The day after our first session parents came in asking for the information on how to obtain YogaKids. The children had enthused about it at home and their excitement was infectious! Soon, parents and children were doing the video together.
Since then the Yoga for Kids movement has grown enormously! There are many resources out there for teachers and parents. I want to offer some of them here. Movement integrates the brain and energizes clear thinking. It enables children to use all of their resources for life in the "fast" lane. It also gives them a sense of what it means to be centered and focused. I myself have done Yoga for years and last year, after a year of practice, was finally able to do a headstand unaided. The accomplishment made me hungry for more Yoga and the self-confidence it generates. Imagine what it will do for your children and students!
http://www.livestrong.com/article/226156-yoga-games-for-kids/ This is a blog entry about Yoga for kids, as well as other physical activities.
http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Pretzels-Cards-Tara-Guber/dp/1905236042/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1308834312&sr=8-3 This is the Amazon link to Yoga Pretzels, a deck of Yoga pose cards for kids and grown-ups that was lovingly photocopied and laminated for me by a teacher friend. :)
http://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/210 Here is a lovely reflection on Yoga with your own children by a mom who knows.
http://www.iyogalife.com/yogaforkids/index.php A Yoga blog by a Yoga teacher for children!
