Kids Keeping Up!: Rise and Shine Yoga-week 7

Our first Kriya to help with spine alignment.

Desk Strategies

Use these quick and easy strategies at your desk to help you maintain your yoga state of mind during the school day.

*take a deep breath, or two, remember to inhale AND exhale

*find your heart center and act and speak from there

*try yoga for anxiety when you are feeling anxious

*try yoga for creativity when you need some inspiration

*the ego eradicator will help you find your center

*yoga for emotional defensiveness will help you when you are having negative thougts

*try one minute of quiet meditation, visualize sand in a jar

*listen calmly to others and quietly to yourself (Yogi Bhajan)

*try a few hook ups or other brain gym exercises

*massage your feet or ankles

*take a sip of water, water is beneficial in so many ways

*Stand behind your chair and do some windmills, don't knock into anyone!

*try some yoga jacks to get your blood pumping!

*Crow squats can help loosen up those tight muscles.

*Stand behind your desk and try some poses like tree pose, mountain, or upward mountain, downward dog.

*find a partner and try shoulder clocks or partner pull.

Let me know what works for you!

Yoga Books for Kids and Adults

A Pebble for Your Pocket by Thich Nhat Hanh
Anh's Anger by Gail Silver
Breathe: Yoga for Teens by Mary Kaye Chryssicas
Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten and Inspire by Dharmachari Nagaraja
Each Breath a Smile by Sister Susan
Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga for Children by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
I Believe in Me: A Book of Affirmations by Connie Bowen
Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Helen Garabedian
KISS Guide to Yoga by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Kundalini Yoga by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Kundalini Yoga by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa
Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean
Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee Maclean
Peaceful Piggy Yoga by Kerry Lee Maclean
Sensational Meditation for Children Child-Friendly Meditation Techniques based on The Five Senses by Sarah Wood Vallely
Starbright--Meditations for Children by Maureen Garth
The ABCs of Yoga for Kids by Teresa Anne Power
The Five Fingered Family by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
The Girls' Yoga Book: Stretch Your Body, Open Your Mind, and Have Fun! (Girl Zone) by Micheala Caldwell and Claudia Davila
The Kids Yoga Deck by Annie Buckley
The Yoga Zoo Adventure by Helen Purperhart
Yoga Chick: A Hip Guide to Everything Om by Bess Gallanis
Yoga Games for Children: Fun and Fitness with Postures, Movements and Breath (SmartFun Activity Books- by Danielle Bersma
Yoga Kids; Keeping Busy Kids Fit and Relaxed by Kirsten Hall
Yoga Pretzels by Tara Guber
YogaKids: Educating the Whole Child Through Yoga by Marsha Wenig

Message from Mrs. Williams

Kids Keeping Up!

Friday, November 18, 2016

Rise and Shine Yoga-week 7

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