Synopses & Reviews
This parent-teacher guide features the ancient and powerful art of storytelling to illustrate the yogic philosophy in finding both personal and world peace. Combining 26 stories drawn from varied faiths and cultures—African, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Native American, and Sufi—with the rewarding practice of yoga, this handbook provides a foundation for expanding children’s listening, literacy, and communication skills, as well as their physical fitness and self-confidence, resulting from the execution of the yoga moves themselves. A set of ready-made lesson plans urges a self-reflective practice for children and provides suggestions for follow-up activities, meditation, and relaxation in addition to the incorporation of the yoga poses with the retelling of the stories. A series of photographs facilitates an understanding of each yoga move.
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"The book is inclusive while making it clear that this is not about religion but about self-esteem and acceptance. The author is a natural teacher, and the conversational text is easy to follow." School Library Journal
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"An innovative children's yoga program that integrates yoga and literacy." Colorado Parent
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"Integrates yoga and storytelling to teach healthy living in mind and body and skills in literacy . . . incorporates wisdom tales from around the world, which are acted out through yoga poses." Boulder Daily Camera
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"Materials are well-structured, practical, and charming." Light of Consciousness Review
Synopsis
This parent-teacher guide features the ancient and powerful art of storytelling to illustrate the yogic philosophy. Combining 26 stories drawn from varied faiths and cultures with the rewarding practice of yoga, this handbook provides a foundation for expanding children's appreciation for the ancient practice.
Synopsis
Help create peaceful children and a peaceful world with this book that teaches the universal wisdom of yoga philosophy using multicultural, interfaith stories to bring peace and character education to children and families. This book, for teachers and parents to share with children, has 26 teaching tales culled from the world's many faith traditions. It features such gems as "Mohammad and the Cat" (about kindness), "Brahma's Tears" (about unity), "Calming the Storm" (about courage), and "Conejito and the Wax Doll" (about anger management). Plus, there are many stories from African, Buddhist, Jewish, and Sufi traditions as well. This book also focuses on meditation and relaxationfor children to improve health and literacyand features follow-up activities and the classic Storytime Yoga method of including yoga poses scripted with the stories!
About the Author
Sydney Solis is the author of Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story. A yoga practitioner since the age of 12, she has more than 350 hours of teacher training in the Anusara yoga tradition. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.