by sara | Aug 18, 2016 | Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
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“As a teacher and Mom to three kids, I found Go Go Kids Yoga: Empower Kids for Life Through Yoga to be an amazing resource for getting kids active with yoga. This book will be on my bookshelf both at home and in my Kindergarten classroom. I can easily pull games, community building activities, and yoga poses from this book and have my own kids or students engaged and energized in no time. I look forward to sharing this resource with my fellow educators and friends. It has everything you need to plan, teach, and extend a yoga class for kids of all ages and abilities.”
Katherine V. Elementary School Teacher
I am a public school elementary school teacher, as well as a certified children’s yoga teacher. Yoga has always been a part of my curriculum; however, planning the lessons can take a lot of time. Discovering the Go Go Yoga Kids book has been a blessing! I love the way it’s organized, with sections including illustrations and names of poses, breath work, game ideas, ways to communicate with parents, community building ideas, etc. Also, I really like the format used for lesson planning. I will definitely be incorporating the fun themed lessons, this year, in the classroom, and in the studio.
Megan Q. Children’s Yoga Instructor, Public School Teacher
Go Go Yoga Kids is a must-have resource for anyone teaching yoga to kids. It doesn’t matter if you have any training or experience with yoga, this book will successfully guide you through teaching a class. As a kid’s yoga instructor, I am always searching for creative and fun ideas to add for my classes. I finally found exactly what I was looking for in Go Go Yoga Kids. With the lesson plans included in this book you have the foundation to lead endless successful classes!
Crystal T. Kids Yoga Instructor
This valuable guide gives you the tools you need to entice kids of all ages to put down the video games and engage in the energetic, beneficial, creative, and mindful exercise of yoga.
John T. Adult Yoga Instructor and Dad of 2
This is an easy to read and complete resource about the benefits of yoga, how to teach yoga, and why children need to practice yoga. I love that Go Go Yoga Kids clearly describes different poses that can be taught to children in age appropriate and engaging ways. As a preschool director, I appreciate that the author has written lesson plans that are ready to use and be taught to kids. If you are looking to implement yoga at home or in your classroom, this is the only book that you need!
Michelle M., Preschool Director
by sara | Aug 15, 2016 | Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
We know that schools should be focused on encompassing and enriching the whole child. The good news is that yoga incorporates all of those characteristics! Why not give students the tools they will use through life by incorporating some school yoga into their school day?
As a teacher, I know how full the school day already is with many 
benchmarks and curriculum guidelines to meet. The last thing most kids need in a competitive school curriculum is another highly structured class. Yoga is not like that. It brings fun, focus, and mindfulness into the classroom and is something all students can participate in and be successful with.
Why Yoga In Schools is Cool
- Encourages community and teamwork within the classroom
- Helps to create a classroom atmosphere of confidence, enthusiasm, and non-competitiveness
- Provides opportunities for beneficial large motor breaks throughout the day
- Eases anxiety and tension (perfect for pre-test jitters)
- Enhances focus, concentration, comprehension, and memory
- Creates a calm classroom
See more on using yoga in schools with Go Go Yoga for Kids: A Complete Guide to Yoga with Kids and Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Lessons for Children now available at Amazon.
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by sara | Aug 10, 2016 | Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
Back to school is such an exciting and new discovery time for kids. All of the changes and schedule adjustments can sometimes bring on uncertainty and anxiety.
Helping your kids learn some breathing and stress coping mechanisms will help them handle any anxiety and nervousness in healthy ways. Here is a relaxing sequence for kids to do with your children.
Help Kids Bring Calm and Focus With These Yoga Poses:
Child’s Pose: Take your forehead to the mat or floor for this very centering pose.
Knee-to-Chest Pose: Hug your k
nees into your chest. This is a great back tension release. It is fun to them turn this into a rock and roll.
Legs Up the Wall: This pose is very calming for the nervous system and quiets the mind.
The good news is that by incorporating some breathing exercises, mindfulness practice, and simple stress-reducing happy poses, kids will become more focused and attentive and will develop greater empathy toward one another. Yoga may help create that classroom environment that we all want for children.
Yoga for kids is becoming more common in schools and a few moments each day can help kids achieve the benefits that yoga provides. Children need active brain breaks throughout the day to learn best.
TAKE MINI YOGA BREAKS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
- Practice breathing techniques to reduce stress and help focus before a test or activity that you know will require concentration and focus. Go Go Yoga for Kids: A Complete Guide to Yoga with Kids and Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Lessons for Children has hundreds of ideas on how to teach and use this.
- Work with a partner or small group to practice partner poses and achieve a goal together You can find many partner ideas and illustrations here.
- Introduce a new yoga pose each week. Make it fun! For example, pick a certain word such as your school’s name. When you say that word everyone will stop what they are doing and hold that pose. Find yoga poses and ideas here with The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards
- Count by fives and 10s while holding a balance pose.
- Take a One Minute Vacation and allow students to shut their eyes, breathe, and visualize themselves in their favorite place.
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by sara | Aug 7, 2016 | Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
I love reading aloud to kids. Whether it is to my own children, my students at school or during my kids yoga classes, there is just something about using literature with kids that can be calming, engaging or enlightening.
Depending on which book you are reading aloud can bring forth all sorts of teachable opportunities or memorable moments.
The Go Go Yoga for Kids: A Complete Guide to Using Yoga with Kids resource includes an extensive quality yoga read aloud list and lesson ideas to use with these books
Let the book come alive by reading with enthusiasm and emotion! I have found the illustrations help children visualize or pretend to become that animal or feel as if they are in the story. When you add movement, the kids will remember the poses and the story even more as they anticipate what comes next.
Two Favorite Yoga Read Aloud Books (and Free Kids Yoga Lesson)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle: Begin as Caterpillar and end as a beautiful butterfly: Kids can transition through the different stages of becoming a butterfly through yoga poses. See how with Go Go Yoga Kids FREE Springtime Transformation lesson here.
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh: Is a fun choice to practice mouse and snake poses with this book. You can be used to introduce the concept of being “quiet as a mouse” for Savasana.
See many more book resources and lessons at Go Go Yoga Kids Resources.
by sara | Aug 3, 2016 | Benefits, Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
“Yoga is gaining in popularity all over the United States in yoga studios, gyms, YMCAs, fitness centers, and in schools. Yes, schools. Teachers, administrators, and students are discovering the power of yoga and pranayama (breathing exercises) to calm, focus, and inspire students. excitement, and energy…”
“Yoga taught to youngsters is fun for all involved and creates a connection between body and mind that will serve the kids for a lifetime…Not surprisingly, yoga classes for kids don’t look exactly like the yoga for adults. ”
Read more here by Carol Rinehard, kids yoga instructor at The Family Tree Yoga and Massage.
Need one complete resource to have confidence and success in introducing kids to yoga? Go Go Yoga Kids: Empower Kids for Life has complete lesson plans, games and activities for using yoga with kids of all ages. Get your FREE copy here!
