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There’s something so appealing about the book’s title, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk. As soon as I saw the book, I knew that it would be helpful during yoga teaching. I can’t count how many times it has felt like I was talking to the walls during class…
This book has several topic-based chapters filled with advice, scenarios, quick summaries, and even cartoons. I have found many of the recommendations helpful, so here are some bits and pieces from the book and how I have used them in class.
Dealing With Feelings
A basic premise of this book is that we need to accept and respect children’s feelings. This can be done by listening quietly or acknowledging their feelings with a word or two- “Oh, I see….” You can also do this by naming the feeling for them- “That sounds upsetting/frustrating/like it hurt […]
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Posted in yoga, kids, breathing, poses, training on Feb 22nd, 2008
sdyogakids Did an interesting post today on sdyogakids.wordpress.com
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Last month, I held a Taste of YogaKids Workshop at San Diego State University. There were a variety of people there including yoga teachers, nutritionists, therapists, and school teachers. It was such a great group of people with diverse experiences, but the thing we all had in common was the joy in sharing yoga with children.
The day started off with covering calming, quieting poses and breathing, and then moved into some more dynamic, energizing poses. We also talked about the YogaKids Elements, the part of the YogaKids program that truly sets it apart from other children’s yoga programs. After a lunch break we covered ways to integrate music, language arts, science, visual arts, storytelling, and affirmations into a yoga session. Throughout the day we covered more than fifty yoga poses specifically geared for kids!
After a guided visualization, participants were sent off relaxed and empowered to share yoga with children.
I’m […]
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Posted in yoga, kids, crafts, mats on Dec 26th, 2007
sdyogakids Made an interesting post today on sdyogakids.wordpress.com
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Found this interesting post on eco-yoga mats:
http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/total_poser/
I plan on buying eco yoga mats the next time I make a bulk purchase, and I thought this was a great resource with a list of sources for eco yoga mats. When I do replace my mats, I don’t want to just toss them, and it has a great link to ideas for reusing old yoga mats. The best idea for teaching was to cut up old yoga mats to make shapes and letters for kids games or stamps. You can use cookie cutters and an xacto knife, or just freehand it! For older kids, they could make their own stamps.
Here’s a link to all sorts of cookie cutters to choose from:
http://www.cookiecutter.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=88
Have fun!
Carolyn
www.sdyogakids.com
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I can remember being a kid and thinking that the time from Halloween to Christmas seemed to take years! And now I’m realizing that I haven’t made a single post since before Halloween and now it is almost Christmas, and the time seemed like a few days!
So here are some holiday things that I’ve taught for the last few months…
Halloween- Spooky Yoga
I love Halloween yoga! Here are some things we did:
We talked about bones and skeletons
Made scary faces while stretching the muscles in our faces
Black cats- Meow!
Pumpkin squats (Sit in squat and make a Jack o Lantern face)
Gate pose- with lots of Squeaks
Work as partners back to back and move arms and legs to become spiders
Thanksgiving- Thankful Yoga
There are so many wonderful things to do for Thanksgiving because being grateful for what you have in the present moment is such a huge part of yoga. I always start off a […]
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Posted in yoga on Dec 21st, 2007
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The Peace Book by Todd Parr is a geat book to use in yoga class. I think the book is a great description of peace and all of it’s complexities- from getting along with others to finding peace with being who you are.
I asked each child to define peace, and then we read the book and acted it out in yoga poses. There are lots of pictures of animals that the kids can become. Partner poses are fun to do with this book because they promote teamwork and cooperation. It is also fun to have the kids draw peace.
We ended with chanting Om…
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I recently bought a Hugg-A-Planet. It’s a giant stuffed earth. We had so much fun in yoga class with it. It was so inspiring to see each child hug it- it’s like each child could grow up to save our hurting earth… It made me feel better that the world is in these fresh new hands.
Find it on: http://www.peacetoys.com/
We also read Whole World and acted out the song with yoga poses. This book by Chris Corr and Fred Penner has great pictures and changes the emphasis from the traditional religious song of “He’s got the whole world” to “We’ve got the whole world in our hands.” This makes it more appropriate for a public school setting. A wonderful book for empowering children to take action and change the world. This book also has a CD so you can easily act out the song with […]
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sdyogakids Blogged something interesting today on sdyogakids.wordpress.com
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I recently bought a Hugg-A-Planet. It’s a giant stuffed earth. We had so much fun in yoga class with it. It was so inspiring to see each child hug it- it’s like each child could grow up to save our hurting earth… It made me feel better that the world is in these fresh new hands.
Find it on: http://www.peacetoys.com/
We also read Whole World and acted out the song with yoga poses. This book by Chris Corr and Fred Penner has great pictures and changes the emphasis from the traditional religious song of “He’s got the whole world” to “We’ve got the whole world in our hands.” This makes it more appropriate for a public school setting. A wonderful book for empowering children to take action and change the world. This book also has a CD so you can easily act out the song with […]
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Today we planted a garden in yoga…
I gave each child a magical pretend seed to plant in the ground. This magical seed can grow in just a few minutes!
Then each child became a seed in Child’s Pose. I gave each “seed” a spritz of water with my spray bottle, and then out came the sun and we grew and grew. Each child got a turn telling me what they grew into- here are some of the amazing things we had in our garden:
Purple Flower
Tree
Sunflower
Roses
Ava Flower
Corn plant
This magical garden was planted to the song, Inch by Inch/Garden Song from the Tajar Tracks album with DEBBIE DEBORD WITH SOL DRIVEN TRAIN AND GWYNN VALLEY CAMPERS. You can listen to it and buy it here:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/soldriventrain2
We also were different critters that you’d find in a garden-
Ladybugs, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Turtles, and Birds.
If we’d had more time we could have planted actual seeds in a […]
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Today we planted a garden in yoga…
I gave each child a magical pretend seed to plant in the ground. This magical seed can grow in just a few minutes!
Then each child became a seed in Child’s Pose. I gave each “seed” a spritz of water with my spray bottle, and then out came the sun and we grew and grew. Each child got a turn telling me what they grew into- here are some of the amazing things we had in our garden:
Purple Flower
Tree
Sunflower
Roses
Ava Flower
Corn plant
This magical garden was planted to the song, Inch by Inch/Garden Song from the Tajar Tracks album with DEBBIE DEBORD WITH SOL DRIVEN TRAIN AND GWYNN VALLEY CAMPERS. You can listen to it and buy it here:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/soldriventrain2
We also were different critters that you’d find in a garden-
Ladybugs, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Turtles, and Birds.
If we’d had more time we could have planted actual seeds in a […]
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Posted in Animals, yoga, kids, children on Jul 23rd, 2007
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I saw this great post on the Daily Om today (www.dailyom.com) about ducks. What fun things to talk about while in duck pose…
“ July 23, 2007
Symbols Of Versatility
Ducks
If you are lucky enough to live in a part of the world that is also a home to ducks, you will no doubt be familiar with the image of their cute feathery bottoms sticking up in the air as their heads disappear under the surface of the water. Perhaps you’ve even taken a moment to wonder what they see in their underwater world, and if they will resurface with a fish or a water bug in their beaks. As we observe them, we see that ducks are denizens of three worlds—the world of air, the world of water, and the world of earth. As such, they have adapted themselves to be able to swim, fly, and walk, and they seek […]
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