Little Flower Yoga for kids : a yoga and mindfulness program to help your child improve attention and emotional balance

By: Harper, Jennifer Cohen.

Publisher: Oakland, CA New Harbinger Publications 2013Description: x, 179 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781608827923.Subject(s): YOGA

| RELAXATION

| BREATHING EXERCISES

| MINDFULNESS

| EMOTIONS

| ATTENTION

| MOTOR SKILLS

| MEDITATION

| EXERCISES

| CHILDREN

Contents:

Acknowledgements|Foreword|Introduction|1. Understand|2. Explore|3. Get started|4. Connect Layers of sound Walking meditation Mindful eating Checking in Emotion jar Caring feelings I am in charge mantra|5. Breathe Balloon breath Heart and and belly breath Langhana and Brahmana breath Alternate-nostril breathing|6. Move Warming up: Cat, Cow and twist poses A place to rest: Child's pose Grounding: Mountain pose Grounding: Malasana Grounding: seated forward bends Strength: Warrior poses Strength: moving lunges Strength: Boat pose Balance: Tree pose Balance: Side Plank pose Balance: Flower pose Balance: Half Moon pose Final relaxation: Savasana|7. Focus Exploring your Drishti Expanding-energy meditation Single-pointed focus Thought meditation|8. Relax Legs Up The Wall pose Supported Reclined Bound-Ankle pose Guided visualization Tense and let go: Yoga Nidra|9. Putting it all together From sitting to standing: no-hands stand From standing to sitting: tiptoe pose to squatting From sitting to reclining: smallest you to biggest you Bringing energy up(gently): waking up your body Bringing energy down: Rag Doll pose Coming back to neutral: simple twist|10. Support for parents|Appendix: talking with teachers|Recommended reading|References

Summary: "Certified yoga instructor Jennifer Cohen Harper introduces Little Flower Yoga for Kids, a fun and unique program that combines yoga and mindfulness in an easy-to-read book. This program is designed especially for parents and kids, and is aimed at teaching children to pay attention, increase focus, and balance their emotions, all while building physical strength and flexibility. Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices can help children develop focus and concentration, the simple yoga exercises in this book can easily be integrated into their child's daily routine, ultimately improving health, behavior, and even school achievement." - TE PUNAReview: In her introduction the author makes the point that this books is not about a problem or a disorder. “The perspective of this book is that your child is a perfectly whole and healthy person, not that he [she] is somehow in need of fixing. All of us have aspects of life that are challenging... some of these challenges have names and some don’t. Whether your child has been diagnosed with a disorder is less important than if he has a supportive community... who are paying attention in a compassionate way to his [her] needs.” The majority of this book is dedicated to practical activities within each of the five elements: Connect, Breathe, Move, Focus, Relax and should be absorbed in small pieces. The practices described can be integrated into family life over time, at a pace that feels enjoyable and sustainable. Drawings illustrating some of the poses are attractive.

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Acknowledgements|Foreword|Introduction|1. Understand|2. Explore|3. Get started|4. Connect
Layers of sound
Walking meditation
Mindful eating
Checking in
Emotion jar
Caring feelings
I am in charge mantra|5. Breathe
Balloon breath
Heart and and belly breath
Langhana and Brahmana breath
Alternate-nostril breathing|6. Move
Warming up: Cat, Cow and twist poses
A place to rest: Child's pose
Grounding: Mountain pose
Grounding: Malasana
Grounding: seated forward bends
Strength: Warrior poses
Strength: moving lunges
Strength: Boat pose
Balance: Tree pose
Balance: Side Plank pose
Balance: Flower pose
Balance: Half Moon pose
Final relaxation: Savasana|7. Focus
Exploring your Drishti
Expanding-energy meditation
Single-pointed focus
Thought meditation|8. Relax
Legs Up The Wall pose
Supported Reclined Bound-Ankle pose
Guided visualization
Tense and let go: Yoga Nidra|9. Putting it all together
From sitting to standing: no-hands stand
From standing to sitting: tiptoe pose to squatting
From sitting to reclining: smallest you to biggest you
Bringing energy up(gently): waking up your body
Bringing energy down: Rag Doll pose
Coming back to neutral: simple twist|10. Support for parents|Appendix: talking with teachers|Recommended reading|References

"Certified yoga instructor Jennifer Cohen Harper introduces Little Flower Yoga for Kids, a fun and unique program that combines yoga and mindfulness in an easy-to-read book. This program is designed especially for parents and kids, and is aimed at teaching children to pay attention, increase focus, and balance their emotions, all while building physical strength and flexibility. Based on a growing body of evidence that yoga and mindfulness practices can help children develop focus and concentration, the simple yoga exercises in this book can easily be integrated into their child's daily routine, ultimately improving health, behavior, and even school achievement." - TE PUNA

In her introduction the author makes the point that this books is not about a problem or a disorder. “The perspective of this book is that your child is a perfectly whole and healthy person, not that he [she] is somehow in need of fixing. All of us have aspects of life that are challenging... some of these challenges have names and some don’t. Whether your child has been diagnosed with a disorder is less important than if he has a supportive community... who are paying attention in a compassionate way to his [her] needs.”
The majority of this book is dedicated to practical activities within each of the five elements: Connect, Breathe, Move, Focus, Relax and should be absorbed in small pieces. The practices described can be integrated into family life over time, at a pace that feels enjoyable and sustainable.
Drawings illustrating some of the poses are attractive.

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