November 26, 2017

How many times a day do we all do this?

November 26, 2017/ Butterfly Kids Yoga @ East Side Wellness Center/ Allison Picciano

Here is a question for you: How many times a day do you hold your breath?

May 02, 2017

We Breathe. We Smile. We Fly.

May 02, 2017/ Butterfly Kids Yoga/ Allison Picciano

Breathe.... Smile. Fly. And not just any kind of breathing, "yoga breathing!" as I say in my classes. One of my goals with Butterfly Kids Yoga is to give kids great tips and techniques that they can actually USE...even outside of yoga class. Yoga breathing is how we start off class, how we end class, and we use it throughout! From my little preschool yogis to my older tween yogis, we all practice our yoga breathing...and here's a peek at how we do it!

March 02, 2017

3 tips to relax your child and let them "just be"

March 02, 2017/ Butterfly Kids Yoga/ Allison Picciano

How often do you find yourself able to just "be". No bottled up energy. No worries. Less stress. Those moments are precious, right? Now put yourself in a child's shoes. Whether it's academic stresses, social situations, or anxiety, children need the opportunity to just "be" as much as we do. But how do we actually DO it? Here are 3 ideas on how kids yoga can help your child release a good amount of energy + re-focus + find their own sense of calm. "Just be."

January 18, 2017

Butterfly Kids Yoga. Breathe. Smile. Fly.

January 18, 2017/ Butterfly Kids Yoga / Allison Picciano

Today I flew. Today I had the privilege to teach yoga to 48 kids as part of a school session. Today was awesome. I hope I made a positive impact on those kids today. I hope I showed them that children's yoga can be fun, energizing, and at times even silly. I hope I showed them how to breathe and relax, how to smile and laugh, and how to fly and be stronger. I hope I did all those things, and maybe for just a couple minutes I gave them the opportunity to "just have fun and be lost in just being a kid."

December 13, 2016

The magic of the Talking Stick?

December 13, 2016/ Butterfly Kids Yoga @ East Side Wellness Center/ Allison Picciano

There is something about purely innocent, straight-from-the-heart moments from kids that makes you stop in your tracks. The Talking Stick. This is the magical piece of each of my classes that pulls out those moments. I first learned of the Talking Stick in my Kidding Around Yoga certification, and I was very much looking forward to seeing it work in my classes. Well, let me tell you...if there was ever a "magical" part of each class, it is when I present the Talking Stick.