Customer Reviews

Yoga Pretzels (Yoga Cards)

5 star:		(27)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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.

I teach yoga to both adults & kids. I really liked these cards as a resource. I used the ideas for games on the backof the cards, for some of my kids' classes, & they worked well. I have also used the cards to show what the poses look like to the kids. The large size of the cards is a plus too.

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.

I like using Yoga Pretzels in my classes, they help me keep a kid-like mood. The kids love being able to pick a pose or two from the cards. They take time to study the drawings and find ways to share and cooperate. I love the "Time In" section-- the relaxation scripts work equally well for adults and children. Animal Friend is my favorite.
My only criticism would be that the instructions for the poses don't say how to get out of the poses, or how to move into another pose. With a little experience and imagination this is easy to overcome, so it's not much of a drawback.
The color combinations are striking, drawings whimsical and clear, poses have a good range from easy for anyone to really challenging. Reasonable price too.

I work with children who have disabilities (cerebral palsy, autism, down syndrome, etc). Every child has trully enjoyed these cards. On the back the pose is broken down into 4 organized steps. It's neat to watch the kids figure out how to pose themselves. I use them for stretching, attention and concentration, deep breathing to help calm, weight bearing/strengthening, and for social groups (there are partner poses as well). A few of the parents even purchased them for home!

I love these cards. My kids play with them without me, and I love to make sequences with them too. My Girl Scout troop loves to use them during our downtimes in meetings, they are such an awesome way to promote independant fitness! BUY THESE CARDS if you or your children love yoga!

I bought the book with it and they are wonderful. My 4 and 2 year old can do many the yoga positions!! Great way to connect and to wind down for bedtime!!

I bought this product for use in an early childhood education classroom with 3 to 5 year old children. Our program encourages the children to make choices whenever possible, and this product gives me a relaxation activity for the children that allows them to make a choice, by taking turns selecting a card for everyone to try. They enjoy the activity and so do I. It really helps us to wind down and develop our self control.

I know these are meant for children (or for parents to use with younger children), but this adult beginner yogi intends to make good use of them for herself. I bought both the Yoga Pretzels card deck and Rodney Yee's Yoga Poetry of the Body card deck. Of the two sets, I much prefer Yoga Pretzels. The Yoga Pretzel cards are colorful and joyful to look at and make me feel happy. Directions for the various positions and breath are easy to understand and the questions, quotes and sayings on the cards are appealing and thought provoking without being pretentious or flowery. They just make sense to me. I agree with the other posters who mention that it is too bad that some of the poses have been given new names instead of using generally accepted names and that is why I am giving four stars instead of five. All in all though, I think these cards are absolutely fabulous!

Edited to add: I ended up giving these to my sister for her 3 year old granddaughter. My sister says she seems to enjoy them, studying the pose on the card very carefully and then trying to mimic it, but that the best part is listening to her descriptions as she talks herself through the moves, as she is quite entertaining!