Magical Journey, February 3rd and 5th

With all the snow we have had lately,  I thought it would be such a treat to use our imagination and let our magical mats take us back to the warm Egyptian desert.

We surely enjoyed the sights and did fun yoga poses while sharing and learning about the Egyptian desert.  We talked about what is a Sphinx and what a Sphinx would look like in a yoga pose.  We turned ourselves into a pyramid and then balanced being a cactus in the desert.   We also slithered around the hot desert sand as rattle snakes, crawled around as tarantulas, planked our bodies to be still like crocodiles, opened up our heart centre by going into camel pose and pretended to fly like an Egyptian vulture.  Be sure to ask your child, what part of the desert journey they enjoyed most.

Towards the end of our journey we imagined ourselves being at an oasis.  The younger kids were challenged to place a magical stone, that we found there, on top of their heads and see if they could balance for 5 breath cycles.  The older kids had to transition from seated easy pose to standing mountain pose without dropping the magical stone.  Both groups did a wonderful job focusing and balancing.  We ended our journey by relaxing at the oasis and breathing out any worries we may have had during the day.

Suggested Activity:  Talk to your child about what place they would really like to visit and let your imagination take you there.  Envisioning themselves in their favorite place will bring lots of happy thoughts, and is a great way to unwind before they go to bed.

What is your child's favorite place, please feel free to share and we may just all go there in one of our classes:)