Author: yoga shobha

This Amrita Yoga kid’s retreat also began on New Year’s Day for a small, mixed group of seven youngsters aged 8-12. It included Shyam from Australia, and ashram residents. Most had some experience with yogasana and meditation. Brahmacharini Shobha had taught some of them before, but this was their first full retreat. It was an interesting group of five boys and two girls. The retreat was structured with four asana classes over two days, including juggling, taught by Simon, a devotee from Canada. At first, some of the boys seemed a little unsure about the retreat. Shobha began with...

2016 kicked off with the first ever Amrita Yoga Kids retreat, three consecutive retreats for different age groups, this one for ages 4-7, on January 1st, the first class for the littlest ones.  The Kids Amrita Yoga Retreats Brahmacharini Shobha, who oversees the Amrita Yoga programs internationally, has taught many such classes here in Amritapuri, and at Amrita Vidyalayam and other schools throughout India. It was a happy group: ashram residents and visiting devotees. The parents were invited to observe the class and be on hand in case their children needed them. They were eight little girls, ages 5-7....