Yoga for Your and Your Child: The Step-by-step Guide to Enjoying Yoga with Children of All Ages

by Mark Singleton and mark-singleton

Book Overview

Exercise for children and adults This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904292933
• ISBN13: 9781904292937
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book for parents

I have a new favorite children's yoga book-Yoga for You and Your Child. With poses named for animals and an emphasis on exploration of the body, Yoga is a discipline naturally favored by children, if they are taught in such a way that nurtures their creative spirit. As someone who has taught yoga to children, I find that an approach that is not only serious, but also playful, works most effectively to both spark a child's interest in the practise of yoga and allow them to benefit from the mind-focusing, stress-reducing, and spiritual awakening and support provided by the discipline of yoga. This book, Yoga for You and Your Child, by Mark Singleton, is a welcome addition to the literature of teaching children yoga. It is unique in its approach, writing to parents and children together, inviting them to practice jointly. The book includes creative poses with enticing names like rocket, half moon, pigeon king, kicking mule, spider, big and little butterfly, cradling the baby, walking the dog, toad walking, and swamp monster. Singleton deftly describes yoga games including tag, obstacle races, whodunit yoga, and a day in the life, to keep a child's interest focused on the practise. He not only explores the physical side of yoga, but includes information on teaching pranayama-the breath techniques of yoga, as well as meditation, relaxation techniques, the gift of attention, and an explanation of how yoga can be brought into the classroom. The pictures and graphics in the book are engaging and beautifully done. The photos of children and parents practicing yoga together are not only easy to follow but capture the playful-and sometimes mischievous spirit of young yogis. If you are a parent, even if you don't do yoga now, buy this book to inspire the practise of yoga at home with your child. If you do yoga, buy this book for a wealth of creative ideas and hours of fun reading.