Yoga classes for kids
This program is for children aged between 5 and 13 years.
At the beginning we will take off our footwear and socks and lie on the yoga mat or sitting in a meditation position.
The benefits of yoga classes for the little ones
The benefits and structure of a Yoga class for kids are different from those intended for adults.
Guaranteed benefits for children:
- Yoga develops body awareness and coordination through movement and balance
- Through Yoga children learn how they can use their body in a healthy way
- Yoga helps kids manage tense moments through breathing, awareness and healthy exercise
- Yoga improves the level of concentration
- Yoga helps to develop self-confidence
- Yoga encourages healthy habits
- Yoga teaches self-acceptance
- Yoga promotes a non-competitive environment
- Yoga is a healthy alternative, regulating unhealthy addictions such as addiction to electronic devices (mobile phone / tablet / laptop)
- Yoga brings a simple structure in children’s lives through the practice of postures
The program is intended for children between 5 and 13 years old.
The activities are organized and adapted to the age and development of the children and are part of a program that lasts the entire school year.
The structure of a kid’s yoga class
Step 1
Step 2
The instructor can guide the kids to close their eyes and relax, to imagine how their problems / situations disappear.
Step 2
Step 3
Start – At the beginning of the class, all the positions taught in the previous lesson are repeated and exemplified on the mattress, each child participates through games to help identify the name of the positions.
Step 4
Anatomy – the child is guided to indicate anatomical parts (bones, muscles) taught in the previous class; the duration of this activity is 5-10 minutes and is performed several times a month
Step 4
Step 5
Breathing – the child is encouraged to focus on the way he breathes, to do it easily and deeply. The instructor teaches him how to breathe correctly, using simple techniques adjusted to the child’s age
Step 6
Postures – are light movements, stretches, twists, balance and body bends that help the child to have a correct posture. The instructor uses illustrated cards with Yoga positions, all of which are animals, plants or other objects that children can easily exemplify.
In each posture he performs, the child is encouraged to breathe through his nose, to avoid forcing a movement (if he fails to perform it) and to stop if he feels pain in performing the movement.
Step 6
Step 7
Games – That can be mattress games, standing games or games in pairs.
Working alone and in pairs, children will be stimulated to express their own emotions.
Step 8
Relaxation – after the kids perform a series of movements and games, they are instructed to sit on their backs on the Yoga mat and close their eyes.
The child will be encouraged to mentally visualize certain experiences – a flowing water, mountain, sea, flower field, birds singing or floating on a white cloud.
Step 8
Step 9
Returning – at the end of the class, the child will be encouraged to make light stretching movements and to gradually get up from the mattress.
What you need to know
What do you need to know before taking your kid to Yoga classes. Safety rules.
- Yoga class is optional for each kindergarten / school child
- Yoga classes are held 2-3 times a week with a duration of 65 minutes, 5 minutes break in the middle of the class and at the end we have a few minutes in which we sit on the mattress and breathe
- Yoga classes are set within a time frame so that 2 hours pass from the last meal. In the first minutes before the Yoga class begins, the children will go to the toilet
- It is necessary to present to the Yoga teacher a medical certificate stating that exercise can be performed – for example, if the little one suffers from migraines or has a headache, then for some of the Yoga positions it is indicated to hold fewer breaths
- The child must come to the Yoga class only in light clothes and without tights or socks
- Yoga classes are conducted only with instructors specialized in teaching Yoga classes for kids
General Rules
- We will not use meditation techniques
- Kids will not remain in the posture for long periods, each kid is asked to rest on the mattress when he can no longer perform the posture
- Verbal violence is not allowed in Yoga classes
- The postures do not endanger the child’s health in any way and do not cause pain.
What is needed during class:
- Yoga mattress
- Pillow
- Two yoga bricks, preferably made of cork or foam
Yoga Teacher: Corina Petrescu
- Yoga Instructor 200H, graduate of BinduSar India Yoga School
- Children’s Yoga Instructor, graduate of the YogaJi school in Vienna
- Founder of the Children’s Yoga Federation in France – Julie Giacomini.
The courses are accredited by Yoga Alliance US International.
Corina teaches 3 group classes for kids Yoga and private online classes over Zoom every week. Contact Corina for more information and / or to participate.
Corina Petrescu
Yoga Instructor 200H, graduate of BinduSar India Yoga School. Children’s Yoga Instructor, graduate of the YogaJi school in Vienna. Founder of the Children’s Yoga Federation in France – Julie Giacomini.
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