Young participant of UYLS Teachers Training in New York- Rahul Ajmera (12 Years) presented title - 'Yoga for Children' on final day of TTC.

1. Prepared and presented by Rahul Ajmera
Guided by – Pundit Radheshyam Mishra
International Yoga Teachers Training Course
Conducted by Ujjain Yoga Life Society
July 29, 2014
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2.  This book is solely for a yoga educator
 It gives a modest and successful approach to
teach yoga to children in a step to step
manner
 Talks about the eight Bhavas or states of
buddhi
 The scope of this book is about Jnana asanas,
one of the eight Bhavas
 Also, there is an introduction to Dharma,
Vairagya, and Aisvarya asanas
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3.  Dharma, or self-direction
 Jnana, or knowledge of one’s body, mind,
and soul
 Vairagya, or ‘to let go’
 Aisvarya, or self-esteem; self-reliance
 Adharma, opposite of Dharma
 Ajnana, ignorance
 Avairagya, attachment
 Anaisvarya, incapacities
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4.  Asanas can be classified into two
main categories…
 They are Cultural and Meditative
postures
 They’re 28 Meditative postures.
Padmasana, Sukhasana, and Virasana
are some examples of Meditative
Postures.
 They’re 56 Cultural postures.
Utkatasana, Ekpadasana, and
Bhujangasana are some examples of
Cultural Postures.
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5.  Asanas can be further classified according to
some of the bhavas…
Dharma
• All meditative asanas
Jnana
• All balancing asanas
Vairagya
• All forward bending and relaxing asanas
Aishvarya
• All backward bending asanas

6.  Children should not
be tired. If the child
is tired, make sure he
or she does a relaxing
asana such as
Savasana. In addition,
make sure your
students didn’t eat
less than two hours
before.
 Make sure your
students use yoga
mats. Children can
experience cramps if
they do yoga on a tiled
floor. Furthermore,
children will get
cramps if they are in
an air-conditioned or
windy environment.
A paraphrased example…
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7.  Children tend to be very flexible in their early
years. Over time the flexibility is lost. Yoga helps
maintain the flexibility. For example, the left
picture portrays Rayansh, the cutest baby on
earth, sitting in Bhadrasana. In addition, the right
picture shows Rayansh sitting in Vajrasana.
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8.  Massage for rejuvenation (kriya)
Procedure-
 Massage using fingertips
 Begin with the center of the
forehead gently…
 Continue to rub towards the
temples...
 Continue to rub from below the
eyes towards the ears
 Return to the temples
 Next, return to the center of
the forehead
Remember to Repeat Twenty Times!!
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9.  This is a meditative posture
 This is a posture for attaining Dharma
Characteristics-
 Eyes closed
 Head straight
 Relaxed shoulders
 Back straight
 Abdomen gently drawn in
 Palms above knees
 Elbows relaxed
Pay Attention
on Breath
Normal
Breathing
3 Minutes
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10.  This is a meditative posture
 Aasan for Dharma
Characteristics-
 Head straight
 Eyes closed
 Erect back
 Elbows relaxed
 Hands above the knees
 Sit on heel
 One knee on the ground,
other upright
Sit Firmly
Attention
on
Breath
Normal
Breathing
3 Minutes
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11.  This is a meditative posture
 Dharma Aasan
 Head in line with back
 Eyes closed
 Relaxed Shoulders
 Erect Back
 Relaxed Elbows
 Toes together
 Heels apart
 Knees together
Normal
Breathing
Attention
on Breath
3 Minutes
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12.  This is a meditative
posture
 Dharma Asana
 Head straight
 Eyes closed
 Straight Back
 Feet placed on opposite
thighs
 One hand placed on
another
 Knees touching ground
Attention
on Breath
3 Minutes
Normal
Breathing
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13.  This is a meditative posture
 Dharma aasan
 Eyes closed
 Head straight
 Relaxed shoulders
 Hands in “Namaskar” position
 Relaxed elbows
 Knees straight
 Parallel Feet
Normal
Breathing
Attention
on Breath
3 Minutes
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14.  This is a balancing posture
 This is a cultural position
 Jnana aasan
Characteristics-
 Eyes fixed at the point
 Head straight
 Erect back
 Hands in “Namaskar” position
 Elbows relaxed
 Heel pressed on thigh
Normal
Breathing
Pay Attention
on Breath
One Minute for
Each Leg
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15.  This is a cultural posture
 Jnana aasan
Procedure-
 Feet should be one foot apart
 Stand erect
 While inhaling, raise one arm
 Also, raise heels
 Stretch up fully
 Retain breath
 Return to normal position
Repeat 3
Times
3:6:3
Inhale: Retain
Breath: Exhale
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16.  This is the second variation of
Talasan I
 This is a cultural posture
 Stand one feet apart
 Inhaling, rise on toes and and
raise arms
 Reach up in a duration of 3
seconds
 Stretch up fully and retain
breath for six seconds
 Exhaling, return to original
position while taking hands
back
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17.  This is a cultural posture
 Jnana Aasan
 Stand erect, feet parallel, one
foot apart
 Arms should be parallel to
shoulders
 Inhaling, rise for 3 seconds
 Exhaling, bend knees in the
duration of 3 seconds
 Suspend breath for 6 seconds
 Inhaling, rise up for 3 seconds
 Exhaling, return arms to side
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18.  This is a cultural posture
 Vairagya posture
Procedure-
 Sit in Sukhasana
 Hold the wrist of one hand with the other hand
 Inhale
 Exhaling, bend down to your right knee
 Retain breath for six seconds
 Inhaling come up
 Bend down to your left knee while exhaling
 Retain breath for six seconds
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19.  Exhaling, bend down towards the floor
 While inhaling, come up to original position
Remember to do this aasan three times!!!
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20.  This is a cultural posture
 Aiswarya aasan
Procedure and Characteristics-
 Lie on stomach
 Elbows should be held close to the body
 Forehead on the ground
 Toes pointing outward
 Inhaling, raise head in the duration of three
seconds
 Retain breath for six seconds
Procedure Characteristics
Green Black
Key
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21.  Head raised to look up
 Navel should be on the ground
 Exhaling, return to original position
Remember to do this aasan three times!!!
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22.  This is a type of Pranayam, or breathing exercise
Procedure-
 Sit in a meditative posture
 Inhale with right nostril, while using your thumb
to cover the left nostril
 Cover both nostrils, while suspending breath
 Cover right nostril, and exhale with left nostril
Remember to Repeat Ten Times!!!
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23.  This is a form of Pranayam, or breathing exercise
 This helps with listening to the internal organs
since we try to close out all the outside
distractions
Characteristics-
 Thumb on ear hole
 Fingers on the eyes, nostrils, above and below the
mouth
Procedure-
 Sit in meditative posture
 Gently place fingers on face
 Normal breathing
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24. A paraphrased example of this story…
 Once there was a monkey who really liked nuts.
One day, he saw a pot full of nuts and got very
excited. The pot had a wide base and a narrow
neck. He stuck his hand in the pot and tried to
pick up all the nuts in there. Alas, his paw
wouldn’t come out. Reluctantly, He let go most
of the nuts and his paw relaxed. His paw finally
came out!
 The moral of this story is aparigraha (non-
collectiveness), the fifth yama
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25. Players- 12 and umpire
Materials-none
How to Play-
 The players of the game have to maintain mauna, or
silence
 Twelve children sit in a circle representing a clock
 Umpire calls out time, for example 8:22
 The 2 children representing the number or the closest
to the number will raise their hand.
 The children representing 8 and 4 will raise their hands
 Whoever raises their hand first wins
 No children should gesture or whisper to their peers
This game teaches children that they think better when they
are silent!!!
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26.  I am attracted to Yoga because I want to
maintain physical health and strength.
 Many of today’s children tend to have very
busy schedules. From reading this book and
participating in the International Teachers
Training Course, I have realized that forms of
yoga can be done anywhere (as seen on the
pictures of slide seven.
THANK YOU!!!
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