11.07.2008

Benefits of Yoga

For Children~
Improves focus & concentration
Improves balance & coordination
Helps children to calm their minds & bodies
Increases strength and flexibility, & improves overall fitness
Improves gross motor planning skills
Improves socialization skills and boundary awareness
Increases sensory integration
Improves memory and reading retention
Promotes creativity

For Educators~
Increases energy
Helps teachers manage stress levels
Refreshes the mind and body
Increases strength, flexibility & balance
Helps teachers be a positive role model for their students

Although I'm not a yoga instructor, I've been doing some simple yoga with the children. However, I would LOVE for them to receive a more thorough and comprehensive experience from a Certified Yoga Kids Facilitator, who would come to the house and teach a class weekly. I unfortunately cannot afford to cover the entire cost, so I'm running this by you all to see if you're willing and able to contribute. The monthly cost for each child would be $25 per month, for 4 yoga classes. Please let me know your thoughts via comments or offlist as I need to let her know asap to secure a spot on her schedule for Casa T.

Love,
Andrea

9 comments:

iMother2.0 said...

Mia would LOVE that! :)

Melissa said...

Sounds good to me.

gingeronni said...

i think it sounds like a good idea... would it be just for one month or the rest of the year? What would be our $$ commitment?

Andrea said...

The $25 would be per month for 4 classes each month. At the end of the 4 weeks, we could determine if the children enjoyed the experience and then decide whether to renew or not.

I'm thinking with the holidays approaching, we'll can try 4 classes beginning mid November and lasting through mid December?

Need to get with her on her availability though!

Lisa Summers said...

could we do $25 for Nov. and Dec. (2classes each month since they are gone for the holidays) and then move to $25 a month after that? it's just hard to come up with an extra $50 right before Christmas. just a thought

Andrea said...

Yes, this is what I'm thinking with Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we will only have a small amount of time over the next couple months.

4 classes for Nov. and Dec. ($25) and then if the children like it, we can start again in January.

We definitely don't have enough time do to 2 full sessions before the holidays. I don't even know if we can start this soon, need to check with the instructor. =)

Andrea said...

I also wanted to add that she incorporates reading, storytelling, music, creative arts and earthcare with the yoga and is trained to work with little ones.

She's the same gal who did our wonderful Reggio training.

Melanie said...

We would be interested in trying it, how would it work with all the kids and their different schedules?

gingeronni said...

i think the 4 classes for nov/dec sounds great - i am definitely in.