About this Book: |
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Gathered here for the first time in one place, are the innovative exercises, songs, and most of all stories that make up Storytime Yoga for Children. Storytime Yoga seeks to enlighten young minds with the magic of yoga while recounting some of the world’s most delightful, instructive stories in a way that encourages both literacy and vibrant physical health. Designed for parents, teachers, and anyone interested in working with kids from K-6th grade, it is packed with inspired and yet practical information.
Here you’ll find classical Hatha yoga poses used as gestural illustrations of a series of specially rewritten “teaching stories,” about the importance of love, generosity, peace and friendship. Here you’ll find captivating tales ranging from The Rabbit in the Moon (from India), to The Magic Pear Tree (from China), and The Shipwrecked Sailor (from Egypt), along with dozens more. In addition, the book explores how to work on teaching children to “center” through meditation and breathing.
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About the Author: |
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Sydney Solis grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and studied theater and dance at the University of Colorado and did workstudy with the Nancy Spanier Dance Theatre. She received a B.A. in journalism and Spanish from Metropolitan State College of Denver and worked as a journalist and award–winning photographer in Colorado, California, Mexico and Ecuador.She became a storyteller in 2000, and was a Spellbinder volunteer storyteller in the public schools. She is also co–author of Hot Today, Gone Tamale and other Tummy Tales.She has performed at numerous storytelling festivals, libraries, schools and conferences in Colorado and nationally. She teaches storytelling and yoga classes, and workshops for children and adults nationally, including the Healing Through Story Conference and the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling.
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