Watch Me Do Yoga is narrated by a child's voice as she goes through a series of yoga poses. We see her practicing with her dad, her mom, or the family dog, and sometimes alone on her mat. We see her in the garden, on the patio, in her bedroom, even sitting on a gigantic lotus. But no matter what the setting, she relates her yoga to the natural world. She stands like a tree or a mountain and imitates the actions of animals — a fish, a dog, a lion, and a tortoise. She celebrates her connection with the life around her and wants just a bit of attention in return. The upbeat text and appealing illustrations should encourage young children to practice yoga and their parents to practice with them.
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Bobby Clennell has taught Iyengar Yoga for over thirty years. She is a core faculty member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York, and teaches yoga workshops and retreats throughout the United States and abroad. As a former professional film animator who never relinquished her love of drawing, Bobby both wrote and illustrated The Woman's Yoga Book, a definitive guide to yoga for all phases of the menstrual cycle. In Watch Me Do Yoga, she is once again both author and illustrator, celebrating in drawing and verse the joy of discovery of a child's yoga.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect book for parents who want to pass yoga along to their children
October 1, 2010
Format:Hardcover
NOTE: I received a free copy of this book to review for the web site Metapsychology Online Reviews.
WATCH ME DO YOGA is an over-sized hardcover book featuring a little red-headed girl of perhaps 7 or 8 years old playfully demonstrating different yoga poses. The girl (she unfortunately does not have a name) recruits each of her parents in turn to watch and sometimes to join in as she practices basic postures such as mountain, tree, and lion poses. Other characters make an appearance as well, from the family dog to little brother Paul. The illustrations are colorful yet uncomplicated, and the rhyming text is also both simple and clear--for example, "I like to stand on one leg--Pretending I'm a tree--and then I wave my arms about--Hey, Daddy, look at me!"
The only caution I would suggest about this book is with respect to the difficulty level of some of the postures depicted by the little girl. Although most of the poses shown are beginner's level and are likely to be quite accessible to the typically flexible school-aged child, author and illustrator Bobby Clennell also features her young yogini in a few more challenging postures--for example, backbends such as fish pose and upward bow or wheel pose. These poses are probably best performed with adult supervision, and preferably with the assistance of an adult who has some knowledge of yoga or other relevant training.
Overall, Clennell has created a lovely little book for inspiring children to do yoga. It is probably best suited for adults hoping to pass along a love a yoga to their children; this is an ideal book for parents and children both to read and to practice yoga together, and I would give it a final rating of 4 1/2 stars.
WATCH ME DO YOGA is an over-sized hardcover book featuring a little red-headed girl of perhaps 7 or 8 years old playfully demonstrating different yoga poses. The girl (she unfortunately does not have a name) recruits each of her parents in turn to watch and sometimes to join in as she practices basic postures such as mountain, tree, and lion poses. Other characters make an appearance as well, from the family dog to little brother Paul. The illustrations are colorful yet uncomplicated, and the rhyming text is also both simple and clear--for example, "I like to stand on one leg--Pretending I'm a tree--and then I wave my arms about--Hey, Daddy, look at me!"
The only caution I would suggest about this book is with respect to the difficulty level of some of the postures depicted by the little girl. Although most of the poses shown are beginner's level and are likely to be quite accessible to the typically flexible school-aged child, author and illustrator Bobby Clennell also features her young yogini in a few more challenging postures--for example, backbends such as fish pose and upward bow or wheel pose. These poses are probably best performed with adult supervision, and preferably with the assistance of an adult who has some knowledge of yoga or other relevant training.
Overall, Clennell has created a lovely little book for inspiring children to do yoga. It is probably best suited for adults hoping to pass along a love a yoga to their children; this is an ideal book for parents and children both to read and to practice yoga together, and I would give it a final rating of 4 1/2 stars.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A happy, playful yoga book --great Christmas or birthday present!
November 26, 2010
Format:Hardcover
I'm giving Watch Me Do Yoga to my niece for her third birthday, but I'm having a hard time letting it go! The clever rhymes and delightful drawings by talented author and illustrator, Bobby Clennell, are so appealing -- the child in me loves this happy, playful book! Children of all ages will relate to the way the young girl practices with her mom, her dad, her dog... and asks them to "Watch me do yoga," just like real-life children do! I'm looking forward to reading this book out loud at my niece's birthday party, and using the story as a starting point to practice yoga with her and her friends.
--Suza Francina, mother of two grown children, preschool teacher and Early Childhood Educator, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and author.
--Suza Francina, mother of two grown children, preschool teacher and Early Childhood Educator, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and author.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Watch Me Do Yoga" traces a child's yoga practices and poses through her day, illustrated with exquisite pastel sketches that bring life to yoga poses or vice versa. She practices with her parents, her dog, and alone on her mat or outside with a tree. She always finds the connection to the natural world though her yoga practice. She enjoys celebrating this special connection and showing off to her loving parents. "Watch Me Do Yoga" is both vivid and instructional, providing stimulus and encouragement to parents and children for yoga practice together.
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Om Tat Sat
Everything Senior Iyengar yoga instructor Bobby Clennell does is pure mudra - this book being of no exception. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thoreauvian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful yoga book for those budding yogis
Watch me Do Yoga is absolutely wonderful. Actually, that should be my entire review because it does describe the book perfectly.
I discovered yoga in my 40's..... Read more
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Published on March 26, 2011 by Tina
