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for Kids Subhadra Mattai Yoga Instructor Yoga & Kids - naturally meant for each other. Yoga provides a synergy of energy with breath, movement, strength, flexibility, grace, enjoyment of each moment, stillness, calm and focus on inner beauty. Yoga follows kids' natural tendency to move, bend, stretch and breath. Yoga poses are grounded in nature - mountains, forests, jungles, animals, birds, amphibians, etc. Yoga helps kids build self-confidence, boost self-esteem, practice non-violence, truthfulness, sharing, self-respect and respect for others. Most of all it is non-competitive. It is the ultimate stress management tool for growing kids teaching them mindfulness and mind-body-breath connection and using the breath to deal with anger, peer pressure, conflict and resolution. Yoga is for the whole family to enjoy together. - Play imaginative yoga games and songs with poses from nature - - be rooted and flexible as a tree, - Stand tall and firm like a mountain - Fly free like a butterfly - Jump like a frog - Roar like a lion - Stretch like a cat or dog - Hum like a bumblebee - Rest in child's pose Yoga Asanas (poses) & Pranayama (breathing exercises) & Relaxation: Tadasana - Mountain (palms together stretched up overhead with deep breath) Talasana - Palm tree (lift clasped hands overhead and come up on toes) Vrkshasana - Tree (balance pose on one foot with soft focus and on breath) Virasana - Hero or candle (sit back on heels, elongate spine, palms at chest) Gomukhasana - Cow-faced pose(cross knees, reach hands behind & hold) Ushtrasana - Camel (sit back on heels, press palms back & lift hips) Balasana - child's pose or mouse (sit on heels and rest head on floor) Bidalasana - Cat stretch on hands & knees alternately round & arch back Parighasana - gate or squirrel (kneeling, stretch one leg out & bend sideways) Adho Mukha Svanasana - Down-Facing dog (on all fours, lift hips and press heels down) Bhujangasana - Cobra or snake (On tummy, press palms in floor & lift chest) Simhasana - Lion (sit back on heels, press hands in floor, stretch tongue & roar) Baddha Konasana - Butterfly (sit with soles of feet together & flap knees & thighs) Kurmasana - Turtle(as above, slide feet forward, arms under knees & lower head) Bhekasana - Frog (squat with arms inside of knees, jump on cue) Matsyasana - Fish pose (lie on back, press elbows in floor & arch chest up) Salabhasana - Locust or shark (on tummy, lift head, chest, arms and legs) Dhanurasana - Bow (on tummy, lift feet behind, reach back and hold feet) Setu Bandhasana - Bridge (on back, hold heels close to body, lift hips & chest up) Chakrasana - Wheel (as above lift with feet & hands pressed into floor) Navasana - boat (balance on sit bones, with legs and arms stretched out) Trikonasana - Triangle (feet wide, with R toes out, R hand down, L hand up) Virabhadrasana - Warrior (as above, bend R knee, both hands outstretched) Uttanasana - Forward bend/waterfall(hands up & back, bend over & touch toes) Prasarita Padottanasana - Wide angle forward bend with hands & elbows pressing down Surya Namaskar - Sun salutation flow series Sarvangasana - Shoulderstand (lie on back, legs up and support with arms on back) Halasana - Plow (as above, taking one foot at a time down over head) Makarasana - Sleeping crocodile (on stomach, fold arms and rest head on arms) Savasana - Corpse or relaxation pose Yoga Nidra - Guided complete body relaxation & meditation Bhramari - bee pranayama (humming like a bee) Shitali - Cooling breath exercise - Lying, sitting & standing twists - various yoga group games |
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Anu Prasad
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