Sweat Pea Yoga
Sweet Pea Yoga KIDS
ages: kids 4½ – 10 years old
Sweet Pea KIDS is an environment where children can develop and strengthen their yoga practice in a peaceful, creative, and fun-loving class. In addition to enjoying the variety of beneficial yoga postures that build strong bones, improve flexibility and balance, kids will discover how yoga can be integrated into their everyday lives and interactions beyond the mat. Kids will learn tools for developing mindfulness, cultivating compassion, making healthy life and social choices, calming techniques, and kid-friendly meditation exercises. This class was developed as a natural progression from Sweet Pea’s Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes but no prior yoga experience is required.
Most Sweet Pea KIDS classes are grouped by age range--typically 4½-10 years old but there can be some flexibility - just ask!
Upcoming Classes
Hopkinton - Summer Barn Classes
Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga (Summer)
July 9th - August 13th (6 weeks) (Ages 4 - 8y.)
Tuesdays from 1:15 - 2:05pm.$85 when you register by 6/1; $90 after 6/1. Siblings 20% off.
Hopkinton - Summer Barn Classes
Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga (Summer)
July 9th - August 13th (6 weeks) (Ages 6 - 11y.)
Tuesdays from 2:30 - 3:30pm.$85 when you register by 6/1; $90 after 6/1. Siblings 20% off.
Southborough - Bodyscapes Fitness
Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga (Summer)
July 10th - August 14th (6 weeks) (Ages 6 - 11y.)
Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00PM.$85 when you register by 6/1; $90 after 6/1. Siblings 20% off.
Southborough - Bodyscapes Fitness
Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga (Summer)
July 11th - August 15th (6 weeks) (Ages 4.5 - 10y.)
Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:00PM.$85 when you register by 6/1; $90 after 6/1. Siblings 20% off.
Benefits of Sweet Pea Yoga KIDS include:
- Foster a love of yoga.
- Improve and maintain strength and flexibility.
- Support better body-awareness and self-confidence.
- Provides opportunity for social interaction.
- Developing a balance of structure and freedom.
- Support self-esteem and self-knowledge.
- Learn calming breathing techniques and kid-friendly meditation.
- Help children understand and develop healthy life and social choices.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga
- My child has never done yoga before--is it necessary for him to have prior Itsy Bitsy Yoga experience before joining the Sweet Pea KIDS class?
You'll be pleased to know that no prior yoga experience is necessary for children to enjoy and comfortably learn yoga in the KIDS class. In all classes with Sweet Pea Yoga, children are encouraged to learn at their own pace by drawing from their own abilities and strengths. Children will find some poses are easier to get the hang of while other poses will be more challenging. We believe in allowing children to discover their own greatest potential by introducing them to a range of poses, exercises, and meditation styles so children can learn what works best for them, where their strengths are that day, and see which areas can be developed further with more attention and awareness.
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My child suffers from anxiety--how can yoga help bring relief?
In Sweet Pea KIDS, children are always given space to participate at their own level and comfort. Some children jump right in while others need time to warm up to class each week and this class is conducive to both personailities. Kids will learn a variety of proven yoga techniques that can be beneficial for relaxation, concentration, self-soothing, and developing better awareness in their bodies, minds, and actions. As any student of yoga knows, the practice of yoga takes us well beyond the postures we might recognize in a given picture. This educational class will teach children a variety of breathing techniques and activities that can be useful for calming the mind, body, and spirit. When we are able to calm and relax our minds, we can begin to learn and live more fruitfully and joyfully. The practice of yoga--the techniques introduced in this class--will provide your child with a toolbox of skills they can draw from when they are feeling anxious at home, school, or anywhere. By discovering which techniques work for them, children can gain a sense of control by knowing how to help themselves through difficult or anxious episodes. Children are encouraged to practice these techniques and postures at home and to share what they've learned with family members.
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What makes Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga different?
Sweet Pea KIDS was developed as an original, educationally-based yoga class by Sweet Pea Yoga founder Alexandra De Collibus. Alexandra witnessed through years of teaching that kids had a remarkable ability to understand the importance of yoga--an understanding that seemed to go beyond their years--even at a very young age. That the children found joy in practicing yoga was not surprising at all but it was the reverence they held for yoga that was truly exceptional. It was this that inspired Sweet Pea KIDS.Sweet Pea KIDS is different. Alexandra believes in the great capacity children have for developing awareness, concentration, and mindfulness, and this program is designed to support that. In class we are not "playing yoga" but rather we aim to "be yoga" which is to live in a way that invites love, compassion, awareness, patience, and peacefulness in our time together in class and as individuals outside of the classroom. Of course this isn't to say we aren't playful! In fact, the activities the children are introduced to are fun, active, and accessible so kids can readily learn in a joyful, relaxed atmosphere free of competition. Kids are encouraged to express who they are by tailoring their yoga practice to challenge themselves or to try new things. Sweet Pea KIDS empowers the children to know themselves best by trusting them to be responsible for their own well-being and choices. Sweet Pea KIDS Yoga is a flexible curriculum that can build on the interests and dynamic of each class, not just session-by-session but from week to week.
