Rita Rainieri Polak

Kids Yoga Suzie Cues Rita Rainieri Polak

Yoga Alignment Cues for Kids! A fresh and intelligent "kids yoga blueprint". This valuable resource created by Rita Rainieri-Polak, RCYT, presents 40+ beautifully adapted yoga postures, imaginative mindful thinking practices, and the introduction of breath work for kids yoga. This is a must-have reference for teachers and Children's Yoga instructors, or for the mindful parent. Kids Yoga Suzie Cues creates an imaginative mindful experience within the yoga postures. This book is designed to focus kids' attention inward, while learning the most basic yoga alignment cues. These cues are meant to guide children into the approximate shape of the posture, and guide children's yoga teachers into beginning to apply technique. This brilliant book invites you to weave imaginative play into yoga, using educational facts, storytelling, and traditional yoga postures and techniques. In this process, your students and children can begin to obtain the benefits of yoga and mindful thinking. When kids practice mindfulness, they tune in and sense in the present moment without unnecessary thoughts of the past, or expectations for the future. Social, physical, and psychological benefits will all begin to emerge.