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Yoga promotes both physical and mental well-being and thus has no age barriers. This book is about Yoga for children. It offers an introduction to the subject for both parents and teachers who wish to introduce kids to Yoga.
Yoga promotes both physical and mental well-being and thus has no age barriers. This book is about Yoga for children. It offers an introduction to the subject for both parents and teachers who wish to introduce kids to Yoga.
The concept for Cool Yoga Kids was born in 2010 out of the heartfelt desire to create a better education and growing environment for children. Alessandrina Lerner's determination and philanthropic vision was simply to enhance the quality of life of all children. Cool Kids Yoga was originally established with children in public schools in mind with the simple objective of delivering highly effective Yoga programs geared towards restoring balance, health and calm in our children. Having personally experienced the tremendous benefits of Yoga, Breathing & Meditation, Alessandrina was convinced that in order to achieve a harmonious balance in our often over-stressed societies we needed to start at the source, i.e. with our children. Years of studies. research and first-hand experience with children and education had convinced her that a more balanced and holistic approach to Education is key to effecting permanent positive changes in our society and environment.Unlike any other discipline, Yoga integrates all the dimensions of our beings - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and as such it is clear that it is the missing link in our children's education. In that knowledge, it is our duty as parents and educators to make sure that Yoga is integrated into their daily life, whether at home or at school as part of their curriculum, so that they may reach their highest potential in life. From this concept emerged the idea to begin a Children Yoga Training Curriculum not only geared towards Yoga Teachers but to also include others who could integrate their new skills into their everyday interaction with children. Since children are more likely to spend time with their teachers, family and parents than to visit a private yoga studio, it made sense to design a more extensive Children Yoga Training Program and to make it available not only to Yoga teachers but also to parents, family members, educators, as well as people in the medical profession. This would ensure that the knowledge and skills required to achieve the primary objectives of Cool Kids Yoga - improving and enriching children's lives - are disseminated into a greater population and touch the lives of as many children as possible. Our role as mentors, educators and examples is crucial to make this possible. By gifting children the skills necessary to achieve a more balanced and harmonious lifestyle, we are providing them with the most important and useful tools, i.e. ones that can help them grow into healthy, self-sufficient, and successful adults who can then effect society positively through their actions over the long term. The Cool Kids Yoga teaching program incorporates creative, interactive and fun-filled activities that provide our children with the physical exercise they need for their bodies to develop properly and highly effective techniques to help their mind and spirit grow and expand beyond perceived limitations. The program offers an explorative approach to understanding children psychology and a teaching methodology tailored to the different age groups that correspond to various developmental stages in children.The Cool Kids Yoga training program provides yoga teachers, educators, and parents alike with myriads of techniques & ideas that integrate poses, games, themes, songs, props, stories, breathing & relaxation exercises, etc to enable YOU to introduce children to the wonderful world of Yoga. Play is known to be the most effective and beneficial way to learn for both facilitators and recipients. With Cool Kids Yoga you have the opportunity to rekindle with your inner child and to protect your children's innocence and creative power, which have always been at the root of all inventions, discoveries, scientific and artistic achievements throughout the agesThis manual is a compilation of the best yoga practices, methodologies, and curriculums created by leaders in Children Yoga such as Shine On Kids Karma Kids Yoga and Childlight Yoga
Wouldn’t it be great if your child could exercise, have fun, and build concentration skills all at the same time? In 2006, the Little Flower Yoga program was developed by teacher and certified yoga instructor Jennifer Cohen Harper, when her successful use of yoga in her kindergarten classroom led to requests by other students, teachers, and administrators for yoga programs of their own. Harper slowly began to teach more and more yoga classes, and eventually recruited other yoga teachers with education backgrounds to continue growing what had become a flourishing program. Little Flower Yoga for Kidsoffers this fun and unique program combining yoga and mindfulness in an easy-to-read format. Written specifically for parents and kids, the book aims at teaching children to pay attention, increase focus, and balance their emotions—all while building physical strength and flexibility. Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices can help children develop focus and concentration, the simple yoga exercises in this book can easily be integrated into their child’s daily routine, ultimately improving health, behavior, and even school achievement. The book details the five main components of the program: connect, breath, move, focus, and relax. Drawing on these components, Harper shares practical activities that parents can use with their children both on a daily basis and as applied to particularly challenging issues. And while this book is targeted to parents, teachers may also find it extremely useful in helping students achieve better attention and focus. For more information about this innovative program, visit www.littlefloweryoga.com.
Learn how to effectively introduce and teach yoga to children to increase their mindfulness, flexibility, focus, and self-confidence with Go Go Yoga for Kids. This book includes 500 poses, yoga games, breathing exercises, stories, and lesson plans. Perfect for parents, teachers, yoga instructors, counselors, and others that work with children.
For anyone who enjoys kids and yoga and wants to make a positive difference in their lives, Go Go Yoga Kids is the book for you. It is a complete and creative guide for introducing kids to yoga through movement, mindfulness, fun, and games. ? Over 100 fun and creative yoga games and activities? 15 ready to use lesson plans? Ways to bring mindfulness and awareness to all children? Yoga photos and pose illustrations? Easy ways to incorporate yoga in the school setting for all types of learners and abilities? How to get your kids involved with yoga at home? Tips on working with teens and tweens? Partner poses, balance activities? More resources to help kids learn about yoga.Go Go Yoga Kids details everything in an easy to follow format that will help you successfully teach yoga to kids of all ages. It is the only resource you will need to inspire children in a healthy and lifelong way.
Help your kids de-stress and get healthy! Yoga for Children will encourage your child to learn about yoga with an attentive, at-home instructor--you! Even if you are new to the practice, author, mom, and children's yoga expert Lisa Flynn will guide you and your child through more than 200 yoga poses, meditations, and activities that are suitable for children between the ages of two and twelve. Complete with full-color photographs, instructional scripts, and pose modifications, Yoga for Children will help build your child's confidence, self-awareness, and focus while strengthening your connection--one yoga session at a time.
Yoga isn’t just the physical poses; intentional breathing (and therefore mindfulness) are an integral part of it. Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children explains the physical and social-emotional benefits of incorporating yoga into early childhood classrooms. Readers do not need to have any experience with yoga to be able to use this book, and the ideas and suggestions are easily modified to suit an individual teacher’s needs. Early childhood educators and registered children's yoga instructors Ilene S. Rosen and Maureen Heil share how to do nine specific breathing techniques and sixty-three different poses with children. The poses are grouped by ten different categories: back-bending poses, forward-bending poses, harmony poses (about balance), just for fun (offer emotional release), lying down poses, partner poses (in pairs), sitting down poses, standing upright poses, twisting poses, and upside-down poses. Information on how do yoga with children with diverse abilities is included.
If you want to fully engage children, Go Go Yoga for Kids: Games & Activities will help you successfully merge the life lessons that can be learned from play with the lifelong benefits of yoga. By using the activities included, you will learn how to introduce breathwork, yoga poses, challenges, and mindfulness in fun and active ways.
Today's children live in a fast-paced and competitive world. They face school pressures, long hours in front of electronic screens, competition with classmates, and ... very busy parents. They need tools to help them deal with all this. Yoga is a great tool that provides healthy screen breaks, reduces stress, improves sleep, and more. Yoga Story is not a standard yoga book. It's an innovative approach that uses fascinating stories to make it fun and easy for children to learn yoga at home! The book's 10 short and magical tales will allow your children to quickly learn beneficial yoga poses and enjoy practicing them again and again. An elephant, a rabbit, and a lion are some of the captivating story heroes--and they are also the names of yoga poses. As the characters appear in the story, it signals children to practice those poses. The book includes about 50 yoga exercises that make up a program especially designed for children, with a focus on proper breathing. In addition, the stories in the book highlight important values such as nonviolence, respect for others, and a healthy lifestyle. The stories will engage and expand your child's imagination, while the yoga poses will help develop their physical, neural, and mental abilities--such as coordination and posture--while improving their self-confidence. The book is designed for children ages four to twelve. Parents can read the stories to younger children, using the pictures and instructions that accompany each story to guide children through the poses. Older children who know how to read can learn independently and practice without any help. With Yoga Story, you are giving your child an important tool for coping with daily life--and offering them lifelong benefits. Inspired by the book's engaging stories and characters, your child will easily learn the illustrated yoga poses, and experience the vital connection between body and mind! Itzik Oron is a veteran yoga teacher and expert in children's learning processes. He is certified by Israel's Wingate Institute--one of the world's most advanced sports training facilities--where he studied yoga and yoga for children. Oron wrote this book after teaching thousands of yoga classes for children in recent years. The book draws on his in-depth knowledge and true understanding of young children's abilities, and features the great expertise gained from his many years of experience with yoga's positive impact on children.More on the importance of yoga in children: ① Kids who practice yoga are able to control their emotions better and can calm themselves when stressed. Studies show that these children also tend to opt for a healthier diet, and that they are more engaged in sports activities than children who do not practice yoga. ② Yoga has a profound effect children's health. Children today suffer from various diseases and disorders, including the affluent diseases of the West--like heart problems, diabetes, and obesity at an early age. Proper breathing practice, non-competitive movement, and deep relaxation have been proven to be an effective means of healing. ③ Once yoga is instilled in children, it becomes part of their lifestyle, their behavior, and their language. Children love to practice yoga, and they love the feeling it gives them.
