Personal Trainer: Yoga for Kids

Liz Lark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847326684 ISBN 13: 9781847326683

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd, 2010

With specially commissioned colour photography and a vibrant, cheerful design, "Personal Trainer: Yoga for Kids" introduces this popular health-giving exercise to children in a fun and accessible format. Liz Lark, an experienced yoga teacher with a degree in the performing arts, takes a team of children through various stages of a yoga session. Animal and nature poses are included for their particular interest to children, are introduced by stories, poems and facts to stimulate the imagination and enhance the yoga experience. Each exercise is accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. A colourful and lively exercise programme for young beginners, the book will provide hours of engagement and exercise for children and their families.

Review:

Simple step-by-step instructions paired with 200 photographs... All ages can learn. Offers exercises and imaginative play... presented for the non-expert adult... the language is child-friendly. Imaginative play ideas and exercises... walks readers through all stages of a yoga session... two hundred color photos. Parents who are unfamiliar with yoga can learn how to provide yoga instruction for preschoolers up to young adolescents. Suitable for children of all ages... The clear layout and colorful pictures make this book very user friendly. -- Lisa Mowat "Resource Links" (12/01/2003) Lark takes the basic yoga positions and makes them fun... colorful kid's anecdotes and terrific step-by-step photos. -- Marilyn Linton "Toronto Sun" (09/07/2003) Lavishly illustrated... easy to use and a pleasure to peruse. -- Nikki Tate-Stratton "Island Parent" (09/01/2004) Exercise award winners... simple instructions, helpful tips and 200 full-color photographs. -- Ana Maria Correa "Children's Digest" (11/01/2003) [Lark] takes the basic yoga positions and makes them fun... colorful kid's anecdotes and terrific step-by-step photos. -- Marilyn Linton "Toronto Sun" (09/07/2003) Bright, colorful introduction to yoga for children... exercises and postures were selected specifically to appeal to children. -- F.P. Bookman "Brandon This Week" (08/31/2003) Excellent resource... emphasizes the many benefits of practicing yoga with your child... the many benefits realized by children. -- Elizabeth Shaffer "BC Parents" (09/01/2003)

About the Author:

Liz Lark is a freelance yoga teacher who runs classes in London, and regularly teaches around the world on special-interest holidays. Since 1990 she has also travelled extensively to India and Crete to deepen her practice and teaching of yoga. With a masters degree in Performing Arts, she incorporates elements of complementary body disciplines into her work, including the Alexander Technique. She is the co-author (with Mark Ansari) of Yoga for Beginners (Gill and Macmillan) and the author of Astanga Yoga and Yoga for Life (Carlton Books). Her clients have included Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman and Mariel Hemingway.