Yoga for the Kid in All of Us

In a nutshell, this is a wonderful DVD for basic stretching, and it has the added bonus of being appealing to children as well. If you're not too self-conscious, you can have a lot of fun (even if the kids aren't around!), and I found that it's a really nice start to a hectic day, for both myself and my children.Each stance is introduced in a charming and child-captivating way. The stances are primarily linked to animals (e.g. the cat/cow, the cobra, the lion), and my son loves making the noises.I am not heavily into yoga, and I think the serious practitioner would probably find these stances too simple. They are not held for a long time, which may also be an issue for a hard-core yoga practitioner, but it's great for a small child, and a beginner. A few stances will be tricky for younger children, but I find my two-year-old is happy to make a close approximation, and I think it will be a lot of fun watching his form improve over time.The DVD is nice and long (45-60 minutes, depending on what you skip). If your child doesn't have that much patience, or your schedule that much room, the clean chapter divisions make it easy to pick up where you left off. Since the stances aren't too hard, you don't need much warm-up time.Overall, I am thrilled with this DVD and wish there were more of them. I've looked at other child/yoga DVD's, and don't think any can hold a candle to this one for simplicity, fun without being condescending, and child/mom/dad appeal.

i just bought this tape two days ago and my 2 year old loves it. she has asked for it these two days in a row. we started doing yoga recently with a class, however it isn't always that convenient to get to so i wanted to try a dvd. since she is young it was really hard to pick. but i am very glad i purchased this one.if you have an older child who does yoga with flowing ansanas (please forgive me if that is not the right word) then this dvd is not for you. you want something more advanced. i use the yoga zone dvd's for myself and love them. this one is a great way to introduce traditional yoga poses to your child, even if the child is older. yes there is a lot of stop start to it, but a novice will get the jist and you can move on later. as for my 2 yo, like i said she loves it...she may not be able to do the poses 100% but she will be some day. and as she gets older she can do more flowing yoga.i recommend this to all beginners from 2 - 10.

Not to hard for the parents either. We all do it and its fairly simple stuff. Parents will get a nice stretch in. Kids have a blast following along making the animal poses. It plays fast music at the beginning of each pose to tell about the pose and catch the kids interest again. Its hard to keep my 3-4 year old at it for the entire hour but he tries. Sometimes he gets distracted but comes back. He has picked his favorite poses (fountain & jumping like a kangaroo & childs pose). Just fun to do together because he enjoys it so much. On top of that, me and my husband are both on the heavy side and we can still do it no problems, so its something fun to do as a family (and feels great to stretch out my aching back). Not very serious or intensive. Kind of a yoga introduction to get him interested. As he gets older I will prob switch up to something different.

I ordered this video for my children, ages 3 1/2 and just-turned 2. The poses themselves are great - explained in a way that the kids are able to do and in an enjoyable fashion. I often see my children doing the "dog" pose at random times during the day. They love that one and it is great for their balance. In general, the poses are definitely more age-appropriate for the 3 1/2 year old than the 2 year old.The problem with the video is lots and lots and lots of talking. In between each pose, they discuss what it is good for, etc. These explanations are WAY too long, and are really unnecessary for the children. They just want to get on with it! They often lose interest and wander off during these talking segments. If I stick with it and do the program with them, they will sometimes rejoin me when he starts actually doing something again, but as often as not they don't.The video would have been much better if the explanations of how breathing works, what body part benefits from a pose, etc. were grouped in a "parent segment" separate from the actual workout.

I bought this video so that I could do yoga with my three year old grand daughter. She and I loved it right away and we are still using it together and she is now eight. It makes yoga fun and interesting for kids and yet I get a great yoga workout, too. We still laugh at the toes talking after all these years.I taught yoga to seniors for nine years and started my grandchild on yoga at age one. I recommend this video to anyone who wants to pass on the joy and peace of yoga to their children or grandchildren.Oh, I had intended to purchase the DVD, but was able to copy the VHS tape to DVD so that we can use it.

This is a great DVD for kids! I am a physical therapist for a school district, and I have used this with many of my students as well as my 3 year old daughter. They all love it! It is somewhat slow paced, but kids need a little extra time to transition in and out of the many positions, as well as a little help the first few times through to help their bodies learn where they are supposed to be. I would recommend this DVD highly, and I now have many other teachers interested in buying this for their classrooms. I have used it from preschool age up to 6th graders, and all seem to enjoy it.

I am a Special Education Teacher. I used this video twice weekly last school year with my classroom of 9 kids with disabilities. We now use the same poses everyday with my kids (mostly with Autism) but the kids know it so well we don't need the video anymore! I think this is a great structured way to do Yoga with kids with special needs. I love the visual introduction of each pose. I also really like the kid/adult pairs to show each pose. It is very simple and straight forward. I highly recommend this for anyone to do with their own child or a small group of children, with or without disabilities!

My nieghbour ( who I brought it for was really happy, it came early as well)Thanku Amazon.ca