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Lou Grace: Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2011 11:11 AM
My lesson this week for my 5 to 11 year olds is about the Bee who helped with a case of hayfever.
Props for this class are very easy, a beautiful flower for each child to colour in
  and a lovely bee for them to have on their fingers and buzz from flower to flower.
I always do a mini plan of positions and a basic story for classes, like the one below. They don't have to be too detailed as I like the children to come up with ideas of what could be happening next in the story. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2011 2:58 PM
My idea of heaven is a class of 30 2 year olds all participating in a 6 minute meditation.
Now some of you reading this will scoff and say "Impossible", but I assure you it is most definitely possible. I agree that when you first start to show children how to meditate it can be hard to believe that 2 minutes is possible let alone 6 minutes. But I assure you it is.
Like adults who are learning to mediate initially you fidget, everything distracts you, other people breathing, wondering what other people are doing, are you the only one with your eyes closed? |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 10:04 AM
So I teach Yoga. So I'm studying Yoga. So I should know better?!Well you would think so!!
Apparently not. A week ago I was happily attending my third Yoga class of the week, where I study atHerbs and Yoga, I was really enjoying my first full week without aches or pains, ( when you first start a class that differs from your usual the teacher will get you using muscles you didn't know you had, and boy does my teacher do that.)
I am usually very good at ensuring that my alignment is right, that when bending my knees they don't pass over my toes putting undue pressure on the joint. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Monday, April 18, 2011 3:05 PM
I asked my husband what he thought a good blog subject would be, his answer was "why not blog on the first question everyone asks you...Baby Yoga...err What's that?!" So here goes....
Any little one up to the age of two and a half I would call a baby. After that they are very independent and prefer to show Mum exactly what they are capable of. My baby classes start with little ones of about 6 weeks old. I would encourage Mums to take a Baby Massage Course with their little ones too, it helps you bond and gives Mum a lot more confidence handling her baby. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:11 PM
There's a definite distinction between the poses you would do in an adult Yoga class and the poses I teach to my under 5's. Your adult class will concentrate on breathing, form and slow movement. As an adult the slower you move into a pose the more effective it will be.
 With under 5's the emphasis is on fun first and form after. Very few of the poses I use in a class for under 5's are slow, complicated or held for a long time. They tend to be poses that are adapted to allow a child to move within the movement. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 3:25 PM
If you ask me what my perfect day consists of the beginning and the end my differ but somewhere in the middle will be teaching a class of Toddlers aged from 2 to 3 years old.
It's a magical age where an everyday task like cleaning your teeth is filled with wonder, excitement and a sense of achievement.
I've been extremely lucky in my life that I have always been surrounded by children, when I left home and had my first child my little sister was only 8 years old. I had two amazing girls in 2 and a half years and spent fun filled days playing with salt dough, painting, baking and generally learning with my children. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Friday, April 08, 2011 3:51 PM
During a Loulibelle Yoga class, whether it be for a baby or a toddler I use various props to help breath control. By far the most popular with Mums and Tots are the Butterflies. They are made out of tissue paper, the children hold their hand flat, palm up and are taught to take a breath in and the breath out underneath the Butterfly wings. The aim is for them to get the Butterfly to float as high in the air as possible. |
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Lou Grace: Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:22 PM
The most important thing in Yoga, is not the pose, it is the breath. When doing any Yoga pose if you hold your breath you restrict your ability to stretch and the bodys' chance to expand it's flexibility.
Just have a quick practise, you'll see I'm right. Stand with your feet hip space apart and as you stretch up breathe in. Just notice how much father you can stretch if you breathe in as oppose to if you just stretch.
The following Sun Salutations are really effective at increasing your flexibility and suppleness, |
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