Waiting List – Glow Bugs Kids Yoga and Mindfulness Group for Primary Children

Through stories, songs, creativity, awesome props, the rainbow parachute, a giant breathing ball, feathers, bubbles, music, dress ups and games, kids will be introduced to fun yoga poses, breathing exercises, self-expression activities & mindfulness. Classes will include partner yoga, dance and movement, stories, group work, art, guided imagery, mindfulness, relaxation, and lots of laughter!!!

Yoga and Mindfulness help children:

• Improve attention and emotional control, promote self-esteem and creative expression;
• Learn emotional self-regulation to aid stress and anxiety behaviours;
• Strengthen their parasympathetic nervous system (through breath, stillness, and relaxation);
• Learn to identify and label their emotions and become tuned into their body states;
• Improve strength, body awareness and flexibility of muscles;
• Improve prosocial skills such as sharing, empathy, compassion, kindness and teamwork;
• Integrate thoughts and emotions, balancing the frontal lobe (executive functions) with the hindbrain;
• Integrate left and right brain and stimulates mirror neurons involved in connection and sense of belonging.

Ages: 5-9 years