- Introducing Yoga to children

"Hello Adele. Please find attached some of the photos we took today. We were so pleased with the sessions you and Mendy provided for us today. There was lots of wonderful feedback from the children and carers who took part : )

All Best Wishes - Amanda, Birmingham Library Session, June 2011

"Fantastic, thoroughly enjoyable. It helped relax the children. They enjoyed the animal theme which linked to our curriculum" - Reception class, Birmingham

"I thought this workshop was fantastic and very inspiring. The children loved every minute and so did I. I would love to have yoga in school as a workshop for children and adults and I would love to arrange a yoga session for staff at the beginning of term to relax them for the hectic summer term” - Teacher

“It was very relaxing”, “It was magnificent”, “It was great because we turned into animals”, “I like yoga because it was fun”, “I love the lavender bag”, “I love yoga because we learned different exercises” - Children, Storywriting theme, Y2, Birmingham

"Interesting to see how hard the children found it to relax. Lovely and calming for the children (and me)” - Teacher

"We had an adventure in the jungle!" - Child, Jungle theme, Y1, Great Barr

"I thought that was great to incorporate yoga positions and moves into a jungle story. The children loved it and so did the staff."

"The children were very engaged and absorbed in the activity" - Teacher

“I love yoga!”, “I want to do this again!” - Children, Jungle theme, Y1, Birmingham

"Fab – children really enjoyed and really felt the benefit of the calm part at the end" - Olympic Games theme, Y3, Blackpool

"It was fantastic, appropriate to the year group and achievable for all. It also linked to our topic – an added bonus!" - Teacher

“It was so much fun”, “The best bit was that it was relaxing”, “I liked the bag on my eyes”, “It was fun, I liked every bit” - Children, Trip to the Seaside and Mermaids theme, Y1, Birmingham

"Content was appropriate and engaging for the children. They were all able to take part and they enjoyed it! I will be borrowing some of the moves for some Brain Gym and PE lessons!" - Teacher

“I was so relaxed on the relaxation part that I nearly fell asleep!”, “I loved it!” - Children, Wellbeing theme, Y5, Birmingham

"A most enjoyable experience. The children enjoyed the shared activities especially and the content was most appropriate for this age range." - Y4, Birmingham

"Quick activities could be used at the beginning of lessons or as a whole PE lesson." - Staff training, Birmingham