by jenmueller | Jan 27, 2018 | Class Ideas, Literacy
Breathing Space Family Yoga instructors often use books in class as storytime before relaxation, to spark discussion, or as inspiration for an entire theme. Books can help illustrates yogic values – peace, love, friendship, feelings, compassion, honesty – or enhance...
by jenmueller | Oct 9, 2016 | Travel, World
Coming home from a fabulous weekend sharing the tools of #yoga and #mindfulness along with playfulness, creativity and love with 20 now newly-minted #kidsyoga teachers. Looking down on some of the amazing things humans have built in our short history lit by a gorgeous...
by jenmueller | Oct 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
I attended the Baltimore Waldorf School in the late 80s and fifth grade was all about Ancient Greece. We studied the mythology, the history, the geography. I have memories of building models of famous Athens landmarks, we put on a class play complete with Greek Chorus...
by jenmueller | Nov 5, 2013 | Life, Work-Personal, Yoga
. . . what books would be on my office shelves, I probably would have guessed very wrong. I’ve always considered myself to be a generalist, of sorts. For example, I resisted specializing in environmental policy, already quite specialized, and chose...
by jenmueller | Nov 4, 2013 | Life
fear fi(ə)r/ noun noun: fear; plural noun: fears 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. 3. a feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety and well-being of...
by jenmueller | Nov 3, 2013 | Interwebs, Yoga
I used to blog. Then I had a kid and then, even worse, I made one of my hobbies into my day job. I watched many NaBloPoMos, Blogher’s challenge to post every day in November, pass without signing up. This year, in an effort to force myself to create fresh...
by jenmueller | Nov 2, 2013 | Life, Lil' Jumper
Actual birthday was very quiet because she had been running a fever and we kept her home from school. Party? Total opposite. Kind of a mad house with a dozen kids making masks, playing with toys, roasting marshmallows, and eating cake in a tent in the living room –...
by jenmueller | Oct 29, 2012 | Life, Lil' Jumper, Parenting
M2 came down the stairs this morning and declared: “Mom, you have to measure me to see if I’m really 5.” Photo by Siobhan Hanna Photography / All rights reserved Nearly-five has already been amazing us this fall with improved attitude...
by jenmueller | Oct 21, 2012 | Lil' Jumper, Parenting
To her playmate on the way to the swimming pool Thursday afternoon: “Want to pretend that you are 40? Cause that's really super old!” And on the way back home because I obviously had not understood the question the first time: “No, no. How did...
by jenmueller | Oct 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Grown ups sometimes come into a kids yoga class with the expectation that it will be quiet, orderly, and that their child will participate and pay attention the entire time. Part of my job is to help them let go of all of that. Although there are...
