In Yoga and especially Yoga Adventures we use the child's natural imagination in a fun and interactive way. It is important to make it fun and interesting so they can identify with the stories and poses to get the greatest benefit from class.

Before starting the session we must warm up. In Yoga we try to pay attention to all of our body parts from head to toes and combine the exercises with music dance and games.
It's important to begin exercising by releasing the various joints. The joints are places where lots of stagnant energy accumulates and creates energy blockages.
We usually use the same warm up while standing up:

Our first joint is our neck:
Stand up straight and tall. Put your hands on your hips, concentrate on your neck and the top of your spine and slowly move your head up to a count of two (looking at the ceiling and feeling your throat) and down (looking down the floor and feeling the back of your neck).
Repeat four times.

Now keep your head straight and look over look over your left shoulder as far as you can, feeling the twist in your neck to a count of two. Switch slowly to the other side, and repeat four times.

Now slowly tilt your head to the left, try to make your ear touch your shoulder (without lifting your shoulder), and switch…This is obviously not really possible, just do your best!

Down to your shoulders:
Squeeze your shoulders up to your ears hole for a count of two, and drop down. Repeat while trying to add breathing: breath in shoulders up, breath out shoulders down…

Our next joint is our arms:
Open your hands to the sides, stretch back and feel your chest opening and hold. Then close and hug yourself try to reach far to your back.This is also a good way of concluding class, by hugging yourself.

Hips:
Put your hands on your hips, open your legs slightly and start to make big circle with your hips, make it as big as you can, slowly feel your body stretching. Count eight times slowly and repeat to the other side.

Knees:
Put your hands on your knees, bending down. Standing on the tips of your toes and rotate your knees in circles eight times. Repeat to the other direction. This is also a good balance exercise.

Ankles:
Either sit on the floor or stand on one foot rotating the ankles to a count of eight. Repeat to the other side and to the other foot.

We like to stretch and dance after warming up before beginning an adventure.