prefer it. Here is a complete video with specific poses & good practices for partner yoga with kids of all ages & stages.

Please leave a comment & share this video if you feel inspired.

Thank you, much love!
jodi

When faced with a child who was resistant to doing yoga … I couldn’t help but meet him where he was at. Where he was at, was hungry with a large size chocolate chip cookie in his hand! Check out this kid inspired yoga lesson: Chocolate Chip Cookie Yoga.

Please help spread the love & share Why Kids Love Yoga! And leave me a comment below xo

jodi

A wonderful theme to share with kids is the 5 W’s of Yoga ~ it is a great way to introduce kids to What is Yoga, Where does it come from,  Who started Yoga, When was it created & Why do we do it … don’t just sit there & talk, move the body & weave the theme in to the class.

This lesson plan is available on our website for purchase!

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Please do let us know how it went & what you think! Oh & remember to share the love

I spent days & nights with self-induced pressure to create a training program that would be perfect. Once I realized what I was doing to myself and those around me, I surrendered to the perfection of imperfection. Listen to my story and how I freed myself up to create a rockstar Train-the-Trainer.

Leave me a comment, Id love to hear about your take on being a perfectionist, or not!

LOVE!

jodi

When was the last time you played hard like a child? Doing so can really help to raise your energy, lift your spirit and enhance your vitality. I know this firsthand because I do it all the time!

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old ~ we grow old because we stop playing.”

In celebration of NGY’s entrance into its 14th year of business, I took myself to Europe. After 2-weeks of traveling & unplugging from work, I am feeling a significant amount of fresh energy ~ ready to teach, train & create. I realize the importance of taking time off, to recharge & fill up my well so that I can be of better service to you & the world. I highly recommend the same for you!

As the Founder of Next Generation Yoga, I truly feel like I am Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road. Actually, we are all are on a journey and meet many characters who inspire us to use our heart, courage & brain. In June, I enter my 14th year on the path with NGY ~ in the video below I share with you my amazing story. Id love to hear yours, so please post a comment and tell me about your journey along the yellow brick road.

Love,

Jodi

So excited to share with you this first video blog by NGY Founder Jodi Komitor. Inspired by a fulfilling birthday weekend and what a 9 year old had to say in response to Jodi hardly receiving any birthday presents, this video will share with you how to listen to what kids have to say and then create a yoga lesson plan around it. AND…you’ll learn that your life is full of gifts & presents, beyond the ones that are wrapped in fancy paper, ribbons and bows.

Jodi would LOVE to hear your thoughts on this blog video, please leave a message and if you are inspired to share it, we’d love that too!

 The times are a changing…this new year, Next Generation Yoga has landed Yoga classes for every grade at the Paul Ecke School in Encinitas, California. OMazing, truly ~ especially exciting is when asked if they have done yoga before in their life, more than half of the children said yes!

This week we had 12 NGY classes for each of the Kindergartners, 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders. The theme was very light & mostly an introduction to what is yoga & why do we do it. The kids are very intuitive & instantly feel peaceful, relaxed, “tingly & light” were the words they used to describe. We ask them to think of one word to describe the way they feel several times throughout the classes. Its a sweet way to check in.

Such a wonderful opportunity for the children & families at Paul Ecke & of course we feel so blessed to be able to share Yoga with so many children. Have a feeling this is the wave of the next generation xxoo