Rhythm & Dance: Yoga Class

Yoga (& Expression/Interpretation)

• Build awareness of what should be a natural, deep rhythm of breath 
• Feel the in and out flow that happens as we expand and contract for each movement
• Imitate nature and animals around through various poses
• Celebrate new awareness of body's abilities through creation of own poses

This is done through focusing on these basic principles

• Breath & Rhythm
• Balance & Focus
• Observation & Imitation

Class Outline

Intro/Warm Up (circle time)

• Rhythm Walk (gather into circle by parading to match leader's beat with feet)
• Yoga Breaths (belly bubble: in and out)
• Basic sitting stretches through story of season cycle  (rest, awake, energized, tired, rest again)
• Deeper breaths through blowing bubble (which travels around round to introduce main lesson)

Main Lesson (yoga poses & then dancing with them--Can You Hear It Book: picture & song)

• Water Animals: alligator, eel, fish, shark, swan (dance to Carnival of Animals swan or fish)
• Air Animals: bee, bird, flamingo, eagle (dance to "Flight of the Bumblebee")
• Jungle Animals: elephant, cobra, camel, lion, grasshopper (dance to Elephant Waltz)
• House Animals: mouse, cat, dog, cow, horse (dance to horse song)

Cool Down (circle time)

• share favorite pose
• sit/lay down and breathe
• namaste

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Resources:

• Yoga Poses (ABC Yoga Book, Kids Yoga Deck, Cosmic Kids Yoga-Youtube, etc.)

• Can You Hear It Book/CD (imitate and interpret famous songs and art via movement)
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