Top tips for your toddler and child yoga class

May 20






Leading your first toddler and child yoga classes will be fun and exciting but, no doubt, there will be an element of apprehension as well.

Here are some top tips to help make those first sessions go perfectly!
  • Choose a room that is warm and draft-free where you can sit on the floor with the child.
  • Have a clear room as toddlers are just that - on the move, toddling around and ‘into everything!’
  • Put on some music. It doesn’t matter what music you choose as long as you and your toddler find it relaxing. Children will learn to associate the music with yoga time.
  • Take a few deep breaths to relax before you begin.
  • Stretch and shake the tension from your body.
  • Make sure your hands are clean and warm and remove jewellery which may catch.
  • Start with a calming breathing exercise to settle both you and your child.
  • Begin movement with gentle stretching and wriggling exercises.
  • Practice yoga with the child for about 15 – 20 minutes. Think of the yoga as a gentle, warm, movement communication. Go slowly at the beginning so your child can get used to the new postures gradually. Build up the yoga time gradually.
  • Follow familiar routines – children enjoy patterns and predicting what happens next.
  • Include dads and siblings - yoga is fun for everyone!
  • Stop if the child cries or refuses. You cannot force a child! Try again when the child is more receptive.


Follow these tips and ease yourself into teaching your own toddler and child yoga classes.

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