Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story (Paperback)

by Sydney Solis (Author), Photographs by Michele Trapani (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: inhale arms, bound angle pose, camel pose, Sydney Solis Storytime Yoga, London Bridge, Farmer Chu (more...)

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"Integrates yoga and storytelling to teach healthy living in mind and body and skills in literacy . . . incorporates wisdom tales from around the world, which are acted out through yoga poses."  —Boulder Daily Camera

"An innovative children's yoga program that integrates yoga and literacy."  —Colorado Parent

"[Sydney] Solis' work has grown to include classes, performances, trainings, and workshops internationally, as well as a show on PBS."  —Colorado Library

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Help create peaceful children and a peaceful world with this book that teaches the universal wisdom of yoga philosophy using multicultural, interfaith stories to bring peace and character education to children and families. This book, for teachers and parents to share with children, has 26 teaching tales culled from the world's many faith traditions. It features such gems as "Mohammad and the Cat" (about kindness), "Brahma's Tears" (about unity), "Calming the Storm" (about courage), and "Conejito and the Wax Doll" (about anger management). Plus, there are many stories from African, Buddhist, Jewish, and Sufi traditions as well. This book also focuses on meditation and relaxation—for children to improve health and literacy—and features follow-up activities and the classic Storytime Yoga method of including yoga poses scripted with the stories!

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 114 pages Publisher: The Mythic Yoga Studio; 1st edition (August 31, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0977706303 ISBN-13: 978-0977706303 Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #52 in  Books > Health, Mind & Body > Exercise & Fitness > Yoga

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inhale arms, bound angle pose, camel pose, bow pose, standing bend, bridge pose, cobra pose, triangle pose

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Sydney Solis Storytime Yoga, London Bridge, Farmer Chu, Benefits Strengthens, Discussion Ask, Benefits Develops, Benefits Opens, Anjali Mudra, Side Angle Pose, Mountain Pose, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Downward Dog, Tree Pose

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This book cites 54 books:

• Handbook for Storytellers by Caroline Feller Bauer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
• Around the World (Fantastic Journeys) by Steve Skidmore in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
• Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library) by Moss Roberts in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
• Peace Tales by Margaret MacDonald in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
• Tales of the Dervishes by Idries Shah on page 88, and Back Matter

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 40 of 42 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, November 3, 2006 By  C. L. Crowder (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    There are more and more yoga books for children being produced now...which is great ( I have many of them). I recently purchased this book and must say that this book is special. It gives great ideas for story telling, meditations, breathing techniques, songs, asanas, warm ups and games, as well as including several stories you can also tell. I also liked that fact that it gives tips on how to teach yoga philisophies simply to children (love, peace, patience, respect, kindness, etc). This is a truly great book! Highly recommended if you want to teach yoga to children and stay true to the purpose of yoga! 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Children's Yoga book, January 19, 2007 By  Andrea Creel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    I teach yoga to children and have found this book to be the most informative and full of the most creative ideas. Highly recommended. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An Awesome Find, March 20, 2008 By  Danusia N. (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews Written for teachers, librarians and yoga instructors, author/yoga instructor Sydney Solis details how yoga is beneficial for young children and how incorporating this ancient spiritual practice into storytelling can help to achieve a deeper level of understanding. The book gives excellent concrete examples of how to deal with real situations that might arise with children including how to maintain control of the class and how to set rules. A class curriculum is outlined including folk tales, their theme, country of origin along with corresponding yoga poses for each character or action. A chapter with black and white photographs and detailed explanations of how to do the various poses is also included.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 4.0 out of 5 stars Yoga - And it makes sense! Yoga and Literacy together makes creativitely fun sessions. Most of the children are glued to computers, staring at the screen as their games downloads. Read more Published 8 days ago by Ilaxi S. Patel 1.0 out of 5 stars another self published book This book is not very good at all..it is self published by Ms. Solis. They book is a copyright infringement??? Read more Published 1 month ago by Carol 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book This book is not only inspiring on its own, but is also used as a manual for the Storytime Yoga E-course part one. Read more Published 3 months ago by Mrs. M. Morgan 3.0 out of 5 stars Better for teaching a class than just your kiddo I was under the impression that this would be fun to do with my daughter, but it was more of a curriculum like thing for a group of kids in my opinion. Read more Published 3 months ago by SCS 5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book and amazing resource! This is an excellent book for those wishing to expose children to yoga through storytelling. Kids love stories, and I love how Sydney incorporates stories for all sorts of... Read more Published 5 months ago by Melanie G. Deal 5.0 out of 5 stars Storytime yoga - Superb Wonderful book - full of great advice. I teach yoga in schools (yogakidz.co.uk) and have found this a useful tool and has inspored me to write my own book. Read more Published 8 months ago by April 5.0 out of 5 stars Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story Thank you very much for having this wonderful book that my studens and I have enjoied so much. Proud to be your customer any time, Danelys. Published 11 months ago by Danelys Valcarcel Cuellar 5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice This is an amazing book. I am a children's yoga teacher. This book has changed how I teach. The children love the stories. Their attention is totally on the story. Read more Published 13 months ago by Sandy Gatto 4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for teaching yoga to children of all ages This is one of the few good yoga books to help teach yoga to children of all ages. It has information on what should happen during the yoga class for different ages of children... Read more Published 20 months ago by Crystal K. Creamer 5.0 out of 5 stars This book is wonderful! If you teach children's yoga or want to begin yoga with your children at home then this book is the one to buy. Read more Published 21 months ago by earthmother3 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 114 pages
• Publisher: The Mythic Yoga Studio; 1st edition (August 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977706303
• ISBN-13: 978-0977706303
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,030 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, November 3, 2006

By	C. L. Crowder (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are more and more yoga books for children being produced now...which is great ( I have many of them). I recently purchased this book and must say that this book is special. It gives great ideas for story telling, meditations, breathing techniques, songs, asanas, warm ups and games, as well as including several stories you can also tell. I also liked that fact that it gives tips on how to teach yoga philisophies simply to children (love, peace, patience, respect, kindness, etc). This is a truly great book! Highly recommended if you want to teach yoga to children and stay true to the purpose of yoga!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Children's Yoga book, January 19, 2007

By	Andrea Creel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I teach yoga to children and have found this book to be the most informative and full of the most creative ideas. Highly recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Awesome Find, March 20, 2008

By	Danusia N. (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

Written for teachers, librarians and yoga instructors, author/yoga instructor Sydney Solis details how yoga is beneficial for young children and how incorporating this ancient spiritual practice into storytelling can help to achieve a deeper level of understanding. The book gives excellent concrete examples of how to deal with real situations that might arise with children including how to maintain control of the class and how to set rules. A class curriculum is outlined including folk tales, their theme, country of origin along with corresponding yoga poses for each character or action. A chapter with black and white photographs and detailed explanations of how to do the various poses is also included.