Our AMAZON Journey - Saxton B. Little Free Library

Hello Columbia Friends,

Thank you so much to Ms. Megan for having me at the Library today. Braving the heat and humidity we were off traveling to the South American rain forest for “Our AMAZON Yoga Journey.” Our trip was long (almost 4,000 miles!) and we saw all kinds of interesting creatures. We also talked about how this part of the world is very important to the health of our entire planet. Here are the poses we did together:

Balloon Breathing
Sun Stretches
Airplane
Mountain

River

Boat

Fish

Snake
Crocodile

Lizard on a Rock *(can be done with a partner)

Spider

Tree

Waterfall

Savasana

I hope that you keep practicing these poses and will share your yoga expertise with others. Just contact me if you need a reminder of what any of the poses look like or if you think of another friend that you might see on your next trip to this part of the world.

Stay cool, keep reading and don't forget to let those imaginations run wild.

Om, shanti, shanti, peace.

Namaste,

Ms. Jen

MLC Goes On Its Annual Safari

Hello Madison Learning Center Yogis!

Thank you so much for inviting me back again to take another wild adventure with you! I had a great time traveling to Africa again for “Your SAFARI Yoga Journey.” Our trip was exciting and we met all kinds of interesting creatures. We also learned to put a series of poses together like with giraffe & tree poses. Putting one pose together with another one is called a vinyasa. Thevinyasa we tried is called a SUN SALUTE. This is a great way to start or end the day. Remember how we talked about how beautiful it is at sunset on the African wilderness? Try going outside sometime as the sun sets and notice how the light is different and how different sounds start to come out as the sun goes to sleep.

Take time to try all of the poses we practiced. Here are the poses we did on our adventure:

Balloon Breathing

Sun Stretches

Airplane
Jeep Driver (chair pose)
Snake
Crocodile
Lion
Monkey
Elephant
Giraffe and Tree
Sun Salutation (check out an animation at http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/sunsalutation.asp)
Savasana

I hope you enjoyed listening to the story about the Spark in the Dark by Richard Tichnor and Jenny Smith. The colors you came up with were amazing! The next time someone reads a story to you, try to close your eyes and use your wild imaginations to think of your own pictures.

Have fun making your mask look like someone we met with our safari poses. Please leave a comment and tell me which was YOUR favorite friend.

I hope to see you again soon. Keep breathing deeply and have fun exploring new worlds. Remember to share your "Om, Shanti, Shanti, Peace" with others.

Namaste,

-Ms. Jen

Richmond Memorial Library - World Myths Journey

Thanks to all my friends in Marlborough, we had a great yoga journey! Today we traveled around the globe to explore some of the world's most popular myths. We talked about what a myth is and imagined our own mythical creature. I can't believe we traveled all around the planet without leaving the library!

Here are the poses we did together.

Your MYTHS AROUND THE WORLD Yoga Journey:

• Water Bottle Breathing


• Breath of Fire


• Sun Stretches


• Airplane


• Dragon (England)


• Warrior 1 & 2 (England - Knights of the Round Table/Dragon Slayers)


• Down Dog (Greece - Cerberus)


• Snake (Greece - Medusa )


• Spider (Africa - Anansi)


• Elephant (India- Ganesh)


• Crocodile (Australia - Bunyip)


• Lion (Australia - Bunyip)


• Volcano (Hawaii - Pele)


• Savasana

Everyone went home with a plain paper bag. I invite you to take some time to decorate your bag like a mythical creature. Feel free to do one we talked about or create your own. Leave me a comment to let me know what creature you created; I love to hear about those wild imaginations at work!

A big thank you to Ms. Wahburn and all of the friendly library staff. I hope to see you again soon.

Namaste,

Miss Jen