Creative Yogis
  • Home
  • About
    • Creative Yogis
    • The Trainers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Teacher Trainings
    • Becoming a Children's Yoga Teacher
    • Training Schedule
    • 95hr Children's Yoga Teacher Training >
      • Module 1
      • Module 2
    • FAQs
  • TWEENS & TEENS THRIVING
  • SHOP
  • Freebies
  • Contact
Picture
SPARKLE UP YOUR CLASSES AND CREATE SOME FUN WITH THE KIDS
Our top tips for your children's yoga classes are here . . .

An Aussiedala!

23/1/2019

 
Creative Yogis Aussiedala

Community, collaboration and kindness are certainly some of the ingredients that can help to create balance and harmony anywhere in the world. 

I chose to make ‘Acts of Kindness’ a theme for our class recently and we began in circle sharing how we could show kindness to others.  One student shared how she likes to include others when she plays a game and another how she thinks taking time to listen is showing kindness to.  As always treasured times of sharing where we learn together the precious language of our hearts. 

Artistic collaboration is always deeply enriching and I decided we would form our own unique ‘Aussiedala’ with love and peace at the centre.   Sitting with a group of children some of who were originally from other corners of the globe but now call here home we share a common connection. 

I found a map of Australia in an art store recently which gave me the idea for this activity and to appreciate this amazing land.   I asked the students to colour and decorate in a way that made them feel happy and reflected how we felt about our home.  In the centre I drew a peace symbol and place the universal symbol of love the heart around it.

Why not think about creating love, joy, happiness, harmony and peace with a mandala of where your home is?


What you need and how to do it
  • A drawing or print out of a map of your home

  • Scissors 

  • Textas 

  • Colour pencils

  1. Prepare a map of your home for each child. 
  2. Ask them to reflect on what they love about their home country. 
  3. With this feeling guide them to decorate the map with pattern, shapes and mark – think of it as doodling fun! 
  4. When completed ask them each to colour one part of the centre of the Mandala. 
  5. Finally assemble all the maps in a circle around the centre to call the Mandala design. 

This is a great opportunity to teach students another interpretation of ‘Union’ and share the true essence of Yoga.

​
Share with friends

Comments are closed.
    Picture

    Author

    Karen Wightman is the founder of Creative Yogis. She is an experienced, local and international children’s yoga instructor, yoga teacher trainer, and children’s art teacher. 

    She currently facilitates teacher trainings and workshops in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Taiwan.

    She has 15 years experience teaching yoga to children of all ages, from pre-school to high school, and 
    has been a children’s art teacher for 30 years.

    Karen is passionate about offering a variety of unique educational yoga resources to stimulate the imagination and capture the hearts of children.

    ​She has illustrated and published children's yoga colouring ebooks in English and Japanese. A free sample is available here.

    ​

    YouTube Channel

      Newsletter Signup

      We aim to send out a bi-monthly newsletter with updates on trainings and tips on how to share yoga with your child.
    Subscribe

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    August 2018

    Categories

    All
    Children's Books
    Christmas Cards
    Creativity
    Family Yoga
    Hacks For Kids Yoga
    Kids Yoga
    Meditation
    Mindfulness
    Relaxation
    Stress
    The Fizz
    Yoga And Art For Children
    Yoga For Teenagers
    Yoga Fun
    YogART

    Copyright © 2025 Creative Yogis.
    ​All rights reserved.


  • Home
  • About
    • Creative Yogis
    • The Trainers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Teacher Trainings
    • Becoming a Children's Yoga Teacher
    • Training Schedule
    • 95hr Children's Yoga Teacher Training >
      • Module 1
      • Module 2
    • FAQs
  • TWEENS & TEENS THRIVING
  • SHOP
  • Freebies
  • Contact