Helping Children with Yoga Right from the Start

by Woodhouse, Sarah; Cheesbrough, Michelle; Griffiths, Rosemary

• ISBN13: 9781855392151
• ISBN10: 1855392151
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Network Continuum

Summary

Yoga is one of the best ways to establish a child's emotional harmony, and to help nurture body, mind and spirit. This book looks at the benefits of teaching yoga to children and suggests imaginative, simple ways to do so. Children who practise yoga can benefit from: increased self-esteem, increased physical ease, improved concentration.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 7
Acknowledgements	p. 7
Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
How to use this book	p. 15
Harmony and Balance
What is yoga?	p. 21
Why teach yoga to children?	p. 29
Yoga and learning	p. 37
Yoga at home	p. 51
Yoga in Action
Ready to go!	p. 59
Warm-ups and poses	p. 69
Warm-ups	p. 69
Whole Body Shake	p. 69
Bean Game	p. 70
Shaker Game	p. 70
Hopping Frog	p. 71
Follow the Leader	p. 71
Whole Body Warm-up	p. 71
Toes away, Toes towards	p. 71
Ankle Rotation	p. 72
Knee Bend	p. 72
Hips	p. 72
Shoulder Lifts and Rolls	p. 72
Elbows	p. 72
Hand Shakes and Stars	p. 73
Neck Stretches	p. 73
Warm-ups and poses continued
Standing Poses
Mountain Pose	p. 75
Swaying Palm Tree	p. 76
Triangle	p. 77
The Warrior	p. 78
The Archer	p. 79
Balances
Tree	p. 80
The Eagle	p. 81
The Dancer	p. 82
Boat	p. 83
Twists
Spiral Spine	p. 83
Spinal Twist	p. 84
Reverse Triangle	p. 85
Lying Twist	p. 86
Rainbow Twist	p. 86
Forward and Back Bends
The Camel	p. 87
Locust	p. 88
Alternate Stretch	p. 89
Cobra	p. 89
Swan	p. 90
The Bow	p. 91
Spinal Roll	p. 91
Knees on Chest	p. 92
Floating Fish	p. 92
The Wheel	p. 93
Folded Leaf	p. 94
Rag Doll	p. 94
Knee-to-head Stretch	p. 94
Sandwich Pose	p. 95
Kneeling and Sitting Poses
The Cat	p. 96
The Cat Balance	p. 96
The Tiger	p. 97
The Hero	p. 97
The Hare	p. 98
The Prayer Pose	p. 98
The Lion	p. 99
Stick Pose	p. 99
Child Pose	p. 100
Easy Cross-legged Pose	p. 100
The Butterfly	p. 101
Half Lotus and Full Lotus	p. 101
Inverted Poses
Dog Pose	p. 102
Plough	p. 103
Shoulderstand	p. 104
Legs Against the Wall	p. 104
The Bridge	p. 105
Flowing Pose Movements
Greetings to the Sun	p. 106
Greetings to the Moon	p. 110
Relaxation Poses	p. 112
Yoga Patterns
The Blossoming Lotus Flower	p. 113
Partner Poses
The Friendship Tree	p. 115
Fish under Bridge	p. 116
Sailing Boat	p. 116
The Comet	p. 117
Crossgate	p. 117
See-saw	p. 118
Back Rest	p. 118
Sequences
Flamingo Sequence	p. 119
Evening Wind Down Sequence	p. 122
Simple breathing exercises	p. 125
The Complete Breath	p. 127
Humming Bee Breath	p. 128
The 'Ha' Breath	p. 129
Hissing Balloon Breath	p. 130
Alternate Nostril Breathing	p. 130
Blowing Feathers and Ping Pong Balls	p. 130
Staircase Breathing	p. 131
The Woodchopper	p. 131
The Magic Five Breaths Technique	p. 132
Volcano	p. 132
Relaxation	p. 133
Sleeping Cats	p. 134
The Spaghetti Test	p. 134
Switch on/Switch off	p. 134
Butterfly Landing	p. 134
Visualization	p. 135
Peaceful Places	p. 136
Worry Tree	p. 136
Meditation and mandalas	p. 137
Appendices
Yamas and niyamas	p. 147
Qualified teachers and training opportunities	p. 152
Photocopiable Sheets
Yoga certificate	p. 157
Mandala	p. 158
Decorative scroll to colour	p. 160
Glossary	p. 161
Resources	p. 163
Index	p. 171
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