![]() (You can even sync it up to make it like a dance!)Ĭheck out my post on Yoga for Kids According to Child Development for more tips on teaching to kids of different ages, from babies to teens! It is nice to put music on in the background and go through the whole flow with music. I also teach pre-teens up to 7th grade, and they do a good job with the flow too, though they may not want to repeat the pose names, they usually just listen and copy the moves. Plus you can add in lots of animal sounds to keep them entertained. You can use yoga flow routines with preschoolers, too, though in my experience it helps to go a bit slower to make sure they get all the body parts in the right places. Slow down with balance poses, breathing, and more focus on your own body. Start with quick energy, then bring it down. ![]() You can do a yoga flow routine several times through right at the beginning of class.īy the last time through you either slow it down substantially or add in some trickier balance poses and then start to cue breathing. It’s a fast-paced yoga routine that follows the basic outline of a sun salutation. Yoga Flow is a very special “call and response” yoga routine that can be done with almost every age group of kids to help them learn yoga and move efficiently from crazy movement to focused. What you need is to teach effective kids yoga is a Yoga Flow. ![]() You need to match their quick pace and their loud voices to start, and then with a few minutes of repetitive, weight bearing, crossing the midline poses, start to get them to slow down. The right set of yoga poses (for kids!) in a set sequence that helps them learn the yoga but keeps them moving productively. Sometimes not even in a whole class period.Īnd, almost impossible before bed. Or they need to learn how to practice mindfulness.īut it’s really, really hard to go from fast like a cheetah to slow turtle in the blink of an eye. When they move at the speed of light and are jumping or bouncing or talking so fast you can’t even get them to take a breath.Ĭlearly, kids need to do yoga a little differently than adults. However most kids, especially little ones, are just naturally moving all over the place…wiggling, running, jumping, and noisy. If you are teaching them yoga, you might think that it will be a naturally calm and focused class, since yoga is sort of a naturally calming practice. So you want to teach yoga poses and sequences to kids and help them learn to slow down, right?
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