Note for teachers and parents.
This is a simple sequence that can be practiced at home or in the
classroom every day.
Stand in a circle or have children in own space.
Feel your feet on the floor and press
your big toes down. Try to lift the arches of your lovely feet. Notice what is
happening inside your body. Did you feel your tummy tuck in? Did you grow a bit
taller?
Take a deep breath and breathe in – lift your arms to the sky and exhale
swan dive down. Open your arms like wings and fly them down.
Breathe in, touch your toes, and look forward to the tip of your nose. Breathe
out and relax your head towards your knees. Plant your hands on the ground and
step back to Down-face Dog.
Breathe in here,
and as you breathe out, slide your chest forward into plank pose. Just like a
long piece of wood.
Lower to the ground
and stretch out your legs one at a time.
Place hands under
shoulders and breathe in, lift to cobra (you can hiss if you like). Breathe out
and release down to mat again.
Lift to your hands
and knees. Lift to down-face dog.
Step your right
foot forward and make a lunge.
Breathe in and lift your arms to the sky –
don’t forget to smile. Breathe out and lower your arms to the floor.
Step back to
down-face dog.
Step forward with
the left leg into a lunge. Breathe in and lift your arms to the sky – don’t
forget to smile. Breathe out and lower your arms to the floor.
Straighten your
front leg and step forward to the front of your mat. Bring your fingers to your
toes – breathe in and look forward. Breathe out and relax your head to your
knees. Swan dive up to standing.
Mountain Pose.
You are strong and steady - ready for making amazing decisions and making
your world a better place.
Note for teachers and parents.
This is a simple sequence that can be practiced at home or in the
classroom every day.
It is sometimes helpful to put on music to help kids focus and sink into
a yoga mood - I love Giatree Mantra sung by Deva Premal.
Remind them to close their eyes sometimes if they feel like it, to sigh
or yawn - it all helps to release and deepen.
You could also add a couple of games to increase concentration. For
example: pair the children and ask them to create their own 'yoga
practice' silently and the partner must concentrate and follow each pose.
Stand in a circle or have children in own space.
Stand still like a mountain.
Feel your feet on the floor and press
your big toes down. Try to lift the arches of your lovely feet. Notice what is
happening inside your body. Did you feel your tummy tuck in? Did you grow a bit
taller?
Take a deep breath and breathe in – lift your arms to the sky and exhale
swan dive down. Open your arms like wings and fly them down.
Breathe in, touch your toes, and look forward to the tip of your nose. Breathe
out and relax your head towards your knees. Plant your hands on the ground and
step back to Down-face Dog.
Breathe in here,
and as you breathe out, slide your chest forward into plank pose. Just like a
long piece of wood.
Lower to the ground
and stretch out your legs one at a time.
Place hands under
shoulders and breathe in, lift to cobra (you can hiss if you like). Breathe out
and release down to mat again.
Lift to your hands
and knees. Lift to down-face dog.
Step your right
foot forward and make a lunge.
Breathe in and lift your arms to the sky –
don’t forget to smile. Breathe out and lower your arms to the floor.
Step back to
down-face dog.
Step forward with
the left leg into a lunge. Breathe in and lift your arms to the sky – don’t
forget to smile. Breathe out and lower your arms to the floor.
Straighten your
front leg and step forward to the front of your mat. Bring your fingers to your
toes – breathe in and look forward. Breathe out and relax your head to your
knees. Swan dive up to standing.
Mountain Pose.
You are strong and steady - ready for making amazing decisions and making
your world a better place.
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