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A father's role in encouraging mindfulness at home
A father's role in encouraging mindfulness at home

Our very first author interview! Paul Harsch explains why it’s important that Mommy Goes To Yoga and why Dads should be supportive of that.

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Chalk ChakrasJanuary 13, 2020
 How the birth of her child inspired the illustrator of Mommy Goes To Yoga to switch career
How the birth of her child inspired the illustrator of Mommy Goes To Yoga to switch career

Like many mums, Russia-based illustrator Yana Zybina discovered a different calling after having a child. And she’s never been happier after changing course.

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Chalk ChakrasJanuary 9, 2020
Life lessons kids can learn from Frozen 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Life lessons kids can learn from Frozen 2 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

They are the two biggest kids movies of 2019. But Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Frozen 2 don’t just make good entertainment or toys. The characters and plots can teach our children and us a few important lessons.

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Chalk ChakrasDecember 27, 2019mindfulness, emotional resilience, life lessons, parenting
How do dance and singing bowls help in children's yoga?
How do dance and singing bowls help in children's yoga?

Kids yoga can be very varied! Besides yoga poses and breath exercises, we find out how dance and singing bowls can add another dimension for children.

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Chalk ChakrasDecember 5, 2019
What is it like illustrating a book about mindfulness for kids?
What is it like illustrating a book about mindfulness for kids?

Mindfulness and kindness go hand -in-hand as this Singapore-published book shows. Its illustrator tells us why this is an extra special project for her.

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Chalk ChakrasNovember 13, 2019mindfulness, kids books
Of Montessori teachings, emotional resilience and self-care for kids
Of Montessori teachings, emotional resilience and self-care for kids

As adults, we know how important it is to take the effort to carve out some time for ourselves to recharge mentally, physically and emotionally. Kids too, need to understand their sense of self, and learn these habits.

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Chalk ChakrasOctober 22, 2019self-care kids, mindfulness, emotional resilience
Part II: What you always wanted to know about yoga for children
Part II: What you always wanted to know about yoga for children

We have more insights! What’s the link between yoga and mindfulness for children? What’s the best pose to start or get kids to sit still? Our guest yoga teacher shares her wisdom.

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Chalk ChakrasSeptember 27, 2019
From writing to drawing: Meet Chalk and Chalkras' designer who fuses stories and art
From writing to drawing: Meet Chalk and Chalkras' designer who fuses stories and art

How copywriter-illustrator Lazy Lion finds creativity, inspiration and magic when she takes off to draw.

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Chalk ChakrasAugust 30, 2019yoga mat design, singapore illustrators, lazy lion
A yoga teacher answers what you always wanted to know about yoga for children
A yoga teacher answers what you always wanted to know about yoga for children

What’s the right age to start? Is there a difference teaching boys and girls? How useful is yoga for children? A yoga teacher answers all your questions about kids yoga.

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Chalk ChakrasAugust 23, 2019
Bubble tea with cute animals? Meet Chalk and Chakra's designer behind these yummy prints
Bubble tea with cute animals? Meet Chalk and Chakra's designer behind these yummy prints

Why bubble tea-loving Troops on Prints needs yoga in her life when she’s not illustrating.

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Chalk ChakrasAugust 19, 2019designer spotlight, troops on print, local designers, support local, singapore illustrators, design sg, kids yoga mats
How to start yoga for kids and why
How to start yoga for kids and why

Kids and yoga? Why yes!

There are many reasons why kids need yoga in these increasingly frantic and stressful times. For one, it’s a non-competitive practice.

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Chalk ChakrasAugust 15, 2019kids yoga, how to start Comment
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Had a throwback while sorting through the great photos taken by @1004photography for Little Yogis Outdoors. Swipe ⬅️ to the end for a video snapshot of the session. ⠀
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As we wind down for Christmas and the new year ahead, have the best time cuddling ⠀
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Because let’s just say we have had too much of staying indoors and in country this year. ⠀
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How about whisking off for an outdoors adventure in the skies for our next yoga workshop? ⠀
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We have no time to stand and stare?”
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These are the words on the opening page of this excellent book about nature that I discovered from @magiccatpublishing while looking for kids mindfulness resou 🌓 Attempting the half moon pose this full moon. 🌕  Happy mid autumn fest! ⠀
Hello September! 🍂
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Didn’t the last few months seem like a dream in a way? We couldn’t be happier that life has regained a certain sense of normalcy. ⠀
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And with kids running outdoors and back in yoga classes, we are absolutely stoke ⠀
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Sending some positivitea during this period of Circuit Breaker 💕⠀
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I can’t believe we’ve managed to live like this for nearly 2 months. I wonder how we will look back on this exasperating, exhausting yet extraordinary time? One wher Don’t leaf our planet to chance. It’s Earth Day today and if there’s anything that this whole stay home situation is showing us, it’s that nature heals from the reduced human pollution. Here’s hoping the kids will play f Namastay at home. ⠀
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It’s scary times for everyone. Since the start of the year, the Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged our sense of the world; affecting how we behave, move, and feel. We are never more grateful for our healthcare heroes, our teach Heard a piece of really bad news today from a close friend whose livelihood got hit hard due to the current economic uncertainty. These are unprecedented times for everyone. Let’s be there for each other and support the small businesses and fam Waiting to fly back soon. 🦄💫 O baby, we've come a pretty long way. ⠀
We passed the halfway mark of #26daysofmindfulness using the #alphabreaths book! And it’s become a little ritual every night with the family - so much so that the baby has come to expect it even if she do It’s #childrensmentalhealthweek. It’s not something that’s noted in Singapore yet, but it’s reassuring to see parents here care about it.⠀
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We’re beginning to understand that while often tell our kids to eat healthy and New month, fresh starts, small journeys.

When @koyourichan’s mummy and I were chatting about her going for yoga lessons last year, we didn’t even have anything like this in mind. ⠀

As we entered this year, we talked about self-care and It's been exactly one year since I went back to work from maternity leave and about 10 months since Claire started kids yoga.⠀
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We both have had plenty of adjustments along the way. My biggest change was understanding how to respond to her Happy CNY! May the year of the rat bring you plenty of positivity, prosperity and peace. With Day 1 done, having time to be still and relax with the family are what we are looking forward to for the rest of the long cny weekend. ⠀
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By the way, did y Yes, yes and yes. Finally done reading my copy of the excellent @hellolunchlady cover to cover, and this piece about anxiety in kids stood out. Because as parents, we try to soothe our kids’ fears and pains by telling them not to worry; or beha Look ma, no sweat pulling myself up for the weekend! ⠀
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One of our customers kindly sent us this to show how her baby boy is trying to crawl ahead using our well-cushioned yoga mat for support. YAY! #babymilestoneunlocked⠀
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It’s amazing how b A safe space to just be.⠀
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Because the world can sometimes seem like a big, scary place for kids, especially when they're encountering personal leaps like starting at a new school or class. Or even hearing news they might not be able to mak On the eve of the eve of 2020, this is how we’re feeling all at once: Incredibly sad to see 2019 go; kinda anxious about upcoming changes and challenges. Yet so thankful and glad for the memories and new friendships that we made. Will next year All we knead this season! How witty is this card from @betsypetersen who’s also one half of @brighterfun. What’s batter - treats before yoga or after? I’m voting the first!

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