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Dinosaur Yoga
An illustrated picture book offering a playful introduction to yoga through dinosaurs.
The latest yoga picture book from bestselling author Mariam Gates introduces children to the joys and benefits of yoga—through dinosaurs! Triceratops, Pterodactyl, T-Rex, and others learn to bend, stretch, and breathe through a yoga flow. Instead of being sad, mad, or frustrated when things aren’t going their way, the dinosaurs practice yoga to feel better. The book features a parents’ guide to the depicted postures and a glossary of dinosaurs at the back.
As the creator of the celebrated Kid Power Yoga, Gates knows that teaching children yoga sets them up for better habits of flexibility, fitness, and self-soothing. With Dinosaur Yoga, kids can stomp, stretch, and snort their way to skills that will serve them for a lifetime.
The latest yoga picture book from bestselling author Mariam Gates introduces children to the joys and benefits of yoga—through dinosaurs! Triceratops, Pterodactyl, T-Rex, and others learn to bend, stretch, and breathe through a yoga flow. Instead of being sad, mad, or frustrated when things aren’t going their way, the dinosaurs practice yoga to feel better. The book features a parents’ guide to the depicted postures and a glossary of dinosaurs at the back.
As the creator of the celebrated Kid Power Yoga, Gates knows that teaching children yoga sets them up for better habits of flexibility, fitness, and self-soothing. With Dinosaur Yoga, kids can stomp, stretch, and snort their way to skills that will serve them for a lifetime.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published October 21, 2019
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About the author
Mariam Gates
10 books27 followersMariam Gates is a passionate and inspiring teacher with over 20 years of experience working with young people. Through the Kid Power Yoga Program she has combined her dedication to teaching yoga with her skills as an educator to guide children in accessing their own inner source of strength, confidence, problem-solving and creativity. Mariam received her Masters in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. She taught in the Boston Public Schools and directed the Citizen Schools program in Dorchester, MA, a nationally recognized enrichment program for 9-13 year-olds.
Mariam Gates is a passionate and inspiring teacher with over 20 years of experience working with young people. Through the Kid Power Yoga Program she has combined her dedication to teaching yoga with her skills as an educator to guide children in accessing their own inner source of strength, confidence, problem-solving and creativity. Mariam received her Masters in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. She taught in the Boston Public Schools and directed the Citizen Schools program in Dorchester, MA, a nationally recognized enrichment program for 9-13 year-olds.
Mariam Gates on Vinyasa: "I knew right away that this form, this flow, was both asking me to move past my perceived limitations and giving me the means to do so at the same time."
It did not take long for her to understand how powerful this work would also be for children. "It is never to early to deepen your relationship to your body. It is never to early to say 'I can do it!" In KidPower Yoga we encourage students to expand both physically and mentally to see their own truly great potential as human beings.
The Kid Power Yoga Program has been taught in the Boston and Lexington Public Schools and as a Professional Development Series for public school teachers: (YOGA 101)Yoga off the Mat: Bringing Yoga into the Classroom Setting - with a waiting list for all sessions. Mariam and her work have been featured in Yoga Journal, Boston magazine, the Boston Herald, Alternative Health Magazine, and on television and presented at Esalen Institute, Big Sur CA and Wanderlust Festivals in the US. Child magazine described Mariam as a "central figure" in the children's yoga movement.
Kid Power Yoga Teacher Trainings are now being offered nationally and now the KPY Training Materials are also available!
Mariam and her husband, author and teacher, Rolf Gates Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga now call Santa Cruz CA home and travel regularly with their two children throughout the United States and abroad offering workshops, teacher trainings and week-long intensives in Vinyasa Yoga and the principles of alignment.
Mariam Gates is a passionate and inspiring teacher with over 20 years of experience working with young people. Through the Kid Power Yoga Program she has combined her dedication to teaching yoga with her skills as an educator to guide children in accessing their own inner source of strength, confidence, problem-solving and creativity. Mariam received her Masters in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1997. She taught in the Boston Public Schools and directed the Citizen Schools program in Dorchester, MA, a nationally recognized enrichment program for 9-13 year-olds.
Mariam Gates on Vinyasa: "I knew right away that this form, this flow, was both asking me to move past my perceived limitations and giving me the means to do so at the same time."
It did not take long for her to understand how powerful this work would also be for children. "It is never to early to deepen your relationship to your body. It is never to early to say 'I can do it!" In KidPower Yoga we encourage students to expand both physically and mentally to see their own truly great potential as human beings.
The Kid Power Yoga Program has been taught in the Boston and Lexington Public Schools and as a Professional Development Series for public school teachers: (YOGA 101)Yoga off the Mat: Bringing Yoga into the Classroom Setting - with a waiting list for all sessions. Mariam and her work have been featured in Yoga Journal, Boston magazine, the Boston Herald, Alternative Health Magazine, and on television and presented at Esalen Institute, Big Sur CA and Wanderlust Festivals in the US. Child magazine described Mariam as a "central figure" in the children's yoga movement.
Kid Power Yoga Teacher Trainings are now being offered nationally and now the KPY Training Materials are also available!
Mariam and her husband, author and teacher, Rolf Gates Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga now call Santa Cruz CA home and travel regularly with their two children throughout the United States and abroad offering workshops, teacher trainings and week-long intensives in Vinyasa Yoga and the principles of alignment.
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December 22, 2019
This book makes me laugh. Dinosaurs aren't fierce rather they are just trying to find some time to find inner peace and practise yoga. Ha. Kids can learn yoga poses with their favourite dinosaurs.
February 20, 2020
Dinosaurs try yoga to calm down their ferociousness. Rhyming text could be smoother, the way the poses are described in the text are wordy and hard to follow (back matter describes them more concisely) Dino facts are the end as well. Adorable drawings will draw in the dino fans who may take the time to relax and try some yoga. Fun footprints on the case cover.
November 21, 2024
This book was a really fun addition to my dinosaur-themed storytime for preschoolers because it involved movement, breath work, and more physical engagement, which made them a lot more engrossed in the storytime. It has a variety of colorful, fun dinosaur illustrations, along with poses, instructions for posing, and even instructions for breathing along with it too. I think this is one I would repeat, and it would work for a wide ranges of ages.
January 19, 2020
The cover of this book caught my eye because I find it to be adorable! I do love yoga & I love that this is a children's book because it can teach them healthy practices in a fun way. The end of the book describes the yoga poses and dinosaurs that were used in the book.
January 8, 2021
I love this fun book about yoga! I can't wait to read it with my students. We will try each of the dino yoga poses together. I love how there is a reference page about the yoga poses and the types of dinosaurs. So much fun!
May 4, 2021
One of the best yoga picture books out there, because of how it encourages you (er, the kids!) to pretend you're a dinosaur, but also because it actually goes through a flow you can reasonably do, instead of just a bunch of poses that you can't easily transition through.
August 17, 2024
This book would be excellent to read as you’re doing the poses because a lot of the reading is description of the poses. I think just sitting down to read, it would be too wordy for preschoolers but might work for Kindergarten and up, especially if after that the poses were done.
November 18, 2019
A great intro for little ones to learn some calming poses.
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November 20, 2019I can't wait to use this one in my Music & Movement class!
February 23, 2020
Hunter is obsessed with Dinosaurs and just getting into yoga... he love love loves this book!
March 10, 2020
Adorable
April 9, 2020
This is an awesome book!
May 21, 2020
5 Stars From a Registered Yoga Teacher
This books is fantastic! Very well done. Easy to follow. Beautiful illustrations. My little yoga friends love this book! Namaste
This books is fantastic! Very well done. Easy to follow. Beautiful illustrations. My little yoga friends love this book! Namaste
September 29, 2020
A great preschool and up book with dinosaurs completing yoga poses.
January 22, 2021
This was a cute and fun book. I liked the illustrations. And of course dinosaur themed anything is usually great.
February 12, 2021
I like this book because it took an animal that kids tend to like and related it to our emotions. This book teaches kid that when they are mad to step away and breath, not to get upset and throw a fit.
September 21, 2020
This book is so GORGEOUS! The illustrations are wonderful and I love the helpful guide for kids at the back of the book. What a fun idea!
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