July | 2022 | yogibrarian

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

We skipped the sun salutations today because of the excessive heat and warmed up with this song: “Tick Tock Yoga Clock” by Karma Kids Yoga.

Book – A Perfect Day by Jennifer Yerkes
– silver raindrops – standing forward fold/uttanasana
– rainbow – downward facing dog/adho mukha svanasana
– tiny sprout popped up – garland pose/malasana
– gray concrete – pigeon/ eka pada rajakapotasana
– dandelion began to bend – standing side bends
– that evening – five pointed star pose
– sailed on the wild wind – warrior III/virabhadrasana III
– deer – w arrior I/ virabhadrasana I
– moose – warrior II/virabhadrasana II
– bees buzzed – bee breath
– whoosh – belly breaths

Song – The Seedy Seeds – “My Roots Go Down“
Stomping for roots
Tree – vrksasana
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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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)

Sun Salutations – I use a call and response version of Sergeant Salutations from Kidding Around Yoga.

Book – A Perfect Day by Jennifer Yerkes
– day begins – deep breaths in easy seated/sukhasana
– page with flowers and butterfly – baddha konasana/bound angle
– chirp – tree/vrkshasana
– cree! cree! – warrior II/virabhadrasana II and hop to switch sides
– bzzzz – bee breath
– croak – malasana/garland pose and hop like a frog
– whoosh – side bends
– sssss– cobra/bhujangasana
– rah rah – anahatasana/puppy pose
– page with flowers and fox – flower pose
– melody continues – warrior III/virabhadrasana III
– for all the rain pages – Kira Willey’s “Rainstorm”
– symphony – standing twists from side to side swinging arms