November | 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 warmed up with this song: “Tick Tock Yoga Clock” by Karma Kids Yoga.

Book – Be a Good Ancestor by written by Leona Price and Gabriell Price and illustrated by Carla Joseph
– water – standing forward fold/uttanasana
– the land– tree pose/vrkshasana
– living things that fly – eagle pose/garudasana
– living things that swim – locust pose/salabasana with swimming motions
– living things that walk – bear crawls
– your neighbors – sukhasana with lotus mudra
– your thoughts – rock and roll pose (for movements and change)
– your words – dandelion breath
– your feelings – butterfly pose/bound angle/ baddha konasana
– yourself – dancer/natarajasana
To be honest, I had a lot of very young children so we stopped at your neighbors this particular storytime.

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

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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This is a late post, so I apologize, but our October event for the little ones was a reptile storytime. I had been speaking with a lady I met on a local facebook group who had pet reptiles who had offered to bring them to the library for the children. She cancelled the day of the event, but luckily I have a friend who also has a pet snake. She graciously brought Waffles the corn snake for the kids to see, and Waffles was the most well-behaved guest!

We read I Saw an Anaconda by Jane Clarke and illustrated by Emma Dodd before Waffles made his debut.