YOUTH YOGA – The Last Airbender

THE LAST AIR BENDERS PRACTICE for YOUNG YOGIS

BREATHWORK

MOVE WITH A BREATH INTO EVERY POSE.

OUR PRACTICE TODAY IS EASY TO TRAP A MIND STORM (when emotions are upsetting, uncontrollable like a snowglobe of thoughts), we want to settle our thoughts and we can do this with yoga… 

5 MIN – MINDFUL EXERCISE IN SEATED LOTUS POSE/CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE

STOP, BREATHE, THINK (SBT) STRATEGY

EMOTIONS COME AND GO – STOP AT ONE – B-R-E-A-T-H  THEN THINK 

GIVE YOURSELF 5 FINGER COUNTS OF OCEAN BREATH – PICK A FOCUS ADD A MUDRA

CHECK YOUR CALMING POWER. 
Did you see things clearer or maybe you could try to see another person’s point of view? Were you able to change the way you reacted?

WARM UP ANIMALS (Meditation Music) 

COW & CAT 

BABY COBRA 

5 Sun SALUTATION A

5 MIN – SUN SALUTATION B

THUNDERBOLT

MOUNTAIN 

FORWARD FOLD 

HALFWAY LIFT 

HIGH PLANK TO LOW PLANK 

UPDOG

DOWN DOG

WARRIOR I, WARRIOR II, REVERSE WARRIOR, WARRIOR III – Superman arms

FLOW

THUNDERBOLT

FLIP DOG 

5 – BALANCING

EAGLE 

EXTENDED LEG to DANCER POSE

TREE

5 – FLOOR TIME

LOCUST

BOW POSE

ROCK AND ROLL 

SANDWICH (FOLD OVER LEGS) 


BRIDGE POSE (Shallow) 

WHEEL POSE (add a leg up) 

LEGS TO THE SKY, DROP THE BRIDGE 

ROCK AND ROLL to SUPER SELF-HUG OF LOVE 

SAVASANA (RELAX WITH EYES CLOSED, ERASING THOUGHTS, FLOATING CLOUDS/COLORS) 

NAMASTE (GREETING OF KINDNESS) 

NOW YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CALM A MIND STORM 

PARENTS AND TEACHERS

APP FOR YOUNG YOGIS: STOP, BREATHE & THINK 

RECOMMENDED MEDITATION APP: HEADSPACE

Interested in joining our summer group: Add info below (parents add info only).

Quiz: Who from our practice message are the celebrity yogis I mentioned in class?

Lady Gaga

Katy Perry

Adam Levine of Maroon 5