Kids yoga

Goals

The main goal of yoga is to balance the body and mind. Doing yoga will make you feel less stressed. Yoga has a beneficial effect on relaxation, self-confidence and the ability to concentrate. It also stimulate the creativity and fantasy. 

By doing yoga, the "monkey mind" will calm down. A monkey mind stands for a mind that does not know any rest, like monkeys jumping around. This therm comes from the Buddism. 

Yoga only has benefits. 

  • flexible body
  • better body posture
  • more self-confidence
  • better concentration
  • less stress
  • good night's rest

Structure

The teacher in front of the children. Everybody on the floor, if possible on a mat. 

Explanation 

Exercise 1: snake pose 

Lie down on your stomach, lean on your elbows and put the palms of your hands down on the floor. Than push your chest up from your hands. Look up and stretch to the tips of your toes. Now hiss like a snake.

 

Exercise 2: frog pose

Crouch down with your knees out and your feet together. Keep your back straight and look forward. Now jump around and croak like a frog.

 

Exercise 3: dog pose

Sit down on your hands and knees, your hands have to be under your shoulders and your knees on hip width. Stretch our your legs and push your buttock in the air. Let your head hang relaxed and look between your arms. Now bark like a dog and put one leg up like a peeing dog. 

 

Exercise 4: butterfly pose

Sit up straight and put the soles of your feet together. Bring your feet as close as possible to your sit bones. Gently move your knees up and down like the wings of a butterfly. Now you can also flutter with your arms.

 

Exercise 5: flamingo pose

Stand up straight, bring your arms up and put the palms of your hands together. Focus on a fixed point in front of you to keep your balance. Put your weight on your left leg and lift your right leg. Place the sole of your right foot against the inside of your left leg. This can be anywhere on your left leg, except on your knee. It is okay to wobble, you have to feel how your body search for balance. Your brain will be so busy that there will be no time for annoying thoughts. Continue to focus on your breathing. Than slowly put your leg down and switch sides.

 

Exercise 6: camel pose

Sit down on your knees and stretch out your toes. Slowly bend backwards and lean your hands on your lower legs or on your heels. Look up and breath slowly. Calmly get up and sit back on your knees. Than slowly bend forward, place your forehead on the mat and stretch your arms and hands in front of you. This last pose is called the child's pose and is important to do right after the camel pose as a countermove. 

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