Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the age group?

• Ages 7 to 11 on the date of the first session.

2. What do the kids do in class?

• Opening activities include welcoming the kids to class through song.  We sit in a circle and share something about ourselves with the group giving the kids a sense of community among students.
• We brainstorm ideas on the board, to engage the children to learn yoga through the theme of the week.
• Warm-ups – Sun Salutations to the beat of fun kids music.
• The kids are taught breathing exercises that relate to the theme. For example, an animal theme, they learned lions' breath. etc.
• Through Games and Creative movement yoga poses are explored which include Partner and Group poses.
• Relaxation practice gives the kids a chance to lie down and rest, while I guide them through a visualization and/or meditation.
• Closing activities include quiet time for reflection to colour yoga based pictures that the kids get to bring home with them.  We discuss what they learned in class.
• An uplifting story is read to the kids to tie in the class theme.
• We end the class with a goodbye for now song.

2. What is the most fun?

• Our Dance for The Sun, Sun Salutations to kids’ yoga beats.
• The kids really enjoy the theme based classes which are fun and educational.
• Colouring yoga poses.  Each week they get a different pose, so by the end of the 6 week session they have a series of yoga poses they can practice at home.
• Songs, Music, Games & Stories.

3. What do the kids get out of class?

• Kids get the opportunity to interact with other like-minded kids.
• An open, playful and loving environment for them to be themselves.
• Exploration of their own unique learning styles whether they are Auditory, Visual or Kinesthetic Learners.
• The tools to learn how to relax, be calm and have an overall sense of well-being.
• Practicing yoga and relaxation helps the kids develop beneficial skills such as concentration, patience, gentleness, strength, creativity and stability – building blocks that create the foundation for a happy, healthy life.

4. What differences I have seen it make in the children?

• After a 6 week session, I decided the 6th class would be a Show & Tell Theme.  The kids would get the opportunity to share with the group what they had learned over the past few weeks.  I wrote a few key terms on the board such as breath work, songs, warm ups, yoga poses etc.  The kids filled up the board with many ideas, all on their own!  We were then able to practice our class based the concepts they had come up with.  It was lovely to see how much they absorbed in only a few weeks.
• Yoga resonates with kids.  They love the practice and how they feel afterwards, this was especially noticeable after their relaxation/visualization practice.  They felt the effects relaxation had on their mind and body.