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October 31, 2020
Power Partner Poses in Yoga to Practice with Kids
Kids love partner yoga poses! Partner yoga poses help teach children the importance of teamwork and working together plus they are fun to do. They build trust and community with one another within the group. These partner poses can be done at home, school, camp, yoga class or anywhere you have kids ready to try something new and have fun.
I incorporate partner or group poses in every kids yoga class. It is a great team-building activity and gives everyone a common goal to work toward. I love the confidence built when mastered.
I kept this in mind when I created the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards, I purposely incorporated partner poses for some of the yoga challenge poses. The partner poses are built on progression and gives the children a goal to work toward.
Kids love to try the partner poses included in our Kids Yoga Challenge Pose CardsHow to Teach Partner Yoga Poses to Kids
Have kids partner up with those of similar size. All partner poses can be modified, but it is a good idea to start this way.Have the partners get to know one another before practicing the poses. Take a moment for them to introduce themselves to one another and pose a few questions that they need to answer as something they are good at or a favorite game to play. I sometimes have the pair come up with a team name together. That builds community and teamwork for sure!Have one pair of partners demonstrate the Partner Pose before everyone tries it. As the partner pair is demonstrating, this is a good time to talk about proper form and any safety concerns. Although yoga partner poses are safe and fun, it is still a good idea to remind kids to take it slow. They will naturally be excited to get right into the pose so this will help them remember.After the partners have practiced the featured yoga pose for 1-2 minutes, have each group demonstrate their pose. Kids love to show off the poses with their partners.
See Saw Partner PoseKids Yoga Partner Class Lesson Plan
First, have the students get into pairs. It is helpful to have a partner of similar size, but not necessary. Modifications can be made for any of the partner poses.Have the partner pair get to know one another (if they don’t already) and think up a Team Name. They love doing this. Refer to their team name throughout class. They LOVE this and it will absolutely motivate them.Explain to the students that they will be working through a series of partner poses. Talk about how being safe is the number one priority and how they need to look out for their teammate.l used the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards for this kids yoga class because these yoga cards include leveled partner poses. It is important to begin with the easier “one-starred” levels and work your way up to level 5. 5.
The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose CardsI began with See Saw Partner Pose and showed the students an example pose card. This Partner Pose is perfect to begin with because it warms up your legs and allows the children to work together. I invited a pair to come and demonstrate it to the group. I had them model how you begin slowly in a see-saw fashion. Legs can be made into a diamond shape or bent if you have some children that are taller or different heights.I allowed a few moments for the children to practice this first partner pose before moving on to the next pose with the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards . Each time, have a pair model the partner pose as you explain to the students about how to safely get in and out of it. You could also use the Kids Yoga Challenge App for pose visuals, but keep in mind that the poses are randomized for fun with the app.
The Kids Yoga Challenge App
Toward the end of class, I had a few Group Yoga Poses so that the whole class could have the opportunity to work together. This can be done by playing Yoga Shapes, Wind in the Trees Yoga Game, Group Trees, or Yoga Knot.
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October 24, 2020
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Yoga Pose Bingo is a fun and active game for all ages. This game is an engaging and easy way to introduce and teach children a variety of yoga poses.
It is a perfect way to help kids learn and practice poses while moving their bodies in good and healthy ways.
Yoga Pose Bingo is perfect for large and small groups of all ages.
Your Yoga Pose Bingo Game Includes:
10 Unique Full-Sized Colorful Bingo Cards
Directions on How to Play
40 Different Yoga Poses
Multicultural & Diverse
1 Caller Card
Perfect for school, home, camps, clubs, and parties.
Ages 3-Adult
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Yoga Pose Bingo Tip:
To ensure all the players are active and engaged, I like to put the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards or the accompanying caller card into a fun colorful gift bag to draw from.
After a card is drawn, the kids that have that yoga pose then mark it on their card.
The players then practice making that yoga pose. When someone gets Bingo, the winner shows the 4 winning yoga poses in a sequence, The kids love flowing their winning yoga poses.
The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards
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October 7, 2020
Free Fall Kids Yoga Lesson Plan
Welcome Fall!
Fall is in the air! One of the things that I truly love about living in the midwest is the change of seasons. I truly do appreciate the changing trees and landscape that each new season brings. As soon as you get tired of the heat, snow, or rain, then the season begins to magically transform into a new one.
I love incorporating the change of seasons with my kids yoga classes. Kids enjoy the seasonal themes with the poses, breathing exercises, and yoga games. By having a theme, it truly helps the children connect with and retain with what they are learning.
Get your free Kids Yoga Fall Fun Lesson Plan below. Learn many Fall themed yoga poses, find out how to play the fun yoga game “Wind in the Trees” as well as create spooky Down Dog Tunnels and partner poses.
For this kids yoga lesson plan, I use the Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards. These pose cards provide a great visual for the yoga poses as well as the partner yoga poses.
Enjoy a few pictures of a recent Jump into Fall Kids Yoga Class that I led.
Look at these Happy Fall trees!
Check out our Partner Bats
Have you ever seen such a lovely Fall leaf? (Partner Pose)
It is much more fun to try to balance with a pumpkin on your head!
Interested in more kids yoga lesson plans? Our bestselling Go Go Yoga for Kids resources includes hundreds of kids yoga lesson plans, games, poses, mindfulness exercises and much more. Learn more.
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October 2, 2020
Family Fun with Yoga Poses & Simple Mindfulness Exercises
Learn how to easily incorporate fun and beneficial yoga poses as well as mindfulness exercises for some family fun and together time! This free mini Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Masterclass will include the most beneficial yoga poses for these young growing bodies as well as fun yoga games to practice these poses.
You will also learn the top mindfulness exercises that can help calm children and set them up for success and a growth mindset. This mini master class is perfect for parents, educators and caregivers.
Discover in this Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Masterclass:
How adult yoga is different than kids yogaWhat ages can children begin yogaThe benefits for children who practice yogaHow to easily & effectively teach yoga to childrenFamily fun yoga games that all ages will enjoyHow to easily help children relax and reduce anxiety in minutesWhat teens & tweens really need with yoga & mindfulness exercisesHow to easily implement mindfulness at home with your family in small momentsIdeas for fun yoga poses and breathing and calming exercises to begin doing right away.
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September 26, 2020
Win a Free Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training with Go Go Yoga for Kids
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September 17, 2020
Zen Garden Tutorial for Kids
Make Your Own Mini Zen Garden with Kids
Discover how to make your own Mini Zen Garden. This is a perfect mindful activity for children and adults!
A Zen Garden is a simple item to make with kids and it is absolutely loved by all ages. It is also an easy strategy to help kids relax and calm down after a busy day or stressful time. I also love how it can be used indoors at any time and doesn’t take up much space!
When I think on all the times I’ve done art activities with children, it is truly a time that has allowed for creativity, self-expression and connecting. Our hands were busy, and the creative juices were flowing.
The creativity and self-expression that shines when a child is involved in crafting and creating is important in childhood development.
Merging yoga with craft time will only expand the benefits children receive as they move their bodies and allow imaginations to flow.
Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Games & Activities for ChildrenHow to make your own Mini Zen Garden is included in our new bestselling book, Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Games & Activities includes over 150 activities to keep kids engaged, thinking creatively, and practicing self-expression.
How to Make a Mini Zen Garden:
Supplies:
Baby plates or a container that won’t break easily
sand
rocks, crystals, melted crayon (for jewels!) or any other small item
wooden or plastic fork
Directions:
Add sand to your container. Include rocks, or crystals. Use your rake (fork) to draw designs in the sand.
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Conclusion:
When you become inspired through your creating your energy is lifted. Just like yoga, there are a number of benefits that come along with crafting, which is known to help kids develop fine motor skills, teaches children to follow instruction while also allowing them to express themselves, and creates bonds, whether that’s with a parent, teacher, or peer.
Exploring art with children is the perfect way to connect. This is true for all ages!
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Make Your Own Mini Zen Garden
Discover how to make your own Mini Zen Garden. This is a perfect mindful activity for children and adults!
When I think on all the times I’ve done art activities with children, it is truly a time that has allowed for creativity, self-expression and connecting. Our hands were busy, and the creative juices were flowing.
The creativity and self-expression that shines when a child is involved in crafting and creating is important in childhood development.
Merging yoga with craft time will only expand the benefits children receive as they move their bodies and allow imaginations to flow.
Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Games & Activities for Children
How to make your own Mini Zen Garden is included in our new bestselling book, Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Games & Activities includes over 150 activities to keep kids engaged, thinking creatively, and practicing self-expression.
How to Make a Mini Zen Garden:
Supplies:
Baby plates or a container that won’t break easily
sand
rocks, crystals or any other small item
wooden or plastic fork
Directions:
Add sand to your container. Include rocks, or crystals. Use your rake (fork) to draw designs in the sand.
See More Yoga Crafts and Activities Below:
Conclusion:
When you become inspired through your creating your energy is lifted. Just like yoga, there are a number of benefits that come along with crafting, which is known to help kids develop fine motor skills, teaches children to follow instruction while also allowing them to express themselves, and creates bonds, whether that’s with a parent, teacher, or peer.
Exploring art with children is the perfect way to connect. This is true for all ages.
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September 11, 2020
How to Make a Bath Bomb
It is so important to think not just about physical health, but also our emotional and mental health. This is true note only for adults, but especially the kids that we love and care about.
One easy and fun way to increase the well being of kids is through simple art and mindfulness art therapy.
In our newest book; Go Go Yoga for Kids: Yoga Games & Activities, we share our favorite kids yoga crafts and activities. These crafts and activities are perfect for home, school, camps and clubs.
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How to Make Your Very Own Bath Bomb:
Ingredients:
•1 cup of baking soda
•1/4 cup cream of tartar
•1/2 cup of salt
•1/2 cup of cornstarch
•2 tablespoons essential oil
•1 tablespoon oil
•2 drops of food coloring
•Spray bottle full of water
How to Make:
1. Whisk one cup of baking soda, 1/4 cream of tartar, 1/2 a cup of salt, 1/2 a cup of cornstarch together in a glass or stainless-steel bowl
2. In a separate bowl measure 2 teaspoons of essential oil, 1 tablespoon of oil, and 2 drops of food coloring
3. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients while stirring
4. Spritz the mixture with a water bottle until the mixture is crumbly but holds shape
5. Fill a mold with the mixture packing as tightly as you can
6. Let the mixture set overnight before removing it from the mold
7. The bath bomb is ready for use!
The Stirring of the Bath Bomb!
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September 4, 2020
Kids Yoga Podcast with Go Go Yoga for Kids
This week The Kids Yoga Podcast is joined by Sara Weis, Founder of Go Go Yoga for Kids. They discuss how a running injury led Sara to yoga and how she became inspired to teach kids yoga and start her own company.
Sara shares how her perspective as a mother and teacher gave her further inspiration to author Go Go Yoga for Kids books, The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards, and the Kids Yoga Challenge App. Sara has taught thousands of children and led teacher trainings for adults. Listen in now for some inspiration!
See our E-Store for immediate access to all kids yoga lesson plans, games, and posesWhy You Should Teach Yoga to Kids
# 1. Kids Need Yoga Now
Our world is changing, and our kids face different challenges and commitments then they have in the past. There are many demands on kids’ time and pressure to do well at what they are involved in. This includes school, family, friends, sports, quickly changing technology, and other interests. That leaves us with kids who have a lot going on as they try to figure out a way to balance it all.
Not only that, but we know that our world has changed with the pandemic. It is important to continue to help continue to connect with one another (online or in person) as well as teaching them the yoga and mindfulness tools that can carry them into adulthood.
Kids need to learn how to responsibly handle the world we live in. Yoga and mindfulness are skill that can benefit all kids no matter what activities they are involved in or what their interests and abilities are. Yoga meets everyone at any stage and provides incredible extrinsic and intrinsic benefits. Discover the Super 7 Benefits of Yoga for Children here.
Kids that practice yoga are getting stronger mentally and physically. They are healthy, strong, and more confident. Not only this, but it can help them in school, in their extracurricular activities and absolutely in their day to day lives.
#2 It is Easier to Teach Yoga to Children Now More Than Ever
When I first started teaching yoga to children there were not a lot of resources available about the best ways to teach children yoga. Since children learn and respond differently than adults I knew yoga had to be taught differently than in adult classes. Discover 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Teaching Yoga to Children here.
Our growing and changing world has helped us rethink how to can best teach yoga and mindfulness to children. I used my background in Early Childhood and my Master’s Degree in Education as I reviewed and researched child development and the best ways that children learn. I had to figure it out and spent hours and hours researching, writing kids yoga lesson plans, trying them out with kids, and modifying to know exactly what works for teaching yoga to children.
I wanted these kids yoga lesson plans and classes to be engaging, beneficial, and memorable for kids.
Go Go Yoga for Kids prides itself on making yoga for children doable and FUN for the kids AND you to teach. I want you to succeed in teaching yoga to children.
I am excited to share 20+ years of teaching kids compiled for you into our popular online Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training. I spent years figuring out what works and what doesn’t work for teaching kids yoga. I researched, tried, and tested during hundreds of kids yoga classes until I figured out what really worked! Stop wasting your time trying to piece random things into something that works.
I want to make this easy for you. I want you to be able to completely go into any kids environment (studios, camps, clubs, classes, at home) and confidently introduce children to yoga. I know you can give those children quality and inspiring classes. It is so exciting and truly makes such a positive difference.
#3 It is About Making a Difference
There is nothing like seeing the kids faces full of contentment at the end of Savasana (Discover how to easily get children into Savasana here). It is also about watching the kids master a pose after working on it for weeks. It is about seeing a child take a few deep breaths before starting a test or before a soccer game. These kids are in tune with what their bodies need and that is so important. It is all about giving children the tools that they will have for life.
Our online Kids Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Training will help with this. You can make a difference. I will show you exactly how to do this every step of the way.
Want to learn more about how to develop age appropriate content and resources to teach yoga to children? Check out my Facebook Live Interview here with the step by step process!
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Go Go Yoga for Kids and The Kids Yoga Podcast
This week The Kids Yoga Podcast is joined by Sara Weis, Founder of Go Go Yoga for Kids. They discuss how a running injury led Sara to yoga and how she became inspired to teach kids yoga and start her own company.
She shares how her perspective as a mother and teacher gave her further inspiration to author Go Go Yoga for Kids books, The Kids Yoga Challenge Pose Cards, and the Kids Yoga Challenge App. Sara has taught thousands of children and led teacher trainings for adults. Listen in now for some inspiration!
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