Andrea Correia Kids Yoga

08/04/2022

What is your life purpose? 💫

I worked for more than 15 years in the corporate world, and I had a pretty nice and successful career. I couldn’t complain about my job, but deep inside, my soul was asking for more than that.

The moment to shift my lifestyle came when my son was born almost ten years ago. That was the moment to follow my heart and allow a new Andrea also to be born (for astrology lovers, my ascendant is Pisces, and when my son was born, Neptune was conjunct with my ascendant 👀).

This is how my journey in yoga started. I found in yoga a path to bring my contribution into this world, supporting and serving others in their own individual journeys. And so my personal journey unfolds 🙏

08/04/2022

Do you feel a call to shift your lifestyle? 💫

In my case, my son gave me an extra push toward my transformation. Better saying, to manifest in the real world what was inside of me.

Motherhood awakes our connection with our inner child, and a strong desire to work with kids was bubbling in my veins. But how? Yoga was the answer!

I found in yoga a way to help kids to develop self-awareness and self-regulation skills. I’ve been teaching kids and teens for the past six years, and it is so rewarding to hear from parents and from the kids themselves that they used a certain breathing technique or took a mindful moment in a moment of stress, sadness, or anger.

I am sure that we adults would have benefited immensely if we had learned those things when we were kids. I’m so grateful to be able to offer these to kids today.

This is how my yoga teaching journey started 🙏

01/04/2022

has been with me in kids' classes for more than five years. Kids of all ages love to see him in class.

sometimes sits in the mid of the room to help kids find balance in poses like tree, warrior III, and eagle.

At the end of the class, kids love to receive a hug from him!

He also holds space for everyone during savasana 🙏 🐻

If you are interested in kids classes, DM me

www.andreacorreiayoga.com

02/12/2021

It is never too early or too late in life to practice yoga. We can benefit immensely from the yoga practice throughout our lives. Teaching yoga to seniors is something very special to me. They come to class with open hearts and smiles on their faces and are so grateful for that moment. I feel blessed to share those moments with them.

It is never too late to start a yoga practice. You are never too old to practice yoga. You just need to have an open mind and an open heart. Can a senior do yoga? Many seniors think that yoga is intimidating or even an unattainable practice. The fancy poses, inversions, and intertwined legs and arms...

17/11/2021

I love to share different instruments with my students, and they love to try different ones. It is always a big excitement when I take a new one from my yoga bag. And we continually get the result: a moment of calmness and focus. Even with some giggling in the background, Ruby continued very focused on what she was doing.

15/11/2021

Kids love playing sound bowls. It helps them to be calm and focused. When playing the sound bowl, they are practicing those skills and nurturing inner peace.

12/11/2021

This is one of my favorite metaphors to explain to kids how the mind works and calm down our minds.

You can DIY a mindful jar. There are several tutorials online. When we shake the jar and all the glitter is spinning fast inside, we teach them how our minds are constantly agitated, full of thoughts.

While taking deep breaths, we can stare at the jar and watch the glitter settling down at the bottom. At the same time, we calmed down our minds.

10/11/2021

Sharing activities during class is a fun way to work on social skills. Kids need to learn and practice taking turns, waiting for their turns, and sometimes dealing with frustrations of something unexpected happening. With that, they practice patience, resilience, and compassion.

09/11/2021

Never been to a yoga class before? Feeling intimidated to show up in a yoga class or afraid of getting upset or frustrated with your performance? Forget this! Yoga is not about the perfect yoga pose. It is about dealing with your mind (starting with those struggles!). We use the body to embark on a much deeper journey. You can't miss it!

Don't worry about being too stiff, lacking coordination or balance. Instead, consider this an exciting start. Many people feel intimidated to show up for the first time in a yoga class for different reasons. For example, some are afraid of not performing the poses correctly, or dealing with physical...

09/11/2021

Pre-teens and teens love to explore challenging poses. They are curious and love to try cool things.