Kids Yoga with Shanna

08/04/2022

Last month I had the pleasure of teaching Yoga and Mindfulness to kids through the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.

We used Pom poms to show just how powerful our breath is, grew from a tiny seed into balanced trees and mindfully colored affirmations to bring home as reminders of our day together.

Thank you Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. for wanting to bring mindfulness to these kids.

We all enjoyed it so much, I am excited to be able to offer this throughout the school year! 😎🙏🏼😍

07/28/2022

Thank you to the Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. offices and to the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida, Inc. for such a fun & fabulous day!

I couldn’t be happier to share the gift of yoga again.

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07/28/2021

“We don’t stop playing because we get old. We get old because we stop playing.”

Our last tweens class of the summer was a Snowy Animal/Christmas in July Extravaganza! We worked really hard, got super crafty and had so much fun!

Fall schedule coming soon, enjoy the rest of your summer everyone!

07/24/2021

Affirmations, symmetry & zentangles- what an eye opening way to explore how we feel in our body and how we look at the world around us. I had a blast teaching and learning this tween community of ours!

This Wednesday is our last Summer Session, reach out to sign up!

07/19/2021

Exploring symmetrical & asymmetrical poses and creating intuitive art with zentangles in class this week!

Tween yoga is a judgement free, safe place for boys and girls 9-14 to learn body & breath awareness while building community and as always, having tons of fun!

Wednesday 2pm-3:30pm

Must Pre-register for space and materials. Go to website for more info and to register.

07/12/2021

Wednesdays at 2!

Pre-register at yogabirdstudio.com/schedule

I can’t wait for a nature loving good time!!

Yoga Bird
Shanna Bryant

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There's 3 Sessions left of Tween Yoga Summer Series!

This is small, supportive and judgement free zone of tweens & teens that learn body & breath awareness, mindfulness and so many life lessons all through movement, games, stories and interacting with each other.

Our class this week is focused on Empathy and our theme is Nature!

In this hour and a half long class, we will incorporate yoga and art into all we do. Pre-register on our website using the east link in our bio.

07/05/2021

Tweens and Teens will Soar into Outer Space in this weeks Tweens Yoga Class! ⁠
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Tween Yoga is great for boys and girls ages 9-14 years old. We move through poses, practice breathing techniques, have mat chats and get creative each week!⁠
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Tween Yoga is a non-judgmental, safe and fun space for tweens and teens to grow and learn about themselves through movement and breath.⁠
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⁠Classes are Wednesdays 2:pm - 3:30 pm ⁠in July.⁠
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Wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle, yoga mat and any other props you'd like for comfort. ⁠
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06/30/2021

Life’s a Beach in Tween Yoga! 🏖🐚 🏝

We focused and centered ourselves with ocean breath, surfed the waves in warrior 2, relaxed in a guided beach meditation and made these beautiful mandalas.

Have I said how unbelievably happy I am to be teaching in person again. My heart is so full ✨💗✨

4 more summer classes, sign up

06/28/2021

Beach Mandalas coming this Wednesday in our Summer Tween Yoga! Are you signed up yet??

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06/28/2021

Wednesdays are for the Tweens!! Week 2 of our 6 week series is here!

We’re beaching’ it this week with challenging moves, deep breaths and inspiring mandalas made from sea glass and seashells.

Pre-Register on website, can’t wait to ‘sea’ you there!



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06/25/2021

Pranayama is an ancient yogic practice of controlling our breath. You purposely inhale and exhale in specific patterns. Simply put, you breathe on purpose. We began talking about breath awareness and how amazing our body is to know to breathe, but then how we can control our breath to be fast or slow, long or short, depending on the situation we are in.

Before I introduced the pom poms, we practiced Sama Vritti, which translates from Sanskrit to ‘same breath’ or I like to say even breath. We closed our eyes, lengthened our spine and began to intentionally breathe. First we inhaled for a count of 3, then exhaled for a count of 3. Then extended our count to 4, and even getting to an even, slow and steady breath count of 5, in and out through the nose.

We then played with extending our exhale so we would breathe in for a count of 3 but try to breathe out for a count of 4 or 5. The kids noticed how much calmer they felt almost instantly, and I saw the grounding taking place right before my very eyes.

We ‘played’ with pranayama for almost a half hour! The kids made a tunnel out of a paper plate and tried to see how many pom poms they could blow through the tunnel! After some time, I introduced the paper straw and that changed EVERYTHING! Ms. Shanna, now I can control my breath AND make it go where I want it to! What I thought would be 5 minutes of fun turned into almost half our class! The best part is the kids all explored their own breath in different ways and learned so much about themselves and all the while they continued to learn from each other.

Pranayama is so beneficial for people of all ages.
When practiced daily, it can help:
✨decrease stress
✨increase mindfulness
✨improve your quality of sleep
✨strengthens your lungs
It even helps your brain function better!

I can’t wait for all the fun and learning in next weeks class!

What’s your favorite breathing practice to do or to teach?

06/23/2021

It wouldn’t be Florida living without getting caught in an afternoon rainstorm. ☔️ 🌧

We are so ready for this day, our first in studio Tweens yoga class in over a year!! See you soon! 💗