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Raising Yogic Kids
It’s very, very hard to bring up children nowadays, particularly with all the things that they see, watch, read, and hear. Children don’t know what is right and what is wrong, what should be done or what should not be done, so certain things must be taught. It takes...
Integral Yoga Hatha Class For Children (ages 4-12)
Integral Yoga Standard Class: The poses in this section form the basis of the Integral Yoga Hatha practice. They are recommended for daily practice as they offer the maximum health benefits in the minimum amount of poses. Having a basic sequence to follow gives a firm...
Teaching Meditation by Kidding Around
Haris Harini Lender has taught Yoga and meditation to every age range, from infants to 90-year-olds. During her 11 years of running Camp Yogaville, she wrote songs and skits and developed many more skills that would help her to create the imaginative style of Yoga for...
Teach Your Children Well: The Spirit of Kid’s Yoga
I became an Integral Yoga Teacher in the spring of 2005. For whatever reason, I immediately knew I wanted to specialize in teaching children’s Yoga even though I had no prior experience working with children. Those early classes were an education in themselves as the...
Resources: Classes & Camps for Children
There are many good DVDs, online videos and Yoga studios either specializing in Yoga for children, or who include classes for children. Some offer weekend workshops for kids and also summer camps. We’ve highlighted some of the best programs in the USA, including...
Yoga for Children Resources: Books
There are dozens of books available on teaching Yoga and meditation to children of various ages. There are also inspiring children’s books that convey the message of Yoga. We’ve selected some of the ones we’ve carried for years at Integral Yoga Distribution that have...
Yoga Nidra and Visualizations
One of the first visualizations to use could be the one of Sacred Space, finding the safe, secure place within oneself: “Close your eyes. Take in a few deep breaths. Today we all will go on a magic trip…We will have to cross the river to get to the other side…so, you...
Walking Meditation for Kids
Walking with a child or group of children is a perfect time to teach them about walking meditation. Begin by picking a path or trail your group already knows so the concentration need not be on finding your way. Begin by walking in single file or with kids alongside...
Teaching School Age Kids Sitting Meditation
This age group is used to sitting still at their desks for a determined period of time, which is a head start in teaching sitting meditation. For learning meditation the teacher and students sit in a circle on the carpet facing in, or the students can sit at their...
Teaching Preschoolers Sitting Meditation
Young kids love being outdoors and pretending, so images from nature for teaching beginning meditation fit this age group. In this lesson I've included the example of a puppy for the kids to visualize. Breathing lesson To introduce children to sitting meditation you...