Yoga For Kids: Simple First Steps in Yoga and Mindfulness [Paperback]

Teach your kids about yoga and mindfulness with this mindful yoga activity book. Yoga activities are a great way to teach children about relaxation, meditation, and peace--while having fun at the same time.

This book is packed with yoga activities for kids and mindful games. Kids can stretch into tree pose, bend into butterfly pose, learn how to make a mindfulness jar, and find out why and how we should stretch through a series of fun yoga poses and sequences.

With more than 50 poses and activities,Yoga for Kidshas everything you need to know about yoga for children. Children are guided through each pose, to make sure they achieve maximum fun and mindfulness in their yoga practice. Parents are given notes on each pose, to let them know what benefits it brings and how to stay safe.

Yoga for kids shows that supporting a child's positive mental health doesn't need to be expensive, time-consuming, or difficult. Poses and activities help children to de-stress, focus, and get moving while having fun.4–5 Foreword

6–7 Getting started

8–9 Om and Namaste

10–11 Shoulder stretches

12–13 Rocking the baby

14–15 Cat-cow stretch

16–17 Warm-up sequence

18–19 Downward dog

20–21 Hissing cobra 

22–23 Bendy bow

24–25 Lion’s breath

26–27 Resting child

28–29 Sailing boat

30–31 Energetic sequence

32–33 Mighty mountain

34–35 Low lunge

36–37 Mighty warrior

38–39 Invisible chairSusannah Hoffman studied yoga as a child and grew up within the Yogic tradition. Susannah currently teaches adult yoga, children, toddlers, pregnancy and baby massage classes at Triyoga in London alongside running courses, workshops, teacher training and Yoga holidays. Susannah also runs the Yoga Alliance UK accredited Teaching Yoga to Children courselC&