Story Based Yoga For Kids Is Healthy And Fun

by Michelle

Every evening, parents across the globe sit down with their children at bedtime and tell them a story. Stories are captivating to children, and the calming, centering effect a story can have is one of the main reasons for their popularity at bedtime. Sydney Solis has combined the magic of storytelling with simple yoga asanas in a new DVD for children between ages 3-8 called Storytime Yoga: The Peddler's Dream. By using yoga postures to help children act out the story being told, Solis is helping to improve the health and wellness of children who are at a higher risk than ever before for diseases such as diabetes and obesity.

Sydney Solis and Storytime Yoga are working in a partnership with the Wellness Initiative, which teaches healthy nutrition, yoga and stress reduction techniques to children in Colorado. This holistic wellness approach is non-competitive and fosters self-awareness, self-respect and respect for others, and has been utilized in schools and wellness classes. Sydney Solis has been practicing yoga since 1993 and has completed a teacher-training program in the Anusara tradition. She has a long history of storytelling in various forms, authoring three storytelling CDs and working with Spellbinders, an organization which trains volunteers to become story tellers in their communities. Judging by the long list of glowing testimonials on her website, many children's yoga teachers, homeschooling moms, and other people who work and live with children find her teacher's manual Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story an invaluable resource.

To learn more, check out the Storytime Yoga website where you can read more about Solis's unique approach to yoga for kids.

| 10/21/07 | Yoga