Children Inspired by Yoga - South Tyneside

05/12/2025

What a brilliant time Amy and I had with Tatty Bumpkin, Baby Bumpkin and the wonderful children at Nurserytime South Shields!

It's always lovely to see the children grow in confidence throughout our sessions, exploring their body and expanding their vocabulary.

We can't wait to visit again but until then...look out Nurserytime Hebburn and Nurserytime Sunderland! We'll be coming for you next! 🎄❄️🎄

28/11/2025

❓Did you know?❓

Whenever we work with schools and nurseries we always share our 'What I did in my class today? sheet!

This allows grown ups at home to know what pose their child learned and how and why it is beneficial to their growth and development.

It also provides instructional tips so children can share their learning with grown ups following along.

✨Why is this important?
Reseearch shows that when trusted adults at home take an interest in what is being learned at school it increases the impact of learning for that child.

✨Do you have a child that is taking one of our classes in school or nursery?
What poses have they shown you lately?

23/11/2025

Anyone free tomorrow Monday 24th November from 11-4pm to be a nail model for BIAB nail gel training? Must have bare nails. Asking for a friend.

21/11/2025

We are so excited!🎉🎉🎉

18/11/2025

Gratitude

Gratitude is a practice we integrate into all our classes.
We start with children as young as 2 years old, teaching them to be happy and thankful for what they have.

It is so ingrained into the structure of our classes that are students who have a regular practice over the years, now generate their own gratitude statements and finish their lessons off unprompted by us.

It is a beautiful practice to see grow within children and we know we are supporting their wellbeing through this.

What are you grateful for today?

13/11/2025

World Kindness Day

In our classes we always remind children that as yogis we practice kindness every day.

What does that mean?
We remind them to be kind to themselves first, because speaking kindly to yourself, forgiving yourself when you have done something wrong and encouraging yourself when you are struggling is the first step to being kind to others.

We celebrate kind actions, words and gestures, not achievement.

We encourage kindness because children, no matter how old, love to be helpful but sometimes forget they can be helpful towards each other not just adults.

Our flagship programme Tatty Bumpkin also teaches kindness every day through our amazing yoga adventures.

So on this day here are some questions you can ask your child today?
Who was kind to you today? How did it feel?
Who were you kind to today? How did it feel?

Happy World Kindess Day!

09/11/2025

Lest we forget

29/09/2025

📣Would you like to join our team?📣

Are you looking for a supportive company to work with? Perhaps you’re new to the area and looking for work?

We are looking for a children’s yoga teacher for one of our partner primary schools in South Tyneside on Mondays 12-3pm, pay £25/hr.

There would be further opportunities to work with us across our South Tyneside based classes, clubs and nurseries for children 8 months to 11 years.

Our core values at Children Inspired by Yoga South Tyneside are:

We are passionate about improving children’s mental health and wellbeing

We celebrate children’s achievement and include everyone in every session

We teach fun, engaging, structured sessions that are well-planned including positive behaviour management

We are friendly and nurturing - we always speak to children with respect, encouraging them to build their self-awareness and self-confidence.

We are reliable, trustworthy and committed to supporting children’s physical and emotional development

“Working at Tatty Bumpkin has been a rewarding experience! Vanathi is incredibly responsive and supportive, always offering plenty of opportunities, like events and themed days to keep things engaging for both myself and the children attending. The free thorough training gave me everything I needed to feel confident and I loved that Vanathi really embraced my teaching style. There’s also a strong emphasis on children’s mental health, which made the work feel even more meaningful. It’s such a welcoming environment, and I truly felt heard and valued throughout my time there.” J Cadson, former Children’s Yoga Teacher

If you feel you match these core values, have experience working in primary schools and hold a current DBS. I would love to hear from you.

Please email your CV to Vanathi at southtyneside@tattybumpkin.com stating how you feel you match our core values.

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13/06/2025

✨Summer holiday yoga club!✨

We are super excited to be bringing you a brand new summer yoga club and a new venue this summer!

We have partnered up with one of our local schools to deliver our flagship yoga programme Tatty Bumpkin, alongside a dose of fun and yoga games and a take home mindful craft.

When: Tuesday July 22nd and Wednesday July 23rd
Time: 10-12pm
Where: Cleadon CE Academy, Boldon Lane SR6 7RP

This club runs for 2 hours and is parent drop off. It includes the following:
☀️ Tatty Bumpkin yoga session with a summer theme
☀️ fun yoga games that develop social skills
☀️a mindful craft to engage your child's creativity
☀️a healthy snack and drink

Tickets are £10 per session at an early bird rate. This will increase to £12 per session after July 1st.
If you would like to book both sessions speak to us about a discount.

One of the best things about yoga is that it is inclusive to all, including children with SEN. If your child as additional needs please speak to us so we can plan to support them.

All of our staff are DBS checked and hold updated safeguarding and first aid training to ensure the safety of your child.

To book email Vanathi at southtyneside@tattybumpkin.com

We can't wait to see you there!

25/03/2025

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