YOUR SETTING-Children Yoga

Inspiring movement and calm

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Location address: tbc, YOUR SETTING
Chosen age group:

Ages: 3 - 12 years

Available tickets:
One-off £70 per sessionBulk bookings £40/hr
Next date: None - Register your interest
What we'll do
We are thrilled to present our yoga classes for children of all ages 3-12, in YOUR SETTING. During our classes, we use animals and nature to connect to yoga postures (asanas). Our instruction guides children through a series of poses that are linked together, with an emphasis on flow and storytelling. We encourage balancing exercises to help children focus their minds and develop determination. One of the highlights of our classes is the balance path, where children can step on stars, yoga blocks, hedgehogs, and even a prickly mat. All classes are tailored to appropriately to the age group. We teach breathing exercises that help young children become aware of their breath and how they can use this "superpower" both in class and in their daily lives. Each class ends with a relaxation practice that enables children to find inner peace. We also teach basic meditation and visualization techniques in a playful manner. The overall practice can help children to develop confidence and self-awareness. These qualities can be beneficial in their childcare setting, in schools or any other group gathering like clubs or events.
About your mentor
Melanie Sharman
Harmonic development and growth with yoga
I was lucky enough to have a wonderful Baby Yoga teacher George in our local children center and I enjoyed her classes with both of my little ones. I could experience how we engaged with one another in class through song and had a brief moment of calm at the end of each lesson. A class format that I was familiar with from my own adult classes. Whilst my 2 children are growing up, I see how much screen time they crave and how their interests are changing towards gaming and being entertained by devices. And at all ages we are all subject to increasing peer pressure, self-consciousness and insecurities. I was wondering how I could bring more balance to children's lives and really plant a seed that supports and nurtures development in our frantic world. And soon I realised that we are all in constant development, no matter our age and I quickly added adult classes for my own benefit as well as sharing the deeper experience of yoga with like minded practitioners. Being a keen yoga student for more than 20 years, I qualified as a Toddler & Pre-School Yoga Teacher with Amy Yoga in 2021. I've been teaching this age group since January 2022 and have enjoyed every moment of it! It is beautiful to witness how the young ones explore their bodies with the assistance of their parent or carer or through the encouragement of their peers in nursery/pre-school settings. It has taken one teaching lesson, that I realised I'd like to open up my teaching skills for children of all ages, including teenagers. I have completed the teaching yoga to children & teens course in July 2022 and will complete a teaching yoga to adults course in February 2023. Both are with the British Wheel of Yoga. I find their recognition within the UK educational sector is unique and their approach to embrace all traditions and facets of yoga the right fit for me. I found in Christiane Kerr (calm for kids), Kari Knight (yoga for people living with cancer) and Elaine Fletcher ( long term yoga and yoga teacher trainer) amazing resources of knowledge, compassion and support. The children and adults I have encountered in my classes this far, give me the confidence and confirmation that I am following my calling! My own family & friends are also a huge support of my work, studies and wider interest i.e. child psychology, mind sight and neuro-diversity which I'm studying in my own time to support my teaching. I hope that your children and yourself will find value in my teaching and that it may help with general life challenges along the way of school, work, relationships, friendships and kindness to oneself. Always carrying that light of yoga and being able to shine it where we need it. Let it be in our physical bodies, our mind to calm our thoughts, to gain clarity or to regulate our emotions.
Learning aims
Aim 1
To remain calm and still on the mat whilst waiting for the bell to sound
Aim 2
To demonstrate yoga animals learned in class
Aim 3
To expand/compress the breathing ball (hoberman sphere) with the inhalation and exhalation
Pricing information
Ticket nameOne-off
Price£70
InformationApplies to one-off bookings for your event or special occasion.
Ticket nameBulk bookings
Price£40
InformationFor short courses or repetitive bookings a minimum charge of £40 applies. Funding might be available
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Where we'll be
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WHAT’S PROVIDED
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