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Kids Yoga Back to School Tools

In Family/Community Healer, Personal-Healer, Posts by Cate Stillman

As yoga is going through a heyday and moms and school teachers usher forth the next wave of enlightenment in the household our resources are getting much better

A posse of my yoga mom + yoga educator colleagues have rolled out some great books, videos, teaching tools and audios

Check them out, and let them know I sent you

Make sure to scroll down to the amazing teaching tools from Go Grounded

Indy and her friends love the Whale Yoga DVD  – it’s our party hit and wind down tool for sleepovers

Giselle’s stories and coloring books make hip birthday party gifts

Amy Saltzman is taking on the teen realm of mindfulness and filling a void that needs more voices

Lisa Flynn’s Yoga 4 Classroom is going straight to my kindergarden teacher

(Yup – Indy wanted to ride the school bus and go to kindergarten until we depart for Mexico… despite all the unschooling talk

Check it all out below

Kids Yoga Stories

We have three books from this publisher: Anna and her rainbow-colored yoga mats,  Sophia’s Jungle Adventure, and Luke’s A to Z of Australian Animals

 

Anna and Her Rainbow -Colored Yoga Mat

Anna and her rainbow-colored yoga mats is about a girl who has a hard time hearing

She starts at a new school and practices yoga by herself on brightly colored yoga mats during recess

She images traveling the world and having new experiences

At first her schoolmates just question her behavior, but eventually she meets a boy who also has hearing loss, and who also reads lips like she does

They begin practicing yoga together during recess, and before you know it more children joined in the fun of practicing yoga and imagining new adventures

A great inspirational, fun, and engaging story filled with colorful illustration and large type

Luke’s A to Z of Australian Animals

Luke’s A to Z of Australian Animals

Written by Giselle Shardlow and illustrated by Emily Gedzyk

This is a yoga book, an alphabet book, and a coloring book all rolled into one

 Starting with the letter A for anemone, this book features coloring pages for each letter that feature an animal or fish

Each page also has yoga pose on it (anemone is “Happy Baby Pose”), and an image of a child doing the pose

In the back are tips and instructions for parents and/or teachers to help you make the most of this multitasking book

Sophia’s Jungle Adventure

Sophia’s Jungle Adventure

Written by Giselle Shardlow and illustrated by Emily Gedzyk

Sophia and her family go on a jungle adventure

Along the way, they see objects and animals that can also be yoga poses (canoes, for example, suggest boat pose)

Filled with colorful illustrations, each page in the book moves the story along and also shows sophia doing the specific pose related to the animal or action on that page

In the back is a list of poses with illustrations as well as tips for adults to help their kids make the most of this book

Imaginations: Fun Relaxation Stories and Meditations for Kids

Imaginations: Fun Relaxation Stories and Meditations for Kids

By Carolyn Clarke

This book is an all around good time! Beginning with an introduction for adults on the importance of relaxation and one for children, this book takes kids on journeys of their imaginations! But before adventures begin, there are relaxation yoga poses for kids to do in order to prepare

Photos of a child doing each pose help children see how to do each pose

Then, children are asked to imagine they are in a large hot air balloon, under the sea, planting a magical seed or living in a tree house! Each page of text guides the imagination, and a full-color illustration on the facing page adds a little creativity to each idea

CDS

still quiet place Kids Yoga Back to School Tools

Still Quiet Place – Mindfulness for Young Children

This would be a great album to play when you lie down for a nap with your child, or when you just want to relax

Dr Amy Saltzman narrates this cd, and she gently instructs listeners to find their still quiet place

She notes that this place is available all the time

“It’s always inside you,” she says

still quiet place place mindfulness for teens Kids Yoga Back to School Tools

still quiet place place mindfulness for teens

Still Quiet Place – Mindfulness for Teens

Facing the stresses of teenage life head-on, this album aims to give adolescents tools for being mindful and being happy

After a brief introduction, the second track begins, aptly, “Give it a rest …” then into a soothing guided medidation that enourages letting go of the stresses of homework, school gossip, family life, etc

Dr Amy Saltzman narrates, and speaks softly, smoothly and calmly

In the ninth track “Movin’” Saltzman instructs the listener to hear her instructions and then crank up a cd of their choosing, and move, paying attention to the effects of just being with the music and nothing else

This CD is something I wish I had when I was a teen!

Kings and Queens of the Forest – Yoga songs for kids Vol 2

This CD by Kira Willeytakes kids on a new adventure with every song! Folksy and soft yet upbeat, this album gets kids up and moving! Whether it be doing the cricket hop or tapping a drum, each number engages little ones to skip to the beat and be silly at the same time!

DVD

Whale Yoga -for Kids Ages 2+

This interactive DVD is great for younger kids! My daughter, Indigo, 5, and her friend were glued to the TV and mimicking whale yoga moves and waves the entire time! Throughout the instruction, the yoga teacher speaks slowly and articulately, giving simple instructions kids can easily follow

She takes everyday yoga poses such as Mountain Pose and (the pose where you bend down and touch your toes), Cobra pose etc and turns them into fun whale yoga poses the kids just love

Images of real whales between poses were a hit!

GAMES

Grounded – The Elevator Series

Flash Cards

Elevator Series Pose Cards

This game features poses on flashcards that demonstrate how the pose should look

Adult instructions and suggestions to talk about the pose on the back of the cards, so you can give more instruction to your child

The cards also what the effects of the poses are on the body

When kids are in a focusing mode, this seems to work and they love to try new poses and do “harder ones” after a few easier standing poses

My daughter said she liked it and would like to continue to play the game

The poses correspond with the chakra system

Elevator Series Pose Chips

Chips

This is the flash cards, to go! Pose chips in a convenient travel tube allow you to take the pose cards on the road!

 Rainbow kids yoga ABC yoga cards

These are great for working with the alphabet and yoga poses all in one! These cards feature colorful, whimsical images of children in costumes of animals and mythical creatures

Each card has a costumed child in a yoga pose that is shaped like a letter of the alphabet

No words, just pictures, with an intro card for adults

Pure fun all around

Yoga 4 Classrooms 

Written by Lisa Flynn, Illustrated by James Vaughn

This great set of educational cards can be used in the classroom or at home

It starts with six basic concepts: Let’s Breathe, At Your Desk, Stand Strong, Loosen Up, Be Well, and Imagination Vacation

Each concept is accompanied with text and images for adults to review, and then the fun begins

This oversized set of cards shows illustrations of students doing certain things that relate to each concept

One, titled Balloon Breath, for example, focuses on calm, focus and clarity

It shows a student clutching a balloon at her belly

On the reverse side are instructions on how to do the balloon breath

Each card also features fun facts for adults to read that relate again to the concepts

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ayurveda, habits program, kids

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Cate Stillman founded Yogahealer.com in 2001 to guide Yoga people into Ayurveda and Ayurveda people into yoga. Built on the value of both personal and planetary thrive and a deep connect to one’s ecosystem, community and body, Yogahealer grew into a team, 2 podcasts a week, regular blogging, an arsenal of courses to guide people into their potential, an a professional community + certification program Yoga Health Coaching. Cate wrote and self-published Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga, an Amazon #1 Bestseller in Ayurveda, which helps people who dig yoga take a giant leap forward in their wellness trajectory with Ayurveda.

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