Yoga Pretzels (Yoga Cards) [Cards]

Tara Guber (Author), Leah Kalish (Author), Sophie Fatus (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2005 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Yoga Cards

Practice bending, twisting, breathing, relaxing and more with Yoga Pretzels, a vibrant and colorful set of illustrated cards that provide a healthy dose of fun and education while teaching all the basics of yoga to help your head and heart.

Founded by Tara Guber and directed by Leah Kalish, Yoga Ed. develops health and wellness courses and materials that educate children, teachers and parents about the benefits of yoga! Our friends Tara and Leah co-wrote our Yoga Pretzels Deck, an exciting, educational addition to our Yoga Pretzels collection! Please visit the Yoga Ed. website to find out more about how to bring Yoga Ed. to your school or community!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Yoga brings ancient wisdom to the modern world in a way that no other discipline can. And this book conveys that wisdom to kids and grownups alike in a way that combines lighthearted humour with high purpose. --DEEPAK CHOPRA (My Daddy is a Pretzel)

The poses on these jumbo cards were very easy to follow, thanks to clear descriptions and up to five drawings to demonstrate each move, the testers said. Aviva Rose, who had never tried yoga before, said this 'colorful' deck was her favorite because the directions had pictures to make them crystal clear. --The New York Times

Yoga Pretzels is a fantastic way of spending quality time with my kids. Together, we exercise our bodies and minds leaving us feeling energized and refreshed! I'd highly recommend it to anyone with children. --Catherine Zeta-Jones

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Cards: 1 pages
• Publisher: Barefoot Books (October 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905236042
• ISBN-13: 978-1905236046
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Girl Scouts & Girl Guides
  • #23 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Yoga
  • #29 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Games

More About the Author

For eight years, Tara Guber served as president of Education First!, a non-profit organization that addresses the crisis in American education through fundraising and advocacy. A twenty-eight-year practitioner of yoga, a teacher, producer and philanthropist, Guber is the founder of Yoga Ed., a nationally recognized yoga program for schools. Tara Guber resides in Los Angeles with her husband Peter, the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, and her children.

Customer Reviews

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yoga Cards for Kids, October 26, 2006

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Yoga Teacher "I LOVE yoga and anything that b... (OM-aha, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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I'm a kids yoga instructor, and use cards with my classes almost weekly. I'd been using the Kids Yoga Deck for years, and then I finally bought this deck.

I much prefer the Yoga Pretzel deck, because they are twice the size of the others. Also, the Pretzel deck shows cute drawings of different children doing the poses and the Kids Deck only shows unisex stick figures, which is less exciting for the kids. The larger size of the cards, makes them easier for kids to see the pose and hold. They are very colorful and lively, and will be the only cards I use for class now.

Another big difference between the two decks is that the Yoga Pretzel deck contains cards with many yoga poses, and other cards with games and breathing exercises. The Kids Yoga Deck only has cards for poses, and no games.

I really recommend these cards for parents to use at home with their children. Children can use them on their own too, and just mimic the kids on the cards.

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yoga for the whole family!, February 4, 2006

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These cards are wonderful! We heard about them from a Yoga Kids instructor and our kids love them.

The pictures are memorable and make the poses clear. The titles of the poses are all kid-friendly (Rock, Airplane, Bunny Breathing, Arrow, Tree etc.). Each card has "mood" words that go with the pose.

The children can pick two cards before school or bed, and then we do the poses together. Or, put them in a circle and play musical poses--when the music stops, you do the pose you landed on.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yoga Pretzels, January 9, 2007

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A. Shaw (Okinawa, Japan) - See all my reviews
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The cards have great illustrations. I am disappointed in the names on each card. Many poses are called different names. I had planned to use these cards in a yoga class I teach for kids. However, the poses have new names that I have had to learn and teach the kids so that I use the cards. I would much rather teach the more well know name for each pose instead of a name that was created for one product.