Opening – How I explain the rules of yoga storytime: stay on your mat, and keep your hands to yourself.
(Skip to my Lou – from Jim Gill)
Stomping feet, one and two
Stomping feet, one and two
But if my feet were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling.
Clapping hands, one and two
Clapping hands, one and two
But if my hands were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling
(hands in Anjali mudra, or prayer position)
Are you Ready for Yoga?
Are you ready for yoga?
If you’re ready, then stomp your feet
Stomp your feet and make some noise.
Let’s stomp our feet and make some noise
And do it really fast
Then stop. Stretch your feet up, up, up
And down.
Repeat with arms then both.
Source: Next Generation Yoga at the National Kids Yoga Conference
Sun Salutations
I used these sun salutations from Yoga Games for Children as posted by Breathe. Flow. Grow. Yoga.
Open the Book
Arms, legs, both
Close the book. Open the book. Turn the page.
Start seated with arms stretched out in front of you, palms touching. To “open the book,” stretch the arms wide. To close it, bring them back together. To “turn the page,” open just the right arm and close it, then the left arm and close it. Repeat “turning pages” until the kids giggle. Repeat the whole sequence using legs instead of arms. Then try arms and legs together.
Book – Can’t Catch Me! by Constanze von Kitzing
lion’s breath/simhasana Repeat every time little lion says, “I’m going to catch you!”
grasshopper – dancer/natarajasana
bird – warrior III/virabhadrasana III
frog – garland pose/malasana with a jump
rabbit– rabbit/sasangasana with arms clasped behind back and extended overhead like rabbit ears
chameleon – lizard pose/uttan pristhasana
zebra – donkey kicks For more fun, kick up from down dog, like a handstand prep.
rhino – tree/vrksasana with arms overhead and hands together like a rhino horn
Song: “Jogging through the Jungle” – Kidding Around Yoga
Hoberman Sphere Breathing Ball
Savasana
Peace begins with me
Hold both hands overhead. On the word “peace,” touch the thumbs and pinky fingers together. On the word “begins,” touch the thumbs and ring fingers. On the word “with,” touch the thumbs and middle fingers. On the word “me,” touch the thumbs and pointers. Repeat this four times, the first time loudly and hands overhead. The second time, bring the hands down a little and speak a little softer. The third time, bring hands lower and whisper. The last time, bring hands to knees and speak words silently to self.
Source: Kids Yoga Guide Teacher Training
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