Let's Play Yoga!: How to Grow Calm Like a Mountain, Strong Like a Warrior, and Joyful Like the Sun

By Lúcia Barros and Márcia de Luca

A playful, exuberantly illustrated book that introduces yoga to kids ages 5 to 8 with simple postures and techniques to foster a calm mind and healthy body

How can a magic tree, a cow with a fidgety son, or a wise lion teach kids about being kinder, calmer, and stronger? With yoga In Let's Play Yoga , these and other colorful characters promote balance and discernment--through creative stories kids can read on their own, all grounded in traditional yoga poses. This vibrant book also includes: The ten principles of yoga: nonviolence, truth, non-stealing, right use of energy, detachment, cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study and trust.Stories to help you learn: Wise and playful teachers, from Gomu the spotted cow to Vriksha the magic tree, show how practicing yoga--and living its principles--is a gift to yourself and others.Thirteen yoga poses: Step-by-step illustrations show how to do Tadasana (mountain pose), Trikonasana (triangle pose), and more, plus meditation and breathing exercises.And an abundance of benefits: By "playing yoga," kids will cultivate balance, discipline, and focus. The result? They become more aware of their own feelings, thoughts, and actions; more engaged at school; and happier at home. In the hands of talented authors, yoga becomes a lifelong skill to help kids pave the way to a more compassionate future for all, even as they explore new ways to move.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615194932
• ISBN13: 9781615194933
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3