Yoga Calm: Ages 5-12, School Setting, Strength Lesson Plan (Berg)

Instructor: Katie Berg

Community: Ages 5-12, School Setting, 45 minutes

Plan Creation Date: October 4, 2016

Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength

Lesson Plan:

Calm

Chime – ring chime, ask students to give me a thumbs up when they don’t hear the chime anymore  .
Student Chime – have a student ring chime and rest of students give thumbs up when they can’t hear it anymore  .
Compliments – students give person ringing chime 3 compliments.
Belly Breathing – with Hoberman Sphere- While sitting, students will put their hands on their bellies, breathe into their belly so their hands go up and down with break like waves in the ocean  . Student Leader with Hoberman .
Compliments

Activate

Child’s Pose – kneel on floor, arms long.
Cat/Cow – meow, moo  .
Roots – sway back and forth.
Mountain – activate.
Activate/Relax Walk – activate in mountain, walk around room relaxed, and then activate into pose, then walk in a way that is activated and relaxed (describe activate vs. relax).
Child’s Pose – kneel on floor, arms long.
Star -arms out to side, legs out, activate.
Warrior 1 – stand with legs hip-width, place knee on floor, lift hands .
Warrior 2 – Stand with legs wide apart, turn left foot in to the right, lift arms, bend right knee.
Switch Sides -Star, Warrior 1, Warrior 2  *Childs Pose- kneel, arms out.

Calm

Yoga Calm