Childs Pose Westport

The kids were SO focused & also SO full of life this week 💫 Yoga practice can be both: calming and fulfilling, centering and energizing!

Swipe to see my daughter combining yoga & dance 🪩 we all loved the good vibes!

Have you registered for your Fall class yet?! We start Tuesday, September 3 with our new ‘Open Play with Purpose’ drop in ❤️

Scenes from a colorful summer well spent 🎨🔠🧘‍♀️ !! Balance work, fine & gross motor skills, sensory fun and letter searches ✨

We have one final camp next week 8/19, a toddler and caregiver drop-in on 8/20 and then we pause until September.

Whether you’re a returning family, wanting to visit for the first time or just putting our studio on your radar, check out our fall offerings in stories ☀️

It’s definitely a bit quieter in the studio during the summer, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been engaged in meaningful yoga, movement, music & art practice!!

We have two drop-ins this week (7/30 & 7/31) @ 4:30 PM: won’t you join us on this sticky, rainy week?

And for those who have been asking, we’ve added an EXTRA week of camp!!! Join us the week of 8/19 before we switch gears to fall 🍁

Happy weekend to our child’s pose community! Here in the northeast it is truly ‘mid-summer’ and I feel grateful to have been able to take a small step back from the studio after a very busy fall, winter & spring to travel ✈️ rest 🧘‍♀️ & enjoy my family 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

We’ve put a handful of drop-in classes on the schedule that we hope you can make, and otherwise we are busy getting everything lined up for a full fall of movement and learning at the studio ✨

I hope you enjoy these snaps of a recent trip my daughter harper and i took to see my mom who lives in Zurich 🏔️ Of course, we planned it around when we knew her tour would visit there! 🎶 music feeds our souls ❤️ We spent quality family time visiting my favorite places: lots of hiking, swimming and a little shopping 🛍️

I hope you are also enjoying some rest, adventure and lots of joy this summer! Hopefully with a few child’s poses here and there 😊

Namaste,
x Carly

Spring in full swing 💫🌷💛

We’re back in the studio after a cup-filling spring break (as we hope you had as well, whatever form it took!) doing all the things that make Child’s Pose special: pose practice, breathwork, art, play, letters, sound work, singing, dancing, gross & fine motor skill work … the list goes on!

🧘 If you’re interested in joining us this session there’s still time, the session runs through early June ☀️

We’ll see you in the studio!

Curious what happens in our morning Art Play 🎨 class with?! Take a look …

Join Child Pose’s newest Artist & Yogini, for a morning of art, fun and play with your littles. Each week will be based on a different age appropriate theme where we’ll explore art through movement, mindfulness and play.

Benefits of this class include creativity, perseverance and moving the mess outside your home!

We’re here to bring out the artist in every yogi. Let’s Art Play!

Some snaps from our 💖 Valentine’s week classes & practice!

First photo is what I love to call the “Hershey Kiss 💋 Pose” 👏🏼 bravo to our elementary students showing us how it’s done here! Speaking of elementary classes, we’ve added a second class on Tuesdays with and so now we have Monday AND Tuesday elementary classes @ 4:30 PM.

Sign ups for our next session starting 3/4 are now open ✨

Our newest is available just in time for the ❄️ day today! Join Carly and her special, sleepy guest Rocky 🐶 for Nighttime Yoga 💤

We’ve been very engaged in our Strong Bodies Strong Minds classes this year! Carly and Amy have developed a very unique class that gives children the opportunity to explore books through movement 📚

Did you know movement is an important part of a multi sensory approach to reading and children benefit greatly when they can develop language and reading skills through listening, speaking, reading along with tactile and kinesthetic experiences?

Strong Bodies Strong Minds will provide children the space and skills to practice concentration and mindfulness as well as critical early learning skills such as phonemic awareness, letter knowledge and oral language skills!

Our new session, with Strong Bodies Strong Minds classes for Caregiver & Toddler and Pre-School ages starts the week of March 4 ⭐️

TEEN YOGA 🧘🩵

Join for a monthly teen yoga class! Our next class is tomorrow 2/6 @ 5:45 PM (link in stories to register) Tag a teen or parent-of-a-teen below who may be interested!

The benefits are endless of a teen or tween practicing yoga … the physical benefits include keeping the body aligned - preventing sports related injuries and tightness along with strengthening and stretching muscle groups. The mental benefits range from reducing stress and anxiety to helping kids cope with difficult situations using breath. It is an amazing life skill that will help your child for a lifetime!

A classic in-feed post to channel the ❤️ heart of why I started and why I love being in-class with your children! Guiding them through a foundation of what flow, movement, breath and rest means for the abundance of our life is our calling … if we inspire practice in them, and in your family, in any capacity, our work is meaningful 🧘‍♀️

I invite you to join me on Saturday 2/3 and 3/16 for my Caregiver + Me yoga classes ✉️ Classes are for ages 18 months - 4 years old (siblings welcome) and caregiver can mean anyone: Dad, Mom, Nanny, Grandma, Grandpa, visiting Aunty, you name it!

See you there 🤗

Namaste,
x Carly

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We were * B A C K * in the studio this week with our January session! Taking inspiration from the winter ❄️ season that we’re in, we practiced incorporating (indoor) elements of snowflakes, snowmen ⛄️ and of course, a curated selection of 📚 by !

Children and instructors alike were happy to be back 🤍 If you’re interested in dropping in for a class this session to see what we’re all about, our DMs are always open!

✨ Fresh year, fresh studio, fresh session✨ We have limited space available in our January-February session, but have 🔗 a couple of Toddler & Caregiver classes (designed for ages 18 months > 4 years old) that have space in stories 🤍

See you in the studio this week!

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⭐️ Happy New Year ⭐️ to our community! Get started on the right foot (or better yet, plant two of them firmly into the ground ⛰️!) with us this January 🤍

New session details in stories, we can’t wait to see you back in the studio next week 👀

‘In the Studio’ this week we’ve been practicing 🦈 pose!! A little bit of danger and a whole lot of fun, try this one with your toddlers and elementary aged children at home and you’re sure to share a few 🤭 giggles! This pose promotes focus and balance while working the core and the mind 💙

🎶 baby shark song optional 🎶

Getting our ducks 🦆 (or in this case, dogs 🐕!) in a row for a yoga-filled week! We’ve added two new classes for our Fall II session open for sign-up now:

🍁 Saturday toddler + caregiver classes on 11/18 + 12/9 @ 9:30 AM with Carly! Limited spots left ✨

🍁 A special OT&Yoga pop-up on 11/21: Gather with Gratitude best for ages 3-6 with Carly and Leah ☺️

Hope to see you in class soon 🧘‍♀️

👀 A LOOK INSIDE THE STUDIO 👀

@ a fun Strong Bodies, Strong Minds set-up with 🤗

Our newest Fall session started up this week and we have limited availability left in our amazing slate of classes this go around 🧘‍♂️ As the evenings get darker and the days feel *different* we hope you’ll join us for some movement, breath and release!

Open classes in stories ✨

Join us for C A M P on Election Day:

💙 Tuesday, November 7
💙 9:30 - 12:00 PM
💙 Ages 4 - 8

Come spend the morning at Child's Pose Yoga! Yoga starts with breath work and activities that increase focus. Your child will be guided through 15-20 yoga poses that strengthen, stretch and align. Themes and fun props keep kids engaged and moving.

Head to stories (or the 🔗 in our bio) to register!

Nothing says ‘Happy Halloween’ quite like a special, scary Halloween tree pose 🌳👻🎃

Swipe for some snaps from ‘In the Studio’ during our classes this morning! We are wishing our little yogis (and their families + friends) a joyful, safe and Happy Halloween 🧡

PS. Our YouTube channel is always available to shake those sugar sillies out tomorrow morning 😜 📺 🧘‍♂️

A look into our students deeply engrossed in their ‘play’ (also known as learning, growing, breathing, regulating, focusing … the list goes on!) during the last few weeks of our early fall session ✨

Registration is now available for our next session starting Monday, October 30th! You can find the 🔗 in our bio to register for class types:

⭐️ Mom + Baby
⭐️ Toddler + Caregiver
⭐️ Ages 3-5
⭐️ Elementary Ages 5-10
⭐️ Teen Ages 11-16
⭐️ Weekend Classes

See you there!

Join us for *NEW* weekend classes this fall! You’ve been asking for the option and we’re thrilled to offer a monthly class ~

💛 Toddler & Caregiver
(ages 18 mos - 4 yo):
Saturday 10/21
Saturday 11/11
Saturday 12/9

🔗 Link to sign up for one (or all) in bio!

🧘‍♂️ Our Fall II schedule is now live! Swipe through to see our dynamic, continuing fall classes starting week 10/30 (& some new: TEENS, MOM & BABY, WEEKEND) and then head to the link in our bio to register!

We hope to see you in the studio this November / December 🍁

~ Carly & Team 🧡

Love seeing our ~

FEEL. STOP. BREATHE.

t-shirts on your kids in and out of the studio! Their little reminder that ~

1) It’s okay to FEEL whatever you’re feeling …
2) Stop what you’re doing, working on, etc.
3) Then, take the time to breathe and work through those feelings, providing focus and calm to the nervous system

🤗 DM or e-mail us if you’d like a shirt! We have some sizes left in stock ✨

Your midweek reminder to rest & breath 💆🏼‍♀️ For as many curious and creative poses we practice in-class, we also put a lot of focus on our restful & restorative poses!

Seen here 1) our two little yogis becoming in tune with their breath and the rise // fall of their bodies and 2) holding downward dog using that very same breath to work on strength 💪🏼

Try these two simple but impactful poses with your children at home on a no-activity day and let us know what you think!

a glimpse ‘in the studio’ this week with a focus on our strong bodies strong minds classes with ✨

color work 🎨 contact paper 📝 math ice cream scoops 🍦 & of course lots of 📚 kept us engaged & focused this week!

we have just a few spots left in our toddler + caregiver and preschool SBSM classes, will pop the days/times + link to register (pro-rated for the session!) onto stories.

happy weekend!

namaste,
carly

“Legs up the Wall” (Viparita Karani) is a straightforward yoga pose and just what it seems!

Physically, this pose helps our children stretch their hips and open up the chest while improving blood circulation - and as always, there are deeper effects in stimulating the relaxation response of their minds and bodies, calming their nerves and helping to maintain balance 🧘‍♀️

To keep it playful we use yoga blocks and our beanie baby friends as a focus for balance 🐮 🐶 🐴 🙈 🐸

🔗 Want to learn more? Join our fall session! Classes are available for newborns - teenager. Link in bio to see availability!

📺 NEW YOU TUBE 📺

Join Carly for animal yoga as she guides us through the letters L - M - N - O using a combination of animal poses and fun facts! In today's 5-minute video, Carly will give an update on her kittens Ash and Bean and then we'll get started! Kids learn best when they are moving and Carly will guide your child through a strengthening flow that not only gets their energy out but also calms their nervous system.

🔗Link in our BIO to Child’s Pose Westport’s YouTube channel - let’s get moving!

🌿 NEW CLASS OFFERING 🌿

MOM + BABY CLASSES starting 9/11!

We’re so excited to offer mom + baby yoga with 🤍 We love this class because it offers an opportunity for moms to practice and meet other moms in a peaceful, restorative environment! Join us a class this fall, we can’t wait to have you🧘‍♀️👶🏼 Link to join in bio & stories!

✨ getting the studio ready for our fall session ✨

1) our peaceful wall hangings upon entry 🤎 & your feel.stop.breathe t-shirt orders! (DM us if you’d like one for your child)

2) 🧘‍♀️ for young souls, our life’s work is to offer an explorative, restorative and imaginative safe space for kids to discover the connection between body, mind and breath

3) ℹ️ on our strong bodies strong minds class with 💪🏼