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Yoga for Toddlers with Alyssa-Jean Klazek: Seated

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In this practice

Key teachings

  • Body awareness through song and movement
  • Imaginative play to engage children
  • Following simple instructions

Ideal for

  • Toddlers and young children (ages 1-5)
  • Parents and caregivers looking for interactive activities
  • Beginners to yoga seeking a playful introduction

Lesson

Instructions

DoYogaWithMe.com | This kids' yoga class all takes place while sitting on the ground. Alyssa Jean sings her way through the class, having the kids join her with "Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes" while in seated forward fold (paschimottanasana) and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", while doing boat pose (navasana).

Steps

  • Seated Forward Fold (Paschimottanasana) with 'Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes'
  • Boat Pose (Navasana) with 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat'
  • Mindful breathing for relaxation

Benefits

  • Develops gross motor skills and coordination
  • Enhances body awareness and identification of body parts
  • Fosters imagination and creative expression
  • Encourages listening and communication skills
  • Introduces basic yoga concepts in a fun way

Transcript

you it's yoga time hi i'm melissa with do yoga with me let's do some seated poses let's come to sit on our mats and pretend that they are bolt for fun do tell me do you have your head on your boat do you have your shoulders on your boat do you have your knees on your boat what about your toes on your boat I think we should sing a song so that we make sure that we have all of our body parts on our boats here we go head and shoulders knees and toes knees and toes knees and toes head and shoulders knees and toes eyes ears mouth and nose now here's the silly question can you smell your tools with your nose ready let's come all the way down I don't know I think they kind of smell like strawberries what are your toes smell like today you got to get all the way down as close as you can bring your face as close as you can to here to always get all the way down pears and strawberries or just maybe we were squishing some fruit before we came on our mats I don't know now I think we're ready to roll our boats now that we know that all of us are on ER boats here we go row row row your boat gently down the stream merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream big breath in and out can you come all the way down just like this let's do our boat one more time ready okay maybe this time we're gonna see a crocodile row row row your boat gently down the stream if you see a crocodile don't forget to scream and can we come down you got your doggie back oh good great job thank you

Practice summary

Level
beginner
Duration
5 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
corespinehamstringsfull body awareness
Energy
balancing

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