YOGI KIDS

 Prenatal Yoga:



Doctor's consent is required.

 Through weekly prenatal practice, you will learn how to best approach yoga during your pregnancy. Through this course, you'll learn how to modify your practice as your pregnancy progresses, work on poses and techniques that can ease your pregnancy and delivery, and how to get back in shape after you give birth.Course is ongoing and any stages of pregnancy are welcome.Duration:1hr. No prior Yoga practice required.

Mommy and Baby:



Age: 6 weeks to crawling with Mom
 Baby yoga is yoga practiced with your baby.  It is doing yoga to help you stretch, relax and strengthen as you hold your baby, have your baby next to you or have you baby leaning against your thighs or atop your belly.  Baby yoga is also special yoga positions that your guide your baby though to encourage natural flexibility and growth.Duration: 45 min.

Toddler yogis:



Age: 2-4 years with caregiver
 Inspired by Itsy Bitsy Yoga this class is a unique blend of yoga-based postures and games, developmental movement exercises and playful yoga rhymes.
Practicing yoga with your toddler can help tame tantrums, encourage better sleep, improve digestion, develop self-esteem, increase listening skills, cultivate self expression, promote gross and fine motor development, provide relaxation techniques and develop a healthy and physically fit lifestyle.Duration: 1 hr.

Storytime Yoga:



Age: 3-5 years.
 Reading comes alive with yoga in these dynamic classes that focus on literacy. Encouraging the connection between brain and body children are encouraged to perform yoga moves that appear in the story and to let their imaginations run free!  Each class will begin with breathing excercise and end with a short relaxation.Duration : 45 min.

Family Yoga:



Age: Ages 5-10
 A yoga class designed for families, one adult per child. In these unique, interactive family yoga classes and workshops, family members share in the joy of yoga, have fun and connect in healthy, positive and nonverbal ways. While exploring yoga, family members experience both fun – and calm – together. The bond that occurs is a gift each member gives to each other. Duration: 45 min.

Yoga School Program:



Age: Ages 3-10
 Yoga lessons can be scheduled as individual lessons, in blocks of one week, two weeks or more or can be added as a weekly special for the students of your school.It can also be included as part of after school program activities, and it can supplement part of the schools curriculum as well. Duration: varies.

Kids Yoga:



Agea: 4-8, 9-12
  Discover yoga through songs, moving like animals, imitating nature, storytelling, games and art.  Each YogaKids class will begin with a series of breathing practices and warm-up exercises.  We will then work on a series of  yoga poses aimed at:
Focus and Concentration
Posture and Flexibility
Energizing and Empowering
Partner Poses
Calm and Quiet
Each class will end with a 5-10 minute  relaxation and a yoga game, or craft activity.
Duration: 45 min.

Art Yoga:



Age: All Ages
 In this exciting  class combining yoga and art, children will have an opportunity to explore their imaginations; discover and express their own personal style and creativity; have fun, and feel great about themselves in very special ways. Yogi Kids  and Artists will be presented with a different theme and idea each week, which will be integrated into yoga postures, guided imagery, yoga philosophy and an art project.Duration: 45 min.

Beach Yoga:



All Ages.
  The beach yoga is designed for children to experience yoga in nature as well as to teach them about local flora and fauna.  Children will learn to identify local trees and plants as well as birds and animals while imitating them through yoga poses.  Class will end with a special meditation.Duration: varies.

Available for one, two, three or four students.  Please call for field trip arrangements and available dates.



Special Kids Yoga:



Ages: All ages

At Yogi Kids we are comitted to spreading the benefits of yoga for all children. Our special kids hold a very special place in our hearts. We accept any volunteer opportunities, in the privacy of your own home or in hospitals, clinics or health centers.
Please contact us at any time with any inquiries or special requests.Duration: varies.
Low cost or complimentary.


"Yoga has been shown to help children who have varying disabilities and impairments. Gentle and therapeutic, yoga is both safe and helpful for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other developmental or learning disabilities."

..... "The first step in teaching Yoga to a student with autism is to establish a strong bond with the child. To do this the Yoga teacher will need to enter the world that the child lives in -- to meet the child on his or her own level, so to speak. Only then will the teacher be able to gain the child’s complete confidence. Massage, music, dance, rhymes and stories are some of the different techniques that the teacher can use to connect with the child.

As student and teacher gradually develop a foundation of mutual trust and friendship, the Yoga teacher can introduce some of the Yoga poses (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama) that will help to bring the child with autism out of his or her shell and into the world of social interaction. After the student becomes familiar with these introductory poses, the Yoga teacher may progressively add more asanas to the routine, as well as deep relaxation. The combination of asanas, pranayama and deep relaxation will strengthen the child’s nervous system, increase overall health and facilitate the development of body awareness and concentration. By establishing optimal physiological and psychological integrity, Yoga therapy helps children with autism gain new motor, communication and social skills. The end result is an overall improvement in their quality of life."