Yoga Moves ~ for AIS Elementary Students  

There are numerous possibilities to document learning in physical education and health - recipe books, journals, textbooks. Here are some examples.

PE/Health books

Tadasana = Mountain pose Stand upright Press your feet down Straighten your legs Roll your shoulders back Lift your chest Straighten your arms Spread your fingers Reach with the crown of your head to the ceiling

Be mindful, be steady and stand tall, so no one can move you!

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6. Children learn self-awareness through yoga

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7. Yoga supports positive mental health in children

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for AIS Elementary Teachers &amp; Students by Elisabeth Dols, Certified Yoga Teacher &amp; ESL Specialist

YOGA MOVES

Return to Tadasana = Mountain pose Stand upright Press your feet down Roll your shoulders back Straighten your arms Spread your fingers Lift your chest Reach with the crown of your head to the ceiling

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Push back to Adho Mukha Svanasana = downward face dog

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Return to Uttannasana = forward bend

Chaturanga Dandasana = Four limbs staff pose

Push your weight forward Bend your elbows Elbows above wrist (90 degrees) Hands are shoulder width apart Keep your legs and torso straight Keep your body hoovering above the floor Reach back through your heels Look at the floor

Urdhva Hastasana = arms up

Reach with both arms up to the sky Straighten your elbows Lift your chest up Press your feet down Look up to your hands Hand palms are facing each other

Feel how tall you are, just like a high rise building!

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1. Yoga HELPS US TO LOOK INWARD INSTEAD OF OUTWARD 

Uttannasana = forward bend

First lengthen forward Then reach down with your arms Fingers towards the floor Keep your legs straight Reach down with the crown of your head towards the floor

Keep your legs straight and feel how your rib cage moves down and your spine lengthens!

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Now, let's get started...

Let's do a sun salutation together

Getting started p. 12-22 Sun Salutation

Link to more yoga for children p.24

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For more yoga moves watch this video from the Iyengar Yoga Exposition: Special Children at Maharashtra Yoga Utsav 2017 <a href="https://youtu.be/0ccTO2TnC5A">https://youtu.be/0ccTO2TnC5A</a>

Namaste = The Light in Me sees The Light in You

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Stand up in Urdhva Hastasana = arms up

Press hands into the mat Lift your body up Straighten elbows Move chest forward and up Shoulders away from the ears Look up Keep legs straight Press top feet into the mat

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana = upward facing dog

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Place your hands on the floor Press down Step both feet back and reach the heels back Move your head towards your thighs Keep your ears alongside your arms Neck is long Straighten your arms and your legs

Adho Mukha Svanasana = downward facing dog