True integration of childhood learning may sound like uno, dos, tres..... 
Recently, I asked two sisters to count with me as we held arch pose.   We would normally discuss what is crawling, slithering, or hopping underneath us in an effort to hold this pose.  Instead, we counted as high as we possiboy could in Spanish.  Why?, because the girls were excited about their new Spanish class at school.
I take everything that is brought to me and integrate it into the yoga practice.  Yoga is the union of all, the integration of the many facets we experience in life.  If at any time a child is bringing information to yoga, I choose to embrace it by incorporating this life aspect into our yoga flow.
Try it! Yo quiero yoga!!!!!!!!!


 
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Yoga Journal recently shared a suggestion to lie on a swimming pool noodle to encourage chest expansion.  As I am always interested in new ways to encourage heart opening while stimulating potential for greater respiration, I tried it!  Love, love, love this restorative pose as it energetically opens the heart and physically provides extension and expansion for deeper breathing.
While your child is sitting on the mat, place the noodle in back of them and have them lie down and align their back and head on the noodle.  Be sure this is comfortable for the child as you may wish to slightly slide the noodle up away from the sacrum
Best bit of news is that Tundra is selling small noodles that are perfect for little backs.  Three minutes seems to do just fine.  Please let me know if you receive extra hugs from this heart opening pose.