Anything that can help children to relax is positive! Yoga and mindfulness are proven ways to help children to connect to their bodies, reduce anxiety, become more present and peaceful in the moment, and increase focus and attention span.  

In this class, we will begin by connecting with one animal such as bear, whale, cat, bird, dolphin, or rabbit.  

We will look at some books with beautiful images of the animal and learn some interesting things about the animal to keep in mind during our movement practice (example: whales like to sing!) in the beginning of each class.  

We will then practice yoga or movement to gently bring us to a calm and peaceful space and connection.  We may move like an animal would move and then during a relaxation time we will repeat affirmations or focus on our breathing.  We reflect on the animal in this time to allow the learner to easily bring up their affirmation and feeling of calm throughout the day.   We will also spend some time drawing to process artistically the animal we are connecting to.  

Students can join this class at any point in time as our work will not build on previous weeks.  

Class structure:
~Greetings/share something positive
~Meet with animal (picture books on screen)
~Yoga/movement practice
~Guided animal meditation
~Drawing

Week of 1/30~No class
Week of 2/6~Cat, Cats and Kittens by Annabelle Lynch, Cat movement
Week of 2/13~Turtle, Sea Turtle Hatchlings by Ruth Owen, Turtle movement
Week of 2/20~Deer, Deer and Fawns by Shep Fields, Deer movement
Week of 2/27~Dolphin, Look, A Dolphin! by Tessa Kenan, Dolphin movement
Week of 3/6~Whales, Whales by Grace Hansen, Whale movement
Week of 3/13~ Bear, A Bear's Life by Nicolas Read, Bear movement
Week of 3/20~Otter, Sea Otter by Jen Green, Otter movement