Good Night Yoga: A Pose-By-Pose Bedtime Story [Hardcover]

Kids love yogaand its great for them, so much so that the Presidents Council has added the practice to the fitness activities in the annual Presidents Challenge. For parents and caregivers looking for a fun and effective new routine for bedtime, innovative educator Mariam Gates presentsGood Night Yoga, a playful yet wholly practical book for preparing for sleep.

This beautifully illustrated, full-color book tells the story of the natural world as it closes down for the night, while teaching children a simple flow of yoga postures inspired by their favorite characters from nature. Moving from Sun Breath to Cloud Gathering to Ladybug & Butterfly and more, readers learn techniques for self-soothing, relaxing the body and mind, focusing attention, and other skills that will support restful sleep and improve overall confidence and well-being.

Good Night Yoga is a playful but practical way to help your kid release some of her extra energy before bedtime. The beautifully illustrated book teaches simple, kid-friendly yoga moves that induce self-soothing and relaxationall of which can help kids catch more zzzs. Parents Magazine

Innovative educator Mariam Gates has put it all into one beautifully-illustrated package  nature, nurture, diversity, relaxation, visualization, mindfulness skills  and she managed to make it all age-appropriate. Parents will end the day on a positive note, as they move through this set of yoga poses with their children. Designing the sequence of poses to relate to days end in the natural world was a stroke of bedtime genius and one from which your customers will benefit. Visually appealing, the book also presents the yoga protocol in a simple format, making it an exciting but stress free tool that both children and adults can joyfully embrace. Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight

In a clear and calming introduction to yoga, serene children demonstrate 11 basic poses, while a lullaby winds throughl#,