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Stuff happens. Sometimes bad stuff happens. We all have tough times in life. Tough times require finding your courage and getting tougher, but staying soft at the same time as well. Being resilient is getting back up after you fall. And being better for it despite and because of it all somehow. All children are [...]

After years of resisting making technology a big part of my yoga training business, and on the verge of releasing my first online Children's Yoga teacher training, I reflect on the benefits and harms of screen time.  I was never a big admirer of technology. In fact, I don’t let my kids use it, I only [...]

by Gopala Amir Yaffa Rainbow Yoga Co-Founder and Global Trainer   People speak about the importance of health and exercise, the importance of education, the importance of discipline… but what about the importance of fun? Fun is an element in the lives of adults and children alike, which is often neglected and dismissed as unimportant. [...]

When I was a teenager I felt that I couldn’t tell my parents anything. They lost my friendship because I felt that they were judging my decisions and telling me what to do. I felt that I was old enough to make my own decisions and to learn from my own mistakes. Well, I vowed [...]

Rainbow Yoga is all about connecting people through yoga. This is our why and it's our how when we teach! In Rainbow Yoga we expand our hearts and minds to include all that are around us and the feeling is often ecstatic. Children with additional needs have as much need for connection as any of [...]

Gopala is the Founder of Rainbow Yoga and your superstar Senior Teacher Trainer. We interviewed Gopala on what yoga means to him and asked Gopala more about his life.  WHAT IS YOGA? Yoga is a tool. A tool to help us with whatever we need help with. For some it is health, for others it [...]

by Tarah Rocha Rainbow Yoga General Manager & Global Teacher Trainer   We are living in very interesting times. By actively appreciating the good things in life we can let go of stress and overcome some of the challenging situations.  By focusing on the good qualities in your life, you can create even more goodness!  [...]

by Tarah Rocha Rainbow Yoga General Manager & Global Teacher Trainer   It’s easy to hit creative roadblocks when you feel stuck. It usually comes at a time when I’m distracted or feeling disconnected. This can lead to getting stuck in the creative process and feeling stressed.  By practicing yoga and doing what you love, [...]

Well, the word yoga means union When we dream, we see different people, animals, trees, buildings, cars, yoga mats and other objects. But who and what are all of these people and things in your dream? Are they really other people and other things?  No, they are all you. Your own amazing mind manifests all [...]