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
Song: “The Shimmy” – Kira Willey
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.
We talked about letting our hearts shine, about letting ourselves see the beauty in everything around us and being happy.
Book – Something Extraordinary by Ben Clanton
– fly – warrior III/virabhadrasana III
-breathe underwater – seated side bends and twists like octopus arms
– drawings come to life – rock n roll to standing like coming out of a book
– rain in different colors – tree/ vrksasana
– steps with funny sounds – one leg mountain/eka padatadasana Make funny noises when you step down!
– big bushy tail – adho mukha svanasana/downward dog Wag your bushy tail!
– talk to animals – puppy pose/anahatasana
– unusual pet – turtle pose/kurmasana
– wish for many things – 5 pointed star pose
– blow on dandelion – candle breath
– Where did you come from? – robin’s breath
– extraordinary – flower pose
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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