Comment below to enter this giveaway. Contest ends Friday, October 7th at 9:00 pm MDT. 

Children’s yoga expert Leah Kalish along with a group of talented individuals have launched yet another well produced and extremely useful resource. Move with Me Action Adventures boasts 9 DVDs ideal for active indoor play for ages 3 to 7. With child friendly topics such as Monkeying Around a the Zoo, Lost and Found in Africa, and Coral Reef these DVDs appeal to young minds and help develop imagination and creativity.

Each story tells of an adventure taken by Scooter and the Boy. Children act out the adventure and are able to become various parts of the story including thunder, animals, flowers, motorcycles and so much more. Teacher Wendy is cheerful and energetic as she moves through the activities demonstrating each movement.

I’m a firm believer in the power of story telling to assist in learning and love how Kalish and her team have developed these fun adventures using yoga poses, Brain Gym, Exercise Science and other modalities which address and develop the whole child. Individual DVDs take 20 minutes to complete which along with the story line and many fun activities keep children attentive and asking for more. These DVDs are perfect for the upcoming gift giving season for your fave little yogi. As well,  they make a valuable resource for teachers or homeschooling families to explore the world in a fresh, integrated way.

Move With Me Action Adventures is giving away three copies of individual DVDs to three lucky winners. Each winner can choose between The Birthday Gift, Monkeying at the Zoo or Possum’s Tail.

How to Enter

Enter to win by leaving a comment of  how yoga develops the whole child: body, mind and heart.

Additional entries can be made by:

• liking Move With Me Action Adventures on Facebook – comment here letting me know you did
• sharing this contest on Facebook with an @Yogainmyschool.com link – one entry per day allowed
• Tweeting this contest and including an @DonnaKFreeman tag – 3 entries per day allowed at least one hour apart each

Contest ends Friday, October 7th at 9:00 pm MDT. Winners will be contacted by e-mail and will have 48 hours to reply. Winners names will be published here, on Facebook and Twitter.

Enjoy this video trailer of Move with Me Action Adventures.

DVDs can be purchased individually, in a series (Body, Mind, Heart: each with 3DVDs) or a 9 DVD box set from Move with Me Action Adventures.

Move with Me Action Adventures generously donated copies for this review and giveaway. The opinions expressed here are completely my own.

Listen here to an interview with Leah Kalish.

Update: Congratulations to our winners Kim Davis, Dee Wilkinson and Alissa Hearn. Watch for more great give-aways on YIMS. Enter often for your chance to win some fab yoga swag.

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Well known storyteller and children’s yoga expert Sydney Solis joins us to share her wealth of knowledge on teaching yoga through story telling. Founder of Storytime Yoga and author of numerous award winning children’s yoga books, Sydney has a tremendous impact on the kids yoga community world wide. Explore the magic that happens whenever you combine oral storytelling and yoga as children unleash their creativity, develop listening and literacy skills and connect with their inner selves.

Original Air Date: July 6, 2011

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Connect with Sydney via Storytime Yoga, the Storytime Yoga Facebook Page and @StorytimeYoga on Twitter.

To sample Sydney’s work see Aesop’s Fables with a Twist: The Farmer and the Fox and The Lion and the Mouse.

To download this or any of many other interviews with leaders in the field of yoga and mindfulness visit Yogainmyschool.com on iTunes.

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Leah Kalish’s kids yoga resume is extensive (YogaED, Yoga Pretzels: 50 Fun Yoga Activities for Kids & Grownups, Yoga Kit for Kids, Yoga Playgrounds,and much more). She has now launched a new DVD series “Move with Me Action Adventures“- which presents story based movement enrichement for pre-school to Grade 3. In this episode she’ll share her expertise on teaching yoga to kids and the inside scoop on this newest adventure.

Original Air Date: October 20th , 2010

Leah underscores the importance of creative and imaginative play for young children and explains how the Move with Me Action Adventure series are a valuable resource for parents and teachers. Each DVD  brings a movement specialist right into the room and engages children in story based activity which integrates self regulation exercises, mental development, emotional and social skills and much more.

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Trilingual Kids Yoga Program offers Insights into Hindu Art and Mythology

This DVD features a 25 minute child’s yoga class conducted by Beth Reese which teaches acceptance, compassion and communication while developing strength and flexibility. The theme for the class is the story of how Ganesh became the elephant prince and I thoroughly enjoyed the creative use of yoga poses to tell the story. Beth does a wonderful job of presenting insights into and an appreciation for Hindu Mythology.

A distinguishing feature of Yogiños is the tri-lingual nature of the class using Spanish, English and Sanskrit. As a language teacher I applaud this use of language instruction in a natural, culturally appropriate and meaningful manner. The DVD also comes with a complete Spanish translation.

Beth is a natural with the children, encouraging while using clear, precise and age appropriate instructions for the poses. She allows each child to discover their own pose, leading by example through individual, partner and group yoga poses.

My own children were fascinated by the story while enjoying the progression of yoga poses. You can watch a trailer for the video here.

Additional features on this DVD include:

• Remy’s OHMazing Day – a brief exploration of how one young girl incorporates yoga into her daily routine.
• Gifts from Ganesh – where Amy Hofland, director of the Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas, TX explains some of the symbols used in two Ganesh sculptures.
• 11 individual poses (including Crow, Dancer, Eagle & Downward Dog) demonstrated and explained by young yogis

Yogiños graciously provided a DVD for this review as well as the give-away.

Buy yourself a copy of the Yogiños: Yoga for Youth DVD here through PayPal for $15.95 USD.

To Enter: Comment below stating something about Hindu mythology that you appreciate or about which you’d like to learn more. (You must do this first before additional entries will be considered.)

Additional entries:

• Comment on any one of the videos on the YogaInMySchoolTV Channel on YouTube
• Like Yogiñoson Facebook and comment
• Subscribe to Yogainmyschool.com (RSS or e-mail) and comment

The give away ends on September 30th at 9 pm. The winner will be chosen at random and will be contacted by e-mail.

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The idea for this post if from Sydney Solis of Storytime Yoga.

The children’s classic The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear is a perfect example of how to combine literature and yoga for learning and fun. It’s easy to see how yoga poses such as eagle pose (owl), cat pose (pussy cat), boat pose (pea-green boat), tree pose (bong-tree), cow pose with pig sounds (Piggy-wig), half moon pose (light of the moon) combine to create a wonderful physical poem which compliments this charming nonsense rhyme. By using yoga with  literature you help children to involve more senses and thereby increase retention by creating and reinforcing neuron pathways in the brain. Besides that – it’s fun.

artwork from Nicola’s Art Room

The Owl and the Pussy Cat

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
“O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are, you are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!”

Pussy said to the Owl, “You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing!
Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?”
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the bong-tree grows;
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

“Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?” Said the Piggy, “I will.”
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand on the edge of the sand
They danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.

Enjoy this wonderful video by master storyteller and children’s yoga expert Sydney Solis of Storytime Yoga as she takes a group through the poem along with the corresponding yoga poses.

For more suggestions on how to use yoga in Language Arts class visit the Yoga Classroom Language Arts page.

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Join Donna Freeman, teacher and kids yoga instructor as she explores this method of teaching kids.
Kids of all ages love stories. They also love to do yoga. Learn what a yoga adventure story is, why teachers, parents and caregivers should use them, and how to use a yoga adventure story to increase flexibility, develop strength, improve balance and reduce stress. Tap into the power of the easiest, most effective way to teach kids yoga.

Original Air Date: 10/27/2009 3:00 PM

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This podcast comes from the Yoga In My School Blog Talk Radio Program. It is 15 minutes long and will provide the background theory needed when using yoga adventure stories with children.

Receive your own copy of a FREE yoga adventure story by downloading The Pet Store/L’animalerie in the right hand side bar. This is a hugely popular story as most kids either have a pet or want a pet. As an added bonus you’ll also receive the Yoga In My School newsletter which provides fantastic content and tips for teaching kids yoga delivered directly to your mailbox about twice a month.  This insider’s version of Yoga In My School highlights current trends, hot topics, and all the latest articles, podcasts, training, conversations, contests and videos for teaching yoga to kids and teens.

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