“Sun Wishes” yoga storytime

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

Extend and Stretch
Frere Jacques
Extend and stretch (sit in sukasana – easy seated pose, or crisscross applesauce- and do seated side bends)
Extend and stretch
Twist and turn (seated twists)
Twist and turn
This is yoga, (hands overhead on “this,” then bring to prayer position on “yoga”)
This is yoga
Om sweet om, (hands in prayer, bow forward)
Om sweet om
Source: I got this from Kids Yoga Guide teacher training, but here is another from Be Grace Yoga 

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

Book – Sun Wishes by Patricia Storms and illustrated by Milan Pavlović
gentle morning sun – butterfly or baddha konasana
slumbering friends – cat/cow
jubilant color – navasana/boat pose
gloomiest of days – downward facing dog/adho mukha svanasana
tapestry – mountain/tadasana
harvest – chair/utkatasana
differences – robin’s breath
laugh loudly and freely – laugh!
swing and sway – tree pose/vrksasana
dance – dancer/natarajasana
winter afternoon – tipping (shooting) star pose

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

Belly Breaths

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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“Tisha and the Blossoms” yoga storytime

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: “Stop and Go” by Kia Willey.

Book – Tisha and the Blossoms by Wendy Meddour and illustrated by Daniel Egnéus
catching blossoms – tipping (shooting) star pose
listen to the sounds – sukhasana/ easy seated and listen to sounds around you
school – chair/utkatasana
ladybug – child’s pose/balasana
space shuttle – malasana and stand to take off like rocket
yellow car – dandasana and pretend to drive
seagulls – warrior III/virbhadrasana III
pigeons – seated pigeon
blossoms begin to fall – tree pose/vrksasana
favorite days- flower pose

Song: “Crazy Monkey” – Kidding Around Yoga

Belly Breaths

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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