Yoga Cards

You may have a little one with a whole lot of extra energy…even more than normal these days. Even with a string of bad weather you might want to try stretching out. A few years back I taught for a summer program for an amazing Arts company called Young Audiences. They have a wellness component in their daily routine and I wanted to honor that so I did a little shopping during our teacher orientation. At a boutique bookstore across the street I came across these colorful instructional yoga cards. My summer kids enjoyed taking turns leading as yoga master.

When Mother’s Day rolled around this year I told my family that all I wanted was to lead a yoga session in the playroom with a fresh cup of coffee near by, pre-made for me, of course. We enjoyed picking out cards for each new pose. This set is divided nicely into categories: standing stretches, twisting stretches, breathing, time-in, partner, and small group games. The breathing cards and time-in cards are great for teaching personal break time as they promote internal visioning focused on special types of breathing and reflections. The individual stretches reference all of the animal kingdom. I love how each card has a step by step example so if your students are more visual learners they can look through the card and get the hang of it.