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I’ve been having a blast teaching kids’ yoga here in Santa Rosa. Right now I have my preschool group at Beth Ami preschool and a group of elementary school aged kids at Spring Creek school. My teaching has evolved. As always my emphasis with kids is to have fun and sneak in some “serious” relaxation techniques and real yoga poses of course. With kids this age it’s easy for things to get out of control. I’ve found that switching it up with some outside time on these warm autumn days and alternating using our yoga mats and having freedom from the mat keeps things fresh. I also bring different props such as little stuffed animals, pinwheels to use during deep breathing exercises, my parachute is a big hit too and today I placed a smooth glass stone on each child’s forhead during final relaxation……. ahhhh relaxation
This week I taught my first teacher/staff class for Rincon Valley Union School District staff. I call the teachers’ class, Yoga R&R ( Rest and Restore). My idea is to provide a quiet, peaceful place at the end of the school day for the teachers. Everyone comes in, lies down, put their feet up on a chair and their heads on a blanket then breaths. I reminded the group to take a deep breath and heard one of the teachers say it was the first time she took a breath all day. While we start out slowly and warm up, I will gradually add more and more challenging poses as the group gains strength and flexibility. The group includes teachers who are new to yoga and some that have a daily personal practice. After class everyone left quietly rested and invigorated at the same time. I felt the same way; peaceful and happy. I’d love to offer more teacher / adult classes.