Kundalini Yoga for Children
In this section are the Kundalini Yoga teachers who have developed programs for teaching yoga to children of all ages. There are DVDs, books, and websites, of course, to learn about this subject.
There is a separte page on teaching the EFT Tapping Method which works wonderfully with Kundalini Yoga. EFT means Emotional Freedom Technique. You tap on acupuncture points on the face and hands. Takes about 3 minutes of time. The children learn a fast and easy method to release anger, how to deal with being bullied. EFT For Children
I use it myself almost every day since I found it in 2005. A slightly different version than the kids version.
Childrens Yoga
with Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Shakta Kaur Khalsa, a Kundalini Yoga Master Teacher, see Shakta Kaur's bio on this site
has been practicing and teaching yoga for over three decades.
"Why yoga for children? Ten years ago, that question was most likely asked about martial arts. Now there are classes for children at martial arts studios around every corner. And, like martial arts, yoga develops many wonderful qualities in children. Beside the obvious benefits of exercising the physical body, both yoga and martial arts sharpen the child's ability to focus, give self-confidence, and develop self-discipline. And yoga, practiced regularly, helps children become aware of themselves from the inside out. From this awareness, changes and growth in new and positive directions can blossom.
In my eighteen years of teaching children's yoga, I never fail to delight anew in the self-discoveries that children make through yoga. Children are so fresh and unhampered by the dictates of society. Their approach to life is unique. And yoga encourages their creativity to flow; their fears, anger, and sadness to release; their trust in the inner self to shine; their minds and hearts to be in synch.
If there is one thing I learned in my years of experience as a Montessori teacher, it is this: Children are capable of much more than we think they are, and if given the right environment, they will excel beyond our belief."
Yoga In Motion
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Is a joyful blend of music, meditation, dance, and yoga that anyone can do and works in the classroom, riding the car. All songs demonstrated by children and parents in real time 22 songs and movements.
Cozy and Happy
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Fly Like a Butterfly
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
- Over 150 duo-tone photos of children ages 3-9 enjoying yoga exercises
- Clear and engaging instructions that children themselves can read or be read to
- Yoga stories - imaginative stories interwoven with yoga exercises
- Instructions for teachers and parents, including tips on yoga for children of all ages Fun breathing exercises, yoga songs, and quiet time meditations
- An appendix of each yoga posture and its benefits, written in language that children can understand
Five Fingered Family
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
This is an old tale of India, passed down from generation to generation as are our folk tales. The main characters are the Angulee family, which means ? finger? in Punjabi. The idea is that they are like five fingers of a hand that knows how to work together, creating strength in unity. When a troll (ugly but not too scary for little ones!) realizes the united power of this family, he offers them a treasure in exchange for his life. The plot thickens when a greedy neighbor and his family try their luck with the troll, and learn a priceless lesson beyond jewels!
Children's Yoga Songs and Meditations
by Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Children's Yoga Songs and Meditation Music is the CD that is one of the course materials of the Radiant Child Yoga Program. This CD has songs that co-ordinate with some of the yoga exercises in "Fly Like A Butterfly", as well as great inspiring songs about doing yoga, building self-esteem with affirmations, and more.
Childrens Yoga with Shakta Kaur Khalsa
Yoga Movement - Kid Yoga
Child Play Yoga
with Gurudass Kaur Khalsa
Gurudass Kaur Khalsa, a Kundalini Yoga Master Teacher, Gurudass Kaur Khalsa's bio on this site has taught yoga and worked with children for over 30 years, holds a BA in Education from the University of Massachusetts and is a certified AMIS Montessori Teacher.
This 22-hour Childplay Yoga training program provides invaluable skills for educating, exercising and empowering children. The course is geared for parents, educators, teachers, yoga instructors or students, Healthcare professionals, psychologists and anyone interested in offering creative, fun and "yoga" oriented activities for children from 3-12 years old. No previous yoga experience is necessary though recommended.
The program takes you through a step-by-step in-depth study of each of the components of a children's yoga class. The theory behind each component is discussed and then time is spent on its practical application. We get a hands-on experience of the different exercises, games and activities that we will be offering to the child.
Child Play Yoga
Yoga 4 Kids
with Sherry LeBlanc
Sherry LeBlanc: Director of Yoga 4 Kids; Hon. B Sc.; Certified Kundalini (K.R.I.) & Integral Intermediate Hatha Yoga & Meditation Teacher; Gradute and Licensed Practitioner of Yoga for the Special Child "R", LLC ; E-RYT 500 (Yoga Alliance); Professional Member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. She has been teaching yoga to adults and children yoga since 1998 and co-founded Yoga 4 Kids in 2000.
Sherry studied with Shakta Kaur Khalsa, completing all three levels of study and with Krishna Kaur, Director of Yoga for Youth, who teaches kundalini yoga to at-risk and incarcerated youth in Los Angeles. Great photos of kids doing yoga.
- Yoga, adapted for pre-school children,
- Yoga with school aged children
- Pre-teens
- Teens
Yoga for the Special Child
The Sonia Sumar Method of Yoga Therapy is a step by step, therapeutic hands on and integrated system of hatha yoga poses, eye exercises, specialized breathing exercises, music and sound therapy and relaxation techniques. It is designed to increase basic motor, cognitive and communication skills in children with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida. It helps reduce hyperactivity, balance emotions, improves concentration, coordination, and self-control in children with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD and ADD.
Our Yoga Adventure, A Yogi Dreams Adventure
A children's yoga book
written & illustrated by the children.
Flip a Page by Page of an online book, it is interesting and see kids doing yoga.
Yoga 4 Kids flipbook
Yoga 4 Kids
Contact Sherry: EMAIL
Kundalini Yoga
with Snatam Kaur
Snatam Kaur, sacred chant artist and Kundalini Yoga teacher, was introduced to yoga, music, and spiritual practice at an early age. Schooled in Kirtan, meditation, Kundalini Yoga and Gurmukhi (the Sanskrit-based language of Sikh scriptures), she cultivated the devotion and skills that have allowed her to blossom into a compelling musician and teacher. Snatam Kaur is one the world's most well-known chant musicians and her albums have become the soundtrack for yoga and meditation. Snatam travels throughout the world sharing her music and teachings.
Feeling Good Today
by Snatam Kaur
Feeling Good Today makes mantra and music fun for kids of all ages. Sing along with Snatam Kaur's magical vocals as she leads a lively group of children through songs and mantras. Parents and children will love the universal messages and positive affirmations woven through this joyful music. These songs have been sung around the world in Snatam Kaur's children's yoga workshops. Fulfilling years of fan requests, this recording specially for children is sure to be a favorite in the car, at home, or in class. Sing, dance, play and feel good today!
Shanti the Yogi - Mountain Adventure
by Snatam Kaur
In this beautifully filmed and illustrated DVD, Snatam Kaur takes children on a mountain adventure with Shanti the Yogi. They will have a positive experience of yoga, mantras in motion, music and play. As children enter Shanti's world through the beautifully presented story-telling and illustration, they are also guided through yoga and movement by Snatam Kaur in a children's yoga class setting. The music used on this DVD was made specifically to accompany the yoga, story, and mantras in motion on this DVD.
Shanti the Yogi
Y.O.G.A. for Youth
with Krishna Kaur
Krishna Kaur has been teaching the art and science of Kundalini Yoga and Self Awareness since 1970. She is certified by the 3HO Foundation and the Kundalini Research Institute as a Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Trainer of both Level I and II.
In 1971, Krishna established and directed the Kundalini Yoga Center in South Central Los Angeles and maintained an active community outreach program for fifteen years. A natural teacher, she has introduced the science of Yoga to many diverse communities, taking her classes directly to the youth at Fremont, Locke, Crenshaw and Jordan High Schools, as well as therapists, entertainers, executives, students, teachers, seniors, pregnant mothers, inmates, drug rehabilitation clients and "at-risk" youth.
Founded in 1993 by Krishna Kaur, Y.O.G.A. for Youth, is a non-profit organization that brings yoga, meditation, breathing techniques, chanting, deep relaxation and stimulating discussions on the philosophy of yoga to urban youth. The program aims to give youth practical tools to enrich their lives and assist them in effectively meeting life's challenges now and in the future. It's curriculum is being taught in juvenile detention facilities, prisons and after school programs and to pregnant and parenting teens throughout Southern California with satellite programs in New York, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago and Mexico. She also teaches regularly in West Africa.
Where Do We Teach?
Yoga for Youth provides incarcerated youth in Los Angeles County Detention Center camps with a yoga and meditation program conducted by accomplished yoga instructors, any of whom have 15-20 years of teaching experience and creative arts exposure and training with professional artists.
The program consists of up to six months of Yoga and Meditation instruction to detention center youths prior to their release into the communities. The program is design to help facilitate their transaction into a more constructive life by teaching skills in anger management, stress reduction, and emotional control. Learning stress and anger management through Yoga and Mediation demonstrates alternative means to deal with their daily challenges and generates different cognitive ways of perceiving themselves and the world.
Violence reduction: The art of deep breathing and breath control can be a foundation for violence reduction. Yoga For Youth teaches these exercises along with simple relaxation and meditation techniques to eliminate stress and develop mental clarity and emotional stability that allows for better spontaneous decision-making.
Conflict resolution and mediation: Strengthening the nervous system through specific YOGA exercises and breathing techniques, helps create a higher level of self-control, self-confidence, and self-esteem. These qualities are absolutely essential for effective communication and conflict resolution to take place.
Concentration and information retention: Through the use of YOGIC Breathing and Meditations that stimulate the left and right hemispheres of the brain, the ability to concentrate is greatly enhanced. This one pointed focus can lead to greater retention of information and integration of ideas and concepts.
We have seen that Yoga can do the following with the Youth we serve.
* Increase self-esteem and a sense of inner strength
* Help repair brain cells damaged through drug use
* Increase overall level of health and vitality
* Enhance the ability to retain scholastic information
* Release physical tension and mental stress
* Gain greater flexibility
* Promotes anger management
Driven by conscience and a commitment to serve, five Mexican women, Aradhana, Bhagwant, Guru Prem, Sat Hari and Sat Nam Kaurs, undertook Krishna Kaur's Y.O.G.A for Youth Program in Mexico.
Since August 2006, a team of certified Y4Y instructors have been teaching two to four classes a week at the girls' prison to both, the girls being judged in one area (Diagnostic) and those already serving time in another one (Treatment). Attendance has reached up to 90% of the population.
Simultaneously, other instructors taught at the young mens' detention camps; and Centros de Integración Juvenil¸centers for drug and alcohol rehabilitation for the young. In Casa Alianza, the Mexican branch of the New York based Covenant House, dedicated to rescue youngsters 12 to 18 years old who have been abandoned, mistreated or driven out of their homes to live in the streets, subject to sexual and labor exploitation and drug addiction, YOGA para Jóvenes serves three of their facilities. Classes are also given to the staff of this institution, in an integration effort and better understanding of the blessings of Yoga and meditation.
Yoga For Youth Programs
Krishna Kaur
Yoga For Youth Home Page
Lotus Roots Yoga - Sprouts
Katie Marie Muschlewski,
Katie Marie Muschlewski, a Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor, began practicing Kundalini Yoga in 1998. She began teaching in 2005 after completing a traditional teacher training apprenticeship with Guru Anand Kaur. Katie has attended workshops with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Gary Kraftsow, and many other excellent teachers.She was honored with the name Guru Kirti Kaur by the 3HO Foundation.
She is the creator of Yoga Sprouts!, Kundalini Yoga adventures for children and caregivers to share together. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Sharing yoga with our children gives them a set of tools to help with life's challenges and to enjoy life's blessings. In Yoga Sprouts we plant a seed to live and love who we truly are! Ages 2 - 9
Photos show young children doing yoga.
Lotus Roots Yoga, Sprouts
Miri Piri Academy
Miri Piri Academy is an international boarding school for students in grades one through twelve. Our students come to Amritsar, India from all over the world to find a place where they can combine a full academic curriculum with daily spiritual and yogic practice. Based upon the teachings of our founder, the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, the school's program and curriculum are designed to prepare our students for the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges of life.
Miri Piri Academy is a Cambridge affiliated international boarding school in Amritsar, India. Our program combines rigorous academics with the practice of Kundalini Yoga and Khalsa values. Students come from all over the world to discipline their minds, train their bodies and befriend their souls.
Miri Piri Academy
Yoga Warriors Cards
Artist/Author
Satgurumukh Singh Khalsa
Be Radiant, Centered, Powerful, Yoga Warriors
When a match is made, yoga is played!
Each of the four characters demonstrates five yoga poses for a total of twenty poses. Four wild cards represent the elements at play in Spring (Courage), Summer (Radiance), Autumn (Appreciation), and Winter (Stillness).
Cards include yoga instruction and benefits. Instructions are included for playing Concentration, Go Fish, War/Peace, Runs & Sets, and Last Yogi Standing. Total cards: 48 (24 doubled)
Spirit Voyage - purchase Yoga Warriors Cards
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