A wonderful theme to share with kids is the 5 W’s of Yoga ~ it is a great way to introduce kids to What is Yoga, Where does it come from, Who started Yoga, When was it created & Why do we do it … don’t just sit there & talk, move the body & weave the theme in to the class.
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Great class theme, thank you so much! We explored the jungles of INDIA, pretending to be yogis discovering the practice itself!
I structured it so that we were the smallest of animals, inch-worms, to the largest-elephants! Then we went into the sky, as parrots (like eagles but with flapping mouths/hands) and into the grasses- crouching tiger, and learned the downdog forward jump. Also were LOUD peacocks, making laps around the room!
Inchworm: shins on folded blanket– they reach out, grip floor, and pull their bodies forward toward hands, hello core connection!)
Elephants: make it a game of sucking up “yoga” water and bathing eachother.
Peacocks: hands up low back, spread finger feathers, jhala-dara bandha throat lock and cawwww!
This idea lead to so much, creatively speaking. And by the end, they had ALL 5 W’s down!
Thanks again,
~Laura