Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga®

Ages: 21 Months through 4 Years

Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga combines unique toddler-friendly yoga poses with songs, stories, and games to create an enriching parent/child activity. Each class is personalized around tyke’s curiosities as they learn yoga through social interaction, repetition, and play. Tykes also learn how to relieve frustration, improve motor skills, and increase attention span by actively following directions. Help your tyke build the foundation for a healthy and fit lifestyle while having fun! No yoga experience is required.

Developed by Helen Garabedian, an Infant/Early Childhood Developmental Movement Educator, yoga teacher, and mom of a tyke. Each class is taught by a trained facilitator.

Yoga Benefits for Babies, Toddlers and their Parents

We all know how wonderful yoga is despite the lack of substantial medical research on its benefits for adults or for children. Helen Garabedian, however, has been blessed to share yoga with thousands of children between birth and age 4 since she conceived Itsy Bitsy Yoga® in 1999. Parent participants, early childhood professionals, and yoga texts repeatedly report the following benefits:

Tot and Tyke Itsy Bitsy Yoga® Benefits:

* Deepen the parent/child bond
* Improve body-awareness
* Playfully relieve stress and frustration
* Increase your child’s attention span
* Provide an outlet for social interaction
* Nurture self-esteem and creativity
* Build a fit, healthy lifestyle

Parent/Caregiver Itsy Bitsy Yoga® Benefits:

* Discover your child’s personality and learning style
* Learn ways to calm your child
* Build your confidence as a parent
* Reduce your stress and anxiety
* Create memorable moments with your child
* Engage in a structured physical activity
* Get more sleep!

For more information on the program see www.itsybitsyyoga.com.

Schedule:
Tuesdays 9 - 9.45 am. November 10 through December 15 2009.

Session Fee:
$50 plus a one time registration fee (first session only) of $20, which includes a copy of the book Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Toddlers and Preschoolers: 8-Minute Routines to Help Your Child Grow Smarter, Be Happier, and Behave Better by Helen Garabedian, who developed the Itsy Bitsy Yoga program.

Please Bring:
A sippy cup with water for your child. Please do not bring toys, food and other distractions. No yoga mat necessary.

Where:
Benicia Ballet Studio
938 Tyler Street
Benicia, CA, 94510
Click here for map and directions

Sign up
Register for the session by calling 707-246-2331 or email: MarleensYoga@gmail.com.

We need a minimum of 5 children each session and there will be a maximum of 10 children attending each session. It is possible to join the class until the second class of each session, if space allows (prorated fee will apply), but not any later.