Kids Yoga with Yana

24/11/2025

💪 Mindful activity of the week with the school kids is to write/draw the things we can control and things we can't. Children are asked to write/draw it on a piece of paper and put it either inside of a hula hoop which will represent things we can control, or outside of the hula hoop will be things they think they can't control.

This will hopefully EMPOWER them to focus on things they can control in their life now and in future 🙏🏼

Thank you www.biglifejournal.com for this poster.

We will also have Yoga obstacle challenges during the yoga classes 🤸‍♀️

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21/11/2025

20/11/2025

🧘🏽‍♀️ Well done to Katherine from the nursery yoga class who practised Butterfly pose, Downward facing dog pose and Tree pose today.

🦋 Butterfly pose - improves flexibility in the hips and inner thighs, better posture, and strengthened back muscles

🐕 Downward facing dog pose - stretches and strengthens arms, legs, and back, improves coordination and flexibility. Mentally, it helps with focus, concentration, and emotional regulation by encouraging mindful breathing and providing a calm break

🌳 Tree pose - improves balance and coordination, strengthens legs and core muscles, and enhances focus and concentration

We played yoga memory cards game at the nursery today. Children took turns to find matching yoga poses and then we practiced them together 🦁

17/11/2025

🤸‍♀️ I am Yoga - by Susan Verde

This week we will explore yoga through guidance of this amazing & inspiring book 💚

🌍 "When I feel small in a world so big, I calm my mind, my body, my breath. I can create and imagine. I am Yoga."

🦅 An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea. Yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible.

🌳 New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and author and certified yoga instructor Susan Verde team up in this book about creativity and the power of self-expression.

🕉 I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it. A kid-friendly guide to 17 yoga poses is included in this book.

15/11/2025

🌿 I went for a wonderful nature walk today with my friend Anna's group at Boxmore woods. We did forest bathing and drumming 🌿

We walked mindfuly, listened to the nature sounds and noticed colours, textures and smells of Autumn trees 🌳 🍂 this was such a peaceful time fully present in the moment!

I teach similar mindfulness practise in my kids yoga classes using the five senses 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique that involves focusing on one's senses to become more present, especially when feeling overwhelmed 😞

I ask children to notice in the room 5 things they can see, 4 things they can touch, 3 things they can hear, 2 things they can smell and 1 thing they can taste. We practiced this mindful technique last week on my classes 🙏🏼

Using these 5 senses mindfuly helps us come back to the present moment and without judgement, and then helps us feel calmer.

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10/11/2025

Yoga Jenga game this week on the yoga classes to promote kindness, confidence, appreciation and self-love 💚

06/11/2025

🌿 "In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks" 🌿 by John Muir

03/11/2025

✨️ Good Night Yoga 🦉

This week we will explore this lovely book by Mariam Gates. Its a story of the natural world as it closes down for the night while teaching children a simple flow of yoga postures inspired by their favourite characters from nature. Moving from Sun Breath to Cloud Gathering to Ladybug & Butterfly and more, we will learn techniques for self-soothing, relaxing the body and mind, focusing attention, and other skills that will support restful sleep and improve overall confidence and well-being.

This yoga book with a playful but practical way help your kids release some of their extra energy before bedtime 😴 🌅

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29/10/2025

"Every sunset is an opportunity to reset"

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20/10/2025

🎃 Pumpkin yoga classes

We are going on imaginary adventures to a pumpkin farm this week. We will pretend to be pumpkins, bats, spiders, Autumn trees etc. 🍁

We will do Skeleton warm up with kids' favourite foam skeleton, stretching different parts of the body while looking for foam bones one by one!

We will practise 'Hot Chocolate' breathing this week 🍵 which is another way kids can self-regulate their feelings whenever they need to. We will pretend with hands that we hold a cup of hot chocolate, and with slow, deep breaths, we'll try to cool it down.
Another breathing tool in their 'Feelings regulation tool box' 🙏🏼

Yoga game of the week will be variation of the game 'What's the time Mr Wolf', but we will pretend to freeze in a yoga pose.

Happy Autumn everyone! 🌰

Love,
Yana x

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13/10/2025

💪 Warrior poses this week on the yoga classes

Conquering fears and anxiety through these powerful yoga postures!

We will talk about how we all feel fears sometimes, even adults, but we need to feel the fear and do it anyway! Few years ago I read a book by Susan Jeffers "Feel the Fear and do it anyway" and it inspired me that we can't wait until we don't feel fear of doing something we want to do (lets say start something new) but we need to feel this feeling of fear, breathe through it and do it anyway!

Warrior poses are great to find that strength inside us and say positive affirmations like "I am brave!", "I am courageous!", "I can do it!" 💪💪💪

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