The Yoga Adventure for Children: Playing, Dancing, Moving, Breathing, Relaxing (Smartfun Books)

✍ Scribed by Helen Purperhart

• Publisher: Hunter House
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 148
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Yoga Adventure for Children is an illustrated manual for teachers at primary schools and yoga teachers who wish to create children's classes. Featuring 80 drawings of poses, the book playfully acquaints children with yoga stretches and postures and the philosophy behind the practice. Blending yoga, play, dance, music, drama, and drawing, the book requires very little preparation before use. Parents too can share The Yoga Adventure for Children with their child at home. Practicing yoga together offers an opportunity to both parents and the child to laugh, play, and have fun together.Many yoga positions are inspired by animals and stimulate suppleness and strength, and all aspects of yoga are included in the games: relaxation, breathing, concentration, meditation, self-awareness, and visualization. Concepts like karma, chakra, and the elements are explained and developed without too much confusing detail. The games in this book can also be used to increase children's concentration and self-esteem, and to stimulate them to express more creativity, imagination, and better social skills.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
List of Games......Page 8
Important Note......Page 12
Foreword
......Page 13
About the Author......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 17
The Rules of Yoga......Page 23
The Peace Agreement......Page 27
Exercises Games and Stories......Page 29
Warm-Up Exercises--Dance of the Joints
......Page 30
Fingers......Page 31
Wrists......Page 32
Knees......Page 33
Feet......Page 34
Hips......Page 35
Yoga Postures
......Page 36
Sun Salutation......Page 37
Imitating Animals
......Page 39
Downward-Facing Dog......Page 40
Cow's Head......Page 41
Eagle......Page 42
Turtle......Page 43
Camel......Page 44
Bird......Page 45
Horse......Page 46
From Caterpillar to Butterfly......Page 47
Frog......Page 48
Mouse......Page 49
Owl......Page 50
Shark......Page 51
Penguin......Page 52
Seal......Page 53
Crab......Page 54
Adventures in the Forest
......Page 55
Tree......Page 56
Cobra......Page 57
Elephant......Page 58
Ape......Page 59
Lion......Page 60
Bear......Page 61
Exercises with a Partner
......Page 62
Bending Sideways......Page 63
Up and Down......Page 64
Dangling......Page 65
Wheelbarrow......Page 66
Yoga Games......Page 67
Living Tunnel
......Page 68
Walking Numbers......Page 69
Guessing Letters......Page 70
Getting Knotted......Page 71
Freezing and Melting......Page 72
Passing the Balloon......Page 73
Breathing Exercises......Page 74
Teddy Breathing
......Page 75
Balloon Breathing......Page 76
The Breathing Ladder......Page 77
Breathing with Sounds......Page 78
Concentration and Mediation......Page 79
Correct Posture
......Page 80
Sitting Still and Counting......Page 81
Watching the Clock......Page 82
Walking......Page 83
Flower Meditation......Page 84
Balloon Meditation......Page 85
Exercising the Senses......Page 86
Smelling
......Page 87
Hearing
......Page 88
Tasting......Page 89
Feeling......Page 90
Seeing......Page 91
Chakra Exercises......Page 92
Root Chakra......Page 93
Bouncing
......Page 94
Stomping......Page 95
Sacral Chakra......Page 96
Concave and Convex......Page 97
Raising the Hips......Page 98
Navel Chakra......Page 99
Jumping......Page 100
Pressing the Navel......Page 101
Heart Chakra......Page 102
Circles......Page 103
Up and Down......Page 104
Throat Chakra......Page 105
Backward and Forward......Page 106
From Right to Left......Page 107
Shoulder to Shoulder......Page 108
Forehead Chakra......Page 109
Elbow Butterflies......Page 110
Crown Chakra......Page 111
Rubbing the Crown......Page 112
Warm, White, Light......Page 113
Visualization Exercises......Page 114
A Walk in the Woods......Page 115
An Ocean Journey......Page 117
A Journey to the Clouds......Page 120
Journey to the Sun......Page 122
Wake-Up Exercises......Page 124
Body Scan......Page 125
Rubbing Hands and Feet......Page 126
Air Walking......Page 127
Back Roll......Page 128
Stretching......Page 129
Spaghetti Test......Page 130
Storytelling......Page 131
Children and Karma......Page 132
The Honest Princess
......Page 134
Talking in the Circle......Page 136
Experiences with Crystals......Page 137
The Crystal Cave......Page 138
The Mothers of the Mountain Crystal......Page 140
Drawing Crystals......Page 142
Feeling Crystals......Page 143
The Games Arranged by Specific Categories......Page 144