 My name is Emily and I'm in Burlington, Vermont. Thank you for joining me for some children's yoga. This is particularly important to me, especially now, because I have a two-year-old and a four-year-old. So this has been a really nice way for us to bond and to get some energy out. So I will say that today's yoga is more geared towards their age. So I would say toddlers to maybe age six or maybe even age seven. Also, a few things that I've learned from my kiddos is number one. Even though we're doing yoga, they may not follow along. And that is perfectly okay. Sometimes later in the day or even a different day, they'll start singing the songs or moving the body. So I know that it's sinking in. Number two, it's always a great idea to engage with your kiddos and take their ideas to incorporate it into the yoga. So by asking them what pose they'd like to be or what animal they'd like to be and then just get creative trying to replicate that pose. And number three, taking another cue from our kiddos is just knowing when they're done. So maybe a five-minute movement break is all they need. I do want to say today's yoga is about 15 minutes long. And I'd like to show you just some basic songs, warm-ups and movement with very little props, no mats. But at another time, I'd love to incorporate some props just to see what that might look like. So to get started, what do we do? Just to cue them in that it's time for yoga. We could sing this little ditty. It's time for yoga, for yoga, for yoga. It's time for yoga, come on in. And then if your children are with you and take a big breath, breath in. A little big hug. A big breath in. Nice big hug. Of course, if your kids are close to you you can do elevator breath together. Bringing your arms up with your breath. And then down. Bringing your hands over your head and together at the top. Honours the light in you. We're so warming up of the body. Extend and stretch. Extend and stretch. Do that again a little faster. Extend and stretch. Extend and stretch. Now transitioning from the floor to standing up. Anyway, you'd like to do this. Or if you'd like to sing, you'd always sing. Let's stand up in a circle. Let's stand up in a circle. And take a nice big breath. Let's stop our feet together. And bend down, touch your toes. Let's twinkle like a star. And jump up to touch the sky. Work on our sun salutations, saying hello to the sun. So our classic sun salutations, big, big breath, like position pretend you're a big bridge. Maybe you're a swing. We'll splash down into Lake Champlain, or your pool, or into poppy poles. Your hands are in the grass. Now for your dogs at home, we're going to push back into downward facing dog, curling toes under, bringing your body towards the sky. And then if you have a dog, you can tell me what your dog says. And if you want to shake a tail, you can shake your other tail. So we've seen a lot of cows in Vermont just the other day. I saw many. So dropping the belly and lifting the head, let's say a cow. No. And then opposite, dropping the head. Dropping belly, dropping head. Meow. Here, if you want to take the ultimate challenge, you can come up into doggy pose. Yee-haw. Now we're going to push back into froggy pose. So here we are, squatting on the floor, boing, boing, boing. And on the count of three, we're going to reach towards the sky. One. Come up behind him and bring him up, and he loves that. So my kiddos love their froggy pose. Woo! Well, I'm getting, I feel really warm. So let's get into some warm, big, real movement. So bear with me in this little space. And this is one of my kiddos' favorites, too. We're going to put on our hiking boots. Walking, walking, walking, walking. Hop, hop, hop, running, running. Now let's stop. Now let's stop. We're going into a hand gesture called mudras. And then let's put our binoculars on. From the kiddos, whatever position they say is totally cool. So for triples, we're going to pour our weight into one foot. And woo! Maybe using one foot has a kickstand to help you. You can use the wall to help you. You can hold on to a sister, brother, mom, or dad. Bring the foot up, or even over the knee. Just not on the knee. And extend your branches into the air. If you want to bring them up higher, feel free to do it higher. But if you do one side, let's do the other. Alright. Kickstand, calf, or over the knee. Woo! Extending the branches into the air. Woo! Sweating with the wind. We'll shake it out. Hiking boots on. Walking, walking, walking, walking, walking. Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop. Running, running, running, running, running, running. Now let's stop. Now let's stop. Binoculars on. Alright. And you can float with the wind. Woo! And take it higher if you'd like. Alright. Let's shake it out. Let's put our boots back on. And remember, this can take us anywhere. So we'll let our kiddos lead us. So here we go. Walking, walking, walking, walking. Hop, hop, hop. Hop, hop, hop. Running, running, running, running, running. Now let's stop. Now let's stop. Binoculars on. Dinosaur. Why don't you show me your T-Rex? Or maybe your Stegosaurus. We'll take us elsewhere. You could go into a dinosaur song. We are the dinosaurs stomping, stomping. We are the dinosaurs stomping, stomping. We're the dinosaurs roaring, roaring. We are the dinosaurs roaring, roaring. Dinosaurs tick toing, tick toing. We are the dinosaurs tick toing, tick toing. And then dinosaurs. Let's bring it back in. That was some awesome hiking. And we saw some amazing things on our hike. Wow. Alright. It looks like it's getting to be night time. So maybe we need to wrap it up. Show me your star pose. And sing with me. Twinkle. Ready? Twinkle, twinkle, little star. What you want. Breathe in again. You're reaching for the stars. And we'll twinkle, twinkle, twinkle down. Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle. Awesome. So the twinkle little star can be very soothing. Just back and forth that motion can be very calming. Just some gentle breath can be calming as well. So from here, let's take it into Shavasana. So for Shavasana, that is our final pose. And it's a very restful pose. Where you just swing your body around and get very comfortable on the ground. So if your kiddos are with you, maybe you'd want to snuggle with them. Or if they're running around and playing. This might be a nice moment to just take a breath for yourself. Now another option for relaxing is coming up onto the wall. You can swing your body close to the wall. So right now, my thigh is right against the wall. And then I can walk my legs up. For the legs up the wall. This is very nice. Calling, relaxing. And if your kiddos would like to come close for a snuggle, that's always the best. Feel free to play some music. Thanks for a few moments with your kiddos. Let's finish up. Honours the light in you. Na! You're little children's yoga. I hope you have fun doing this at home with your kids.