Combines the restorative and calming benefits of  yoga with the powerful techniques of   learning through movement. 

 This set of cards is an innovative combination of yoga postures and language development activities written specifically for preschool to early elementary aged children. ABC Yoga Cards for Kids blend the calming, restorative, and stimulating aspects of yogic movements with targeted developmentally appropriate learning goals.

 Research shows that learning is significantly enhanced when movement is a part of the activity. Movement engages the senses and stimulates brain activity. The more the senses are engaged, the more learning occurs, and the information learned is better retained. Since yoga engages the body in the broadest range of movements, it is one of the most ideal disciplines to affect productive learning. As an individualistic and non-competitive exercise, yoga, unlike many other games and sports for children, allows all individuals the opportunity to participate. Participation in yoga has a variety of benefits for children including:

• Builds confidence and self-esteem
• Increases physical flexibility (required by all sports)
• Raises awareness of the importance of good health and posture
• Promotes effective techniques (such as breathing) for managing stress.

ABC Yoga Cards for Kids are beneficial to educators, specialists, yoga instructors, families, and children.

1. Educators, including specialists, can use ABC Yoga Cards for Kids to integrate yogic movements within their educational curricula. The cards facilitate a wide range of movements and can be applied to a broad set of associated learning goals, including vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, basic concepts, sequencing skills, comprehension, and direction following.
   
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2. Yoga instructors can use ABC Yoga Cards for Kids to introduce yoga to children and to practice various movements of yoga. Each of the yoga cards offers child-friendly poses with ties to specific educational and language activities. Students will not only receive the calming and restorative benefits of yoga, but they will be learning as well!
    

3. Parents can use ABC Yoga Cards for Kids to create a calming exercise sequence and also support early learning activities for preschool and primary educational goals. These exercises and activities are something the whole family can do together.
   
   

4. And lastly, but most importantly, students reap the benefits of the combined learning activities and yoga exercises.

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There are 26 paired cards (52 Cards in all), each has a posture corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. Each posture is comprised of a pair of cards, one for the child and one for the adult. The cards for children have a large colorful illustration of the pose on the face. The reverse side of the card describes the benefits of the posture and provides verbal cues for correctly forming the pose. All card are color-coded and labeled for easy arrangement of activity.  Ages 2+

What people are saying about the Learn With Yoga: ABC Yoga Cards: 

Selected by Creative Child Magazine as a  2010 Educational Product of the Year
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