When to start kids yoga
Yoga For Beginners | 20 Minute Kids Yoga Class with Yoga Ed. | Ages 3-5
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let's all come to seated criss-cross
please applesauce and I want you to
imagine actually at the front of your
mat you have a glue stick and I want you
to pick the glue stick up and I want you
to take out your hand and I want you to
put the glue all over your hand and then
you're gonna rub your hands back and
forth and you're gonna lift up your
bottom and you're gonna place the glue
on to your bottom and then you're gonna
glue your bottom to your yoga mat that's
it now imagine to the top of your head
that there's a string and it's connected
to the ceiling and very gently it's
pulling you up and you're gonna sit up
really tall on your body that's it now
like a puppet exactly so sitting up tall
and then reach one hand into the air and
how many points are on a star five and
how many fingers are on this hand spread
your fingers wide like a star that's it
good and then reach your other hand and
sit up early tones for them really wide
and we're gonna start with our breathing
today you're gonna take these hands and
wrap them around your ribs up higher
with your hands your ribs are up here do
you feel those bones yeah okay so we're
gonna feel those bones as we breathe so
take a big breath in through your nose
open your mouth breathe out two more
times
observe how that feels breathe in
breathe out
one more time big breath in breathe out
very good what happened when you took
the breath in through your nose and what
happened when you let the breath out it
went smaller okay so reach those hands
back into the air star fingers are
bright and this time we're gonna make
pretend headphones around your ears and
we're gonna do sounding breath the same
thing in through the nose out through
the mouth but listen to what it sounds
like so wrap your hands tight good take
a full deep breath in open your mouth
breathe out breathe in out again big
breath in hands in the air what did you
hear who can tell me raise your hand
what are you doing yoga class
we did our breathing right so
breathing's a part of yoga very good
what else do we do in yoga
yes rider relaxation and what's the what
do we do all in the middle so we start
with breath we end with relaxation what
do we do before relaxation after
breathing where are we going next
yoga poses right we do all our poses
okay so we're gonna start today with a
pattern and we're gonna start in rock
pose and rock poses our most important
pose so you're gonna come on to your
hands and knees you're gonna take your
knees really wide touch your toes
together bring your bottom to your heels
and rest your forehead on the ground
open your eyes and what color is your
yoga mat okay now imagine your breath
would fog it up like a mirror breathe in
through your nose
open your mouth breathe out good again
breathe in through your nose
open your mouth breathe out very good
look up towards your fingers and we're
gonna come make a table now if I had a
really hot glass of water would you want
your table to be strong yes so make your
your spine nice and straight that's it
and tuck your toes very good and then
we're gonna go into cow and cat pose
next what sound does a cow make and what
sound does a cat make very good
so cow looks like this we go
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and cat looks like this and then you're
gonna go back to your rock pose breathe
in through your nose
open your mouth breathe out breathe in
through your nose
open your mouth breathe out lookup table
posts we're making a pattern we're
repeating the poses cow cat yeah Rock
take a big breath in open your mouth
breathe out one more time big breath in
open your mouth breathe out good repeat
the poses with me please
table Wow
cat Rock breathe in open your mouth
breathe out
beautiful job one more time big breath
in open your mouth breathe out that's it
look up towards your fingers now we're
ready for our yoga poses tuck your toes
can you add your dog tail that's it
we're gonna make an upside-down V shape
you're gonna lift your dog tail up
towards the sky stretch your dog legs
and can you walk your dog deep and your
knee side to side that's it and then can
you shake your dog tail wag your hips
that's it and then look up towards your
star fingers and very slowly you're
gonna walk your hands back bend your
knees touch your toes that's it and then
take your hands to opposite elbow we
call this rag doll so it's like you're
you don't have any bones you're floppy
and your head hangs heavy like a coconut
would hang from a tree that's it and
then very slowly your head is gonna be
the last thing to come up bring your
hands to your hips tuck your chin to
your chest and in slow slow motion up
the stands head is lie
good job welcome to yoga how do you feel
great okay better come forward to the
front of your mat we're gonna start in
Mountain Pose for our standing poses so
a lot of our yoga poses are like
different animals different things in
nature so we're gonna start in Mountain
Pose
and if you were a mountain would you be
strong yes so let's be strong lift up
your legs and place them back down
that's it check your legs are they
strong now touch your shoulders and
touch the top of your head that's the
peak of your mountain touch your eyes
touch your shoulders now touch your
shoulders to your ears and then roll
your shoulders onto your back that's it
stand strong be steady can you breathe
in open your mouth and breathe out very
good
warrior one pose so our warriors strong
yes so you want to be really strong just
like your Mountain can you raise your
right hand into the air that's it and
can you step your right foot forward
that's it and then your left foot is
going to step back that's it and then
make two fists and imagine those were
headlights on your hips and you want to
shine them forward and then bend just
your front knee that's it and then take
a big breath in and reach your warrior
arms up that's it and then can you show
me how strong you are good can you be
peaceful that's it take a big breath in
reach your arms up and in one strong
steady but step back to Mountain breathe
in breathe out and what we do on one
side of our body we do on the other so
where's your left side of your body
that's it where's your left side step
your left foot forward step your right
foot back
put those headlights on your hips shine
your hips forward bend into your front
knee that's it reach your arms up can
you show me your Peaceful Warrior can
you show me your strong warrior nice
breathe in reach your arms up good step
back Mountain take a big breath in big
breath out standing in Mountain Pose
please lift your toes up and wiggle your
toes and and what do routes do a tree do
give food and what were you saying
habits stance oh can you stand strong in
your tree pose bring your hands to your
hips where's your right side you're
gonna take your right foot like a
kickstand right to the inside of your
leg that's it and then bring your hands
to your hips and use your eyes to help
you focus and when you feel strong and
steady bring your tree branches to your
Center and then when you feel strong and
steady see if you can grow your tree
branches and then allow your arms to
open and then can you allow your leaves
to fall
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and step back mountain let's take a big
breath in big breath out if we did our
right side what side are we on
left side so left hand into the air
hands on your hips that's gonna help you
to be balanced foot like a kickstand
then when you feel strong and steady
your eyes are helping you to focus and
balance bring your hands towards your
Center and then imagine that it's
springtime and your branches grow and in
the summer they feel full good and in
the fall your leave
step back mountain take a big breath in
big breath out so step back to Mountain
bring your hands to your side take a big
breath in big breath out
very good so now I'm gonna ask that you
step your feet open and you are going to
turn into a frog can you take your hands
high into the air so Kai I need you to
face forward towards me on the frontier
mat and then you're gonna bring your
hands towards the inside of your legs
that's it and you're bending your knees
and then frogs live where yep and they
like to sit on one okay so we're gonna
hop forward two hops stay on your yoga
mat okay ready hop one hop 2
good and then you're gonna hop back to
are you ready hop good hop back again
very good take a big breath in big
breath out and then you're gonna come
through to a seat and let the soles of
your feet touch together and you're
gonna come forward towards the front of
your yoga mat please can you get out
your peace fingers and can you wrap your
peace fingers around your big toes with
your thumbs on top pressing your feet
together can you sit up tall in your
body and the life cycle of a butterfly
is what
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egg caterpillar chrysalis then butterfly
we're gonna fold forward like we're
inside of our chrysalis
very good take a full deep breath in
open your mouth breathe out for just
breathing sit up nice and tall in your
body that's it and then we're gonna take
our hands to our side and we're gonna
stretch our legs out long in front of us
and can you point your toes and can you
flex your toes and can you take a big
breath in and reach your arms up really
high and as you breathe out you are
going to forward fold feel that big
stretch in your legs take a big breath
in big breath out
very good breathe in reach arms up
breathe out and bring your hands down
you're gonna cross your legs hands in
your lap and I'll know you're ready for
the directions next very good rein the
direction for you is that I would like
you to come and sit next to Olivia on
her mat and Rider the direction is for
you is I'd like you to come sit next to
CAI that's it and we're gonna do a
partner pose and does everyone remember
tree pose okay we're gonna do partner
tree pose together so you're gonna stand
up on your yoga mats
that's it and you're going to face
towards one another that's it standing
up please and you're gonna face towards
one another so you want to be facing
this way that's it and then remember
your legs have to be strong like the
what part of a tree the trunk very good
so standing next to one another you want
to open your feet into Mountain Pose
that's it and Olivia you can come in a
little bit closer towards rain that's it
and then can you raise your outside arm
into the air that's it put it down
and then can you raise your inside arms
into the air
very good put them down so we're gonna
use the outside and inside language for
this pose okay so you're gonna take your
outside leg like a kickstand
to the yep so this leg and
like that's it and then you're gonna
reach your outside arms high into the
air that's it and your inside arm so Chi
you need to switch a little bit over so
that rider can have a little room there
you go so it's like your tree branches
connect that's it and then take a big
breath in big breath out
very good bring your hands down step
back to Mountain and then you get to
switch so Rider you're gonna go to the
other side of Chi and rein you're gonna
go to the other side of Olivia that's it
facing forward and then you're gonna
take your outside leg so outside leg
Olivia other outside leg that's it and
then you're gonna breathe in and reach
your arms up joining your hands that's
it take a full deep breath in deep
breath out bring your hands down double
high-five your partner say thank you
yay go back to your own yoga mat please
and you're gonna come all the way down
to a seat and we're going into
relaxation so you are going to lie on to
your back good and then you're gonna
bring your hands onto your belly and I
want you to imagine that inside of your
belly you have a balloon and your only
job is to blow the balloon up with your
breath so you're gonna breathe in and
fill your belly full of air it's gonna
rise up towards the ceiling and then
you're gonna breathe out and deflate
your balloon relax your belly down good
again breathe in
fill your belly full let it rise up
breathe out and relax your belly down
good so you can keep your hands on your
belly or you can bring your hands down
to your side and you're gonna allow your
eyes to close
and you're gonna become as calm as quiet
as still as you can become and as you
become calm quiet and still you feel as
though you could fall asleep
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just allow your breath to come in your
breath to go out nowhere to be except
right here breathing in breathing out
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so if your hands fell off of your belly
you're gonna bring your hands back onto
your belly take a full deep breath in
and fill your belly full full full let
it rise up deep breath out relax your
belly down very good one more time big
breath in fill your belly full deep
breath out relax your belly down and
then very very gently begin to wiggle
your toes and softly wiggle your fingers
you're gonna reach your arms up and
overhead draw your legs together take a
big stretch from the tips of your
fingers to the tips of your toes that's
it and then you're gonna roll over onto
your side and then very gently come all
the way back up to seated crisscross
applesauce legs at the top of your mat
good and then we're gonna end with our
ocean breath so you're gonna take a big
breath and clap your hands up and
overhead
open your mouth breathe out
thank you for class today
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