What allows kids to use a lot of energy, make funny noises, relax, and learn to focus all at the same time? Yoga! While many yoga books present individual poses, this book explains how to create a flowing yoga practice that will holds kids' interest while providing the benefits of yoga. Here is a handbook for anyone--including parents, teachers, and kids--who wants to develop a fun yoga practice. In addition, the book provides ideas for yoga games, yoga at a wall, more relaxation games, and five-minute classroom yoga. Yael Calhoun, M.Ed., M.S., is an author and educator who has been studying yoga for 15 years. Yael lives in Utah with her husband and three sons, who have shared their yoga practices with her from the start. Matthew R. Calhoun is a certified children's yoga teacher and holds three certifications in hypnotherapy. He created yoga programs for children at the Chicago Yoga Institute and at Onward Neighborhood House. Matthew lives in New York City.
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Yael Calhoun, M.Ed., M.S., is an author and educator who has been studying yoga for 15 years. Yael lives in Utah with her husband and three sons, who have shared their yoga practices with her from the start. Matthew R. Calhoun is a certified children’s yoga teacher and holds three certifications in hypnotherapy. He created yoga programs for children at the Chicago Yoga Institute and at Onward Neighborhood House. Matthew lives in New York City.
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A Wonderful Intro to Yoga for Kids of All Ages,
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Create a Yoga Practice for Kids presents a fun and engaging way for parents and yoga teachers to introduce kids to the 3,000-year-old practice of yoga. Using imaginative theme practices (with such intriguing titles as "Poses that Melt" and "Poses You can do in Line and those you Cannot!"), poses named for funny and familiar members of the animal kingdom, and mind-melting relaxation exercises, this book encourages physical coordination, relaxation, introspection, laughter and creativity. With its explicit instructions and explanations of the benefits of each pose, it also provides an opportunity for kids and their parents discover yoga together
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Create a Yoga Practice for Kids,
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Create a Yoga Practice for Kids
By Yael Calhoun and Matthew Calhoun Illustrations by Carol Anne Coogan Best children's yoga book on the market today. Excellent descriptions, delightful illustrations. The big secret is, it has not only made Hatha Yoga fun, joyful, interesting for children, it is an excellent resource book for parents and yoga teachers. I used some partner yoga ideas immediately in my adult classes, touching the ageless child within us all. Great job Matthew and Yael. BRAVO! Lilias Folan [...]
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Wonderful Gift to Children, Teachers and Families,
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Your book is a wonderful gift to children, teachers, and families. As a parent of four young children and as a clinical social worker, I see a desperate need for Create a Yoga Practice for Kids. In this very fast paced world, the book
offers a simple and creative way for teachers and families to connect with children, while encouraging exercise and relaxation. It gives children skills that will nurture them through their entire lives. --Elizabeth Q. Finlinson, L.C.S.W.
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breathe your arms, energizing pose, boat pose, final relaxation, roll your shoulders, prayer pose, push your hips, turn your toes, resting pose, pose stretches, good pose, deep inhale, next pose, two breaths Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mountain Pose, Child's Pose, Down Dog, Easy Pose, Forward Bend, Downward Facing Dog, Chair Pose, Gate Pose, Plank Pose, King Dancer, Reverse Warrior, Bridge Pose, Triangle Pose, Bow Pose, Crow Pose, Upward Facing Dog, Snowball Pose, Angali Mudra, Butterfly Pose, Cat Pose, Rocket Pose, Rooster Pose, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Half Shoulderstand, Raised Mountain New!
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breathe your arms, energizing pose, boat pose, final relaxation, roll your shoulders, prayer pose, push your hips, turn your toes, resting pose, pose stretches, good pose, deep inhale, next pose, two breaths Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mountain Pose, Child's Pose, Down Dog, Easy Pose, Forward Bend, Downward Facing Dog, Chair Pose, Gate Pose, Plank Pose, King Dancer, Reverse Warrior, Bridge Pose, Triangle Pose, Bow Pose, Crow Pose, Upward Facing Dog, Snowball Pose, Angali Mudra, Butterfly Pose, Cat Pose, Rocket Pose, Rooster Pose, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Half Shoulderstand, Raised Mountain New!
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- Lilias, Yoga and You by Lilias Folan in Front Matter
- The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson in Back Matter
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