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Story Time Yoga W
hen the pandemic hit, life shut down for everyone. As a single parent working from home and trying to navigate online learning, I struggled to keep my children occupied and keep all of us calm and centred. It was a stressful time for us, personally, as my daughter was also ill. The pandemic had shut down all of my regular yoga offerings. So, I took a step back to figure out how I could move forward in a way that offered support to all of the families out there, struggling through the same thing. As families, we were all turned upside down without warning or preparation. I decided to run free online classes for what I thought was a few weeks until we all returned to “life”. That’s where Story Time Yoga was born. I began incorporating a Story into my classes to keep the kids interested and plan out the lessons efficiently. We started going live on Facebook and eventually moved to YouTube and Instagram as well. We are now nearing our 100th episode. What makes Story Time Yoga different from any other yoga class are the consistent elements that I use to teach and anchor in the lessons we learn in every story. The consisten-
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