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Yoga isn’t just the physical poses; intentional breathing (and therefore mindfulness) are an integral part of it. Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children explains the physical and social-emotional benefits of incorporating yoga into early childhood classrooms. Readers do not need to have any experience with yoga to be able to use this book, and the ideas and suggestions are easily modified to suit an individual teacher’s needs.
Early childhood educators and registered children's yoga instructors Maureen Heil and Ilene S. Rosen share how to do nine specific breathing techniques and sixty-three different poses with children. The poses are grouped by ten different categories: back-bending poses, forward-bending poses, harmony poses (about balance), just for fun (offer emotional release), lying down poses, partner poses (in pairs), sitting down poses, standing upright poses, twisting poses, and upside-down poses. Information on how do yoga with children with diverse abilities is included.
Early childhood educators and registered children's yoga instructors Maureen Heil and Ilene S. Rosen share how to do nine specific breathing techniques and sixty-three different poses with children. The poses are grouped by ten different categories: back-bending poses, forward-bending poses, harmony poses (about balance), just for fun (offer emotional release), lying down poses, partner poses (in pairs), sitting down poses, standing upright poses, twisting poses, and upside-down poses. Information on how do yoga with children with diverse abilities is included.
Price: $26.95
Pages: 168
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Imprint: Redleaf Press
Publication Date:
21 January 2020
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9781605546674
Format: Paperback
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“Nicely illustrated and expertly organized and presented, Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children: Poses for Play, Learning, and Peace is a thoroughly ‘user-friendly’ and unique instructional guide.” —The Midwest Book Review, Helen Dumont’s Bookshelf
"This book takes you off the mat and into the classroom as a teacher’s 101 resource for exploring yoga and mindfulness. Whether you’re a practiced yogi or a newbie, you’ll learn useful child-friendly poses, fun breath work and guided imagery for stress relief and focus." —Mary Lynn Hafner, author of The Joy of Movement
"This book takes you off the mat and into the classroom as a teacher’s 101 resource for exploring yoga and mindfulness. Whether you’re a practiced yogi or a newbie, you’ll learn useful child-friendly poses, fun breath work and guided imagery for stress relief and focus." —Mary Lynn Hafner, author of The Joy of Movement
Maureen Heil is an experienced registered yoga and children’s yoga teacher, as well as a trainer of children’s yoga teachers with Yoga Child in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She leads teacher-training workshops and is the author of a training manual for GoGive Yoga. She has also worked as the lead preschool teacher and director of The Greenwood Cooperative School in New Jersey for seventeen years. She is the coauthor of Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children.
Ilene Rosen, MEd, is a freelance writer, editor, educator, and registered children’s yoga teacher. She has written for Redleaf Press, Parents magazine, and Scholastic’s Parent & Child. She worked as an associate editor for Scholastic, a preschool teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a yoga therapist. Ilene has her BA in psychology from Amherst College and her MEd in early childhood education from Tufts University. She is the coauthor of Yoga and Mindfulness for Young ChildrenM.
Ilene Rosen, MEd, is a freelance writer, editor, educator, and registered children’s yoga teacher. She has written for Redleaf Press, Parents magazine, and Scholastic’s Parent & Child. She worked as an associate editor for Scholastic, a preschool teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a yoga therapist. Ilene has her BA in psychology from Amherst College and her MEd in early childhood education from Tufts University. She is the coauthor of Yoga and Mindfulness for Young ChildrenM.
Introduction: Why Yoga Is for Young Children
Chapter 1: Your Role in Bringing Yoga and Mindfulness to Your Classroom
Chapter 2: How to Teach Yoga Breathing
Chapter 3: Poses for Play, Practice, and Peace
Chapter 4: Creating a Peaceful Climate
Chapter 5: Yoga Fun and Games
Chapter 6: Yogamagination: Your Ticket to Exploration
Chapter 7: Embodied Stories: Acting out Literature Using Yoga
Chapter 8: Creative Expression: Where Do Feelings Live?
Chapter 9: You Are You and I am Me: Activities for Children of Differing Abilities
Chapter 10: What a Wonderful World: Nature, Yoga, and Mindfulness
Chapter 11: Free to Be Me: Yoga, Mindfulness, and Self-Awareness
Chapter 1: Your Role in Bringing Yoga and Mindfulness to Your Classroom
Chapter 2: How to Teach Yoga Breathing
Chapter 3: Poses for Play, Practice, and Peace
Chapter 4: Creating a Peaceful Climate
Chapter 5: Yoga Fun and Games
Chapter 6: Yogamagination: Your Ticket to Exploration
Chapter 7: Embodied Stories: Acting out Literature Using Yoga
Chapter 8: Creative Expression: Where Do Feelings Live?
Chapter 9: You Are You and I am Me: Activities for Children of Differing Abilities
Chapter 10: What a Wonderful World: Nature, Yoga, and Mindfulness
Chapter 11: Free to Be Me: Yoga, Mindfulness, and Self-Awareness