Living in the stressful world of parents on the go, demanding schedules, video games, academic pressures, malls, and competetive sports, children experience an increasing amount of stress in what used to be a fun-filled world.

Taking a yoga class especially designed for kids lets them take time for themselves to recognize the simple pleasures that their bodies, minds, and nature have to offer.  Like adults, kids have to realize that they need to step back from the ever-increasing amount of activities that demand their attention and reconnect with their inner self again. Most important, remember it is still OK to be a kid.

 

                   

Storytime yoga/3-8 yrs

Storytime Yoga offered at Laughing Hearts and soon at Pomegranate Books, incorporates use multicultural wisdom tales, children’s stories and yoga postures. Told by Elisha Simpson and her friend Tyto la houlette, children become storytellers as they learn about their bodies, feelings and relationships. This helps each child develop self confidence, a vivid imagination, and simply increase the joy being a child.

Mommy & Me

Rachael Crawford Goolsby teaches fun and play in yoga with your infant in her Mommy & Me classes.  Postures used in her class not only provides a workout for the adult, but creates a beautiful and loving bond between adult and child.  Fathers are encouraged to attend as well! Six to twelve months.
Thursdays, 9:30-10:00am at The Children's Museum of Wilmington, 116 Orange Street

Prenatal Yoga

Expectant mothers ready themselves for labor and delivery, the emotional rollercoaster, as well as combat some of the discomforts pregnancy brings through various yoga poses designed for pregnant women. Relax and strengthen your body, mind, and spirit for the birth of your new baby, as well as learn poses to enhance postnatal recovery.
Tuesday, 5:45-6:45pm at the YWCA, 2815 College Road