Budding Yogis

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/12/162782583/classroom-yoga-helps-improve-behavior-of-kids-with-autism

Classroom Yoga Helps Improve Behavior Of Kids With Autism Kids with autism who did a yoga routine at school every morning for 17 minutes behaved better, researchers at New York University found.

Be sure to check out my YouTube videos for beginners and intermediate. Here is one of the episodes:
http://youtu.be/nkJerv7r260

Budding Yogis yoga episode 1 via YouTube Capture

To all my followers, sorry for being so absent. I have been busy taking care of our New Born Yogi!!!
New Years is around the corner and what better way to start the year off with Yoga as a family, just for the kids or for an independent practice. Contact me with any questions. Its time to clear our minds and make our bodies happy.

Today's pose is the
Flower Pose (Balasana)
Step 1: sit on the floor, bend your knees in towards your chest.
Step 2: weave/place arms under the legs and grab a hold of your ankles.
Step 3: gently lift feet off the ground and keep your knees wide.
Step4: hold for the count of 10 and repeat 3-5 times.
🌸🌸🌸remember to help one another

Today's yoga pose is the Floor Bow Pose ( Dhanurasana) Step 1: begin laying down on your stomach with your arms by your side and your palms faces open to the sky. Step 2: Bend your knees and grab your feet or ankles with your hands. Step 3: inhale and raise your thighs off the ground towards the ceiling. Raise chest and look ahead.
Step 4 exhale and release out of pose. Continue four mor times.
🌸🌸🌸 remember to help one another

Today's pose is Reverse Warrior ( Viparita Virabhadrasana)
Step 1: start in Warrior II ( view previous pose for steps)
Step 2: place your back hand down your leg with Palm placed lightly on the thigh. Inhale and Place front hand with Palm facing up towards the sky.
Step 3: keep you front knee bent and look up forwards your fingers. Hold up to 30 seconds.
Step 4: repeat steps on opposite side.

🌸🌸🌸remember to help one another

Today's pose is the Bridge Pose ( Setu Bandha Sarvangasana).
Step 1: lay flat on your back and bend your knees so the are hip distance apart. Step 2: place hands next to your hips and raise hips off the ground.
Step 3: if you have room, clasp hands underneath your back and hold pose for 5 breaths. Lower hips and resume position 4 more times.
🌸🌸🌸remember to help one another

Today's pose is the Triangle Pose (Utthita Trikonasana)
Step 1: begin in Warrior II ( view previous post for this pose) with left leg in front
Step 2: straighten front left leg and left arm down the left leg either. Place hand lightly on your knee, shin, ankle or on the floor beside your foot.
Step 3: rotate right arm and hand up towards the sky allowing it to be aligned with your left hand. Step 4: look up at your hand. Step 5: stay and hold for 30 seconds focusing on your breathing. Then switch to your right side and do the same. 🌸🌸🌸Remember to help one another

Today's pose is Warrior II (Virabhadrasana)
Step 1: stand in Mountain pose, step right foot behind you and rotate toes out to the side as your heel is aligned with your left heel.
Step 2: bend left knee so that it is directly aligned with the left ankle and hips are turned to right side of body.
Step 3: inhale and and raise hands out above each thigh.
Step 4: hold for 30 seconds to one minute then switch to the left side maintaining your breathe.

Today's pose (asana) is the Tree pose (Vriksasana).
Step 1: Start at Tadasana which means you are standing with your feet under hips and arms to your side.
Step 2: Shift your weight to one side (your right) and balance on that leg with foot planted
Step 3: Bend left knee and rotate your left foot to place on upper right thigh ( half lotus pose) and toes pointed to the ground.
Step 4: keep your spine elongated with hips centered and hands are either above the head or placed in the center of your chest with hands places together.
Step 5: remain in pose on each side for 20 seconds slowly inhaling and exhaling.
🌸🌸🌸 Remember to help and encourage one another!

Ok Yogi families. Your first pose (asana) is the Cobra pose (Bhujangasana)
Step 1: lie face down on the floor
Step 2: engage your spine and draw your belly button to your spine
Step 3: with fingers spread next to your chest, press your plums down and lift your torso
Step 4: straighten arms with out any unnecessary pressure.
Step 5: inhale and exhale slowly for 5 times. Then release.
🌸🌸🌸remember to help one another out!