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in focus: infant
“I sometimes have them write parents and children and even over 300 teachers in more than
a good deed on a piece of grandparents can practice and 20 countries worldwide. SUN
paper as a task to do for the talk about together,” she says YOGA KIDS’ philosophy stems
week,” she says, adding, and as children participate in from the belief that children
“Also I end the class in a circle yoga with their families, they feel need to learn mat yoga as well
seated position, have them closer to their loved ones and as yoga off the mat. Based
hold hands and each child show them what they’ve learned on Kundalini Yoga with its
says a word that makes them from their yoga practice of the wonderful dharma of selfless
happy, squeeze the hand of day...sometimes even teaching service and mindful action,
the next person for the next their parents how to do Yoga SUN YOGA KIDS’ philosophy
child to say what makes them hence, self-confidence is built. is appropriate and relevant for
happy whether it be a person, children growing up in today’s
object, food... “Yoga for kids Beautiful, Bountiful, challenging world. Children will
teaches self-discipline as well, Blissful Mini Yogis be taken on an innovative, fun
says El-Imam. “As part of the and exciting new dimension
practice of yoga, kids need Mini Yogis is beneficial in terms of Yoga postures, storyboard
to slow down, hold certain of co-ordination, balancing, acting based on Yoga poses
postures, breathe or think in stretching, self-confidence, (think, animals, nature sites,
a certain way,” she notes and concentration and most fairies, to star wars, camping
yoga encourages children to importantly, resulting in a and much more!), light hearted
master themselves rather than happy, cheerful child. There dancing to children-friendly
wait for an adult to control are no boundaries in a kids music, drawing, exciting
them. yoga class. The creativity and brain-gym games, spin the
free form of expression is yoga bottle, Yogi Says... and
Families endless and not restricted. much more! Teaching Yoga
Initially created for the British to children is challenging,
Yoga is not just for the child National Curriculum’s PSHE exciting and rewarding. “I am
but according to Al-Imam, syllabus (Personal, Social continually encouraged by the
yoga for kids can also be a & Health Education), SUN positive results, both physical
way to strengthen families. YOGA KIDS has grown into an and emotional. Children’s
“Yoga is an exercise that international movement with spontaneity, innate joy and
natural innocence and wisdom
“Children experience are always an inspiration...We mother, baby & child April 2011
many of the same have lots of fun! Currently, I
physical benefits am targetting ages 4 - 7.” Mini
Yogis operations details are as
adults do from follows:
practising yoga. Venue: The Greens
Yoga strengthens Age Group: 4-7 years
them and helps them Time: 4.00 - 4.45 pm
become more flexible, Rate: Dhs 60 for a one-off
coordinated, build session, Dhs 400 for an eight-
overall endurance and session package which can
core strength without also be used / split to do Adult
Yogalates at the Greens
realising it.”
CREDITS:
Noura El-Imam, Yogalates Instructor
050-3289642
Visit: http://yogalatesblissindubai.com
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