Butterfly pose is a favorite for children. Once they motor plan the task of scooping legs into their arms, they establish balance. You can take it one step further by asking the child to clap their feet together and bark like a seal.
Butterfly pose is a favorite for children. Once they motor plan the task of scooping legs into their arms, they establish balance. You can take it one step further by asking the child to clap their feet together and bark like a seal.
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This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar.  It is such fun to free yourself in the simplicity and purity of a child. I consider myself the luckiest person on the planet to be able to play with children as my career.
These friends were having fun at the Burlington Vermont street fair last summer. I am reminded that yoga means union and in relationship this is the compassion of seeing yourself in another's eyes. A simple illustration of ringing ting-shaw bells, and yet so much is happening for this little yogi. Attention and focus is obtained as is evident in his gaze. Arm strength is shown as he holds the bells upward. Although he has not mastered pincer grasp, he is holding the bells with equal length and has a good hold on them. Now the challenge; can he ring them with soft graded movement? If he can he has mastered a graded movement toward midline. 
|  Nancy WilliamsYOGA THERAPY FOR EVERY SPECIAL CHILD Yoga is an ancient practice meaning Union that uses movement, the breath and chanting to improve health. By joining mind and body, Yoga practice creates relaxation and greater mental clarity, while increasing circulation and enhancing respiration. Yoga also develops strength and muscle tone, greater flexibility, and can improve sequential memory skills and increase the ability to focus. All children, including those with compromised physical capabilities, can benefit from Yoga’s creative imagery, relaxation, stretching and strengthening techniques. ArchivesMay 2012 CategoriesAll |
