Breathe. Read. Yoga. | Grow A Lotus Yoga

What is Breathe. Read. Yoga?

An online children's yoga program designed to bring books and characters to life while embodying the story through various yoga postures.
An excellent resource for childcare centres, elementary schools, day camps or after-school programs.
The program was developed as a resource to help schools teach and practice tools that will help children to build resilience, self-awareness, and self-confidence.
Each virtual class incorporates breathing practices, mindfulness, storytelling, and yoga. This approach helps make yoga accessible to all children, while also contributing to their physical, mental, and social-emotional development.
This online program mirrors the pre-pandemic in-classroom sessions provided to schools by Grow A Lotus Yoga.

Each class includes three practices: breathing exercises, reading, and yoga.
Videos begin with approximately 3-5 minutes of breathing exercises, followed by the reading of a book (each book includes a theme or life lesson to foster social emotional development). The book is then re-told by weaving yoga postures into the narrative.
The average class length is 20 minutes; however, duration can be modified by choosing one of the three practices in isolation, or completing all three components of the class.
Each virtual class can be conducted in a regular classroom, school library, gymnasium or cafeteria - all you need is a comfortable space to move your body.
Teachers simply log-in, select the book/class they want and stream it from the Grow A Lotus website (high-speed internet required).

A subscription provides all teachers in a given school with online access to a library of more than 15 pre-recorded children's yoga classes.
New books are added monthly.
Each class is themed and designed to support the elementary school curriculum, helping children achieve learning outcomes.
The books selected focus on diversity and inclusion.
The program was designed by Leanne Whiting, a Canadian elementary school teacher and certified children's yoga teacher trainer.
This fun and playful way to practice yoga encourages physical activity, fosters empathy, and takes students on an imaginative journey where their creativity can shine!