Hanban YOGA

THE THREE C's...

When I plan and deliver yoga sessions there are three things I'm always aiming for the children to experience.

Number 1 - CONFIDENCE in themselves and how they can build strength, flexibility and balance through movement.

Number 2 - A CALM approach to new challenges and when communicating.

Number 3 - CONNECTION and awareness of themselves and others.

Are you a teacher or parent who feels this would be valuable for the children in your life?

Let's have a conversation, DM me to connect.

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TOE-GA TIME! Engaging the muscles in your feet helps keep them strong and healthy

All set for this mornings go-relax sessions

Sunshine and Rain! You can’t always be sure what you’re going to get (especially in the U.K.) The weather is a lot like our emotions - changeable, out of our control and can sometimes take us by surprise. That’s why we need to be adaptable and make a few preparations for any storms ahead. How does a few yoga videos to keep the children entertained and give you a moment of calm sound? Click the Summer of Sequences link in my bio to find out more.

Found a shady spot for some end of term yoga yesterday! Spot the aeroplanes, icicles and bridges.

YOGA THURSDAY's has officially become a thing at Sudbourne Primary School.

The students and staff have embraced their sessions this year and we will be working together again to embed yoga into their curriculum in September.

Want to introduce yoga to your child's school next year? DM me to connect.

It’s arts week at one of my schools so we started creating short comic strips with a yoga theme! I’m looking forward to seeing what happens to the brilliant balancers next…

Now that we’ve learnt poses for all of the letters of the alphabet we are using our bodies as well as our voices in our affirmations!

Lots of primary school children are doing assessments this week so we are learning a few easy yoga moves that can be done at the desk

BE THE REASON SOMEONE SMILES TODAY

This half term, we’re starting each session with a message from this cool tin of cards I was given as a gift a few years ago.

Yesterday’s card said “Be the reason someone smiles today”

YES it’s a bit cheesy,

YES some days it’s harder to find a reason to smile,

BUT it works - a small gesture can make a big difference to someone’s day.

AND their SMILE will make you SMILE and then that right there is…

____________________

What is that??

Let me know in the comments ⬇️ because you know it will make me smile!

Hanban x

PS - shoutout to .creas for this tile design which represents the Confident element of Hanban Yoga 💛

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Diary of a Children's Yoga Teacher — Hanban Yoga 4 Kids For the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to leave the primary school classroom and start up a business introducing yoga to children. I began by teaching after school clubs and breakfast clubs and then in the school holidays I would book venues to run workshops in, get really excited about cr...

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Doing The Work — Hanban Yoga 4 Kids I have been putting off writing this blog post since I was asked to write a piece on Yoga and Grief for a friend last month.  In the same way I have resisted vocalising the real pain that grief has been causing me for over two years.    Not knowing what to write Not

Hanban YOGA updated their phone number.

What have you CREATED in the last hour?
We’ve been exploring the word create in this week’s sessions 💛

Continuing with this week’s theme of connection
Families connecting on the mat 💛
Every Sunday 11.00 -12.00 @ Union Station Yoga

A brilliant session today based on the word CONNECTION

A mandala (which means circle) represents wholeness.

We had fun making our own Mandalas and then exploring how we could stay connected as a group as we moved through our yoga poses 💛

I AM... going to sleep well tonight after teaching 7 yoga sessions in 2 schools today and my regular after school club!!

Knowing that 84 children did some yoga today brings a smile to my face and heart 💛

Get in touch if you are interested in introducing yoga to a school near you.

What is Confidence? 🤔

Here’s what some of the children I taught today think.

Ask yourself and any children in your life the same question and share your ideas in the comments
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‘ENERGY FLOWS WHERE ATTENTION GOES’

Well done to all three Year 3 classes for their fabulous focus today 💛

Teachers and/or parents - direct message me if you are interested in finding out how Hanban YOGA can work with your child’s school.

💛 This class are an absolute JOY to work with every Thursday!

💛 Today we explored how YOGA gives us the experience of being unique and yet connected at the same time

SO true 💛
Thank you YOGA 🙏

I AM...
YOU ARE...
WE ARE...

Is a new activity I’m using to develop confidence and connection in classes this term.

We are CREATIVE
We are POSITIVE
We are CALM
We are HAPPY
We are THANKFUL
We are BALANCED

Were the results after 45 mins of yoga yesterday with the Battersea Bunch 💛

https://www.hanbanyoga4kids.co.uk/blog/2018/9/19/back-to-basics-

Back to Basics ... When you lose two parents in the space of seven months life as you know it changes - FOREVER There are many quotes encouraging us to ‘embrace change’ which is all well and good however I’m not quite there - YET What I am choosing is to ‘face the change’ which is doable if we take life back...

Autumn Term is underway at Studio B Brixton!

To join us next Tuesday for a FREE taster session...
Visit www.hanbanyoga4kids.co.uk OR
Direct Message me for more details 💛

🧘‍♀️ FAMILY YOGA IS BACK 🧘‍♂️

When you go to a Friday morning yoga class and see this poster up in the window!!
Happy Days 💛💛

To book visit www.unionstationyoga.co.uk

Classes start in Brixton next week 😊

To book your child a FREE taster session comment below 💛

See you on the mat!
Hanban YOGA
Confident, Calm, Connected Children

We created a crossword of some of our favourite yoga poses from this morning’s session!!

Want to join in the fun?
Visit www.hanbanyoga4kids.co.uk to book a mat for Friday’s session 💛

Today I am sharing one of the poems we use when we are lying down and relaxing at the end of a class. This is instead of a video as I am feeling a deep sense of CALM today.

Read it to your children and ask for their thoughts.
Comment below with their responses and maybe work on learning the words off by heart 💛

I’m teaching a FREE family yoga class at Fit Street this Saturday 💛
Reserve a mat by clicking the link below 💛

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fit-street-family-yoga-tickets-47987425682

Fit Street: Family Yoga Street Live: Scanner's Inc presents Fit Street Fit Street is a two day FREE fitness festival in Croydon Town Centre. We are delighted to be hosting Hanaban's Family Yoga on 11 and 12 August. For more information check out our Scanner's Inc Facebook Event & give us a LIKE whilst you are there. Hanban...