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YogaKids and the Montessori curriculum are built on the foundation of respect for the child as an individual, creative being. Emphasis is placed on the educating the "whole child", an education that considers mental, physical,social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

Partner poses, group and individual activities, positive affirmations, relaxation and meditation.

Upward Dog - Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

Reading stories and acting out the characters with yoga poses, encouraging vocabulary and parts of speech, name games etc.

Om a Little Teapot - Trikanasana

Making geometric shapes with our bodies, concave and convex, pattern and rhythm etc.

Cow and Cat pose. Backs are concave and convex.

Talk about the anatomy of our bodies and other creatures and learn about the changes we all go through. Think about our world and how we can make it a better place. Incorporate Biology, Geography, Science, Ecology etc.

The Stork Pose. This is a great pose to bring into a lesson on nature and nurture, as Storks take very good care of their young. Talk about what storks eat and look at the marsh ecosystem and the food chain.

Move our bodies into various poses - standing, sitting, lying down, turn yourself upside down. Move, groove and dance with all your bones and muscles and get the circulation flowing.

The Wheel - Urdhva Dhanurasana / Chakrasana. This pose builds tremendous strength and flexibility of the spine and whole body. It opens the heart chakra!

Visual vignettes - art and crafts, music, poetry, drama and imagination.

Fly Like an Aeroplane.