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I work as the program coordinator at a child development center. I'm expected to develop a yoga program for children 6 weeks to 5 years in the next year. I'm looking for resources to make this possible. The center owns a yoga kids dvd, the yoga pretzels cards, the story time yoga book and yoga for the special child. I love yoga for the special child and am constantly inspired by it. The only problem that I can see with the methods that are proposed in that book is that some children don't like their body to be manipulated for them. My daughter is a prime example. I started working with her at 6 months and a year later she still won't let the process happen.
I want to understand teaching yoga to young children. If you have any experience, ideas, book titles or anything to share with me, it would be greatly appreciated.
I want to understand teaching yoga to young children. If you have any experience, ideas, book titles or anything to share with me, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Teaching Yoga to the Little Ones
Tue, February 3, 2009 - 6:38 AMWhen I teach kids I usually take them through the forest of postures. We pretend that we can change into various animals depending on what we need through the guided tour.
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Re: Teaching Yoga to the Little Ones
Tue, February 3, 2009 - 10:44 AMmy son imitates whatever movement i'm doing at times and will do it later on his own, kind of funny , especially when he did some in an airport one time ...
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Re: Teaching Yoga to the Little Ones
Tue, February 3, 2009 - 1:57 PMtry this link....www.teenyyogini.com -
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Re: Teaching Yoga to the Little Ones
Tue, February 3, 2009 - 10:22 PMYoga comes naturally to children... who are energetic little creatures having fun with their newly acquired bodies,,, testing the limits and parameters of their vehicle, always stretching like a cat, or climbing or having fun learning what their body can do and how far you can go.
As to formal yoga classes for kids, it's all about Simon Sez do this... and if it's a bit challenging, then great, it adds to the fun.
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