Kiddie Yoga
I'm teaching a yoga workshop for kids between 8-12 years. On the first day, all the kids were shuffling their feet, looking around to see if anything would interest them. "What is this stupid yoga thing my mom has signed me up for?", was the general sentiment. I knew I'd done well when they were disappointed that our hour was up!
I'm lucky that yoga's sort of inspired from Nature. The kids love pretending to be all sorts of animals -- hissing cobras, meowing cats, growling dogs. It's great to watch my little ones lose their inhibitions and open up. I had a tiny moment today when I found myself on all fours howling like a jackal -- I think I've lost a few inhibitions myself ;).
They say (whoever "they" might be) teaching kids is energizing. Their creativity and spontaneity keep it stimulating...blah blah blah. I've got to be doing it all wrong 'cause at the end of the hour, I'm friggin exhausted. I just want to be in the ending Shavasana (corpse pose) for an hour, heck even go to sleep in it ;).
I'm lucky that yoga's sort of inspired from Nature. The kids love pretending to be all sorts of animals -- hissing cobras, meowing cats, growling dogs. It's great to watch my little ones lose their inhibitions and open up. I had a tiny moment today when I found myself on all fours howling like a jackal -- I think I've lost a few inhibitions myself ;).
They say (whoever "they" might be) teaching kids is energizing. Their creativity and spontaneity keep it stimulating...blah blah blah. I've got to be doing it all wrong 'cause at the end of the hour, I'm friggin exhausted. I just want to be in the ending Shavasana (corpse pose) for an hour, heck even go to sleep in it ;).
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when are you coming back to teach us some yoga? :)I feel like the corpse position now too..;)
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