Jasmine Healy-Pagan BEd. RYT
Jasmine has been a teacher to children for more than
20 years. She returned to Australia in 2006 after working
in the USA for 11 years and now teaches yoga at a
variety of locations in Townsville.
Kids Yoga Club
Our children live in a high pressure, hurry-up world of busy parents, school schedules,
competitive sports and constant media advertising.
Yoga can help children learn skills and strategies to navigate through life's challenges
with a little more ease, as they engage with a variety of techniques
for relaxation, self-health and inner fulfilment.
The main focus at Kids Yoga Club is FUN! Yoga at an early age encourages self-esteem
and body awareness with a physical activity that is non-competitive.
Fostering cooperation and compassion, yoga is the gift of life-skills for our children.
Each yoga class teaches students how to explore the breath, balance, flexibility,
strength, co-ordination and correct body alignment.
Children learn with age appropriate teaching techniques such as story, song,
rhythm, games and visualisation.
Kids Yoga Club is held at: YogaHealth Townsville Woolcock Centre, Currajong.
Thursday 3:45pm - 4:40pm 5-7 yrs
Thursday 4:45pm - 5:45pm 8-12 yrs
Cost: 8 wk term $99 / siblings $88
Term 1: March 1st - March 29th * 5 wk term - $69 / $59 sib.
Parents ...
* Please ensure your child wears loose and comfortable clothing they can move and breathe freely in class.
* Please arrive 5 minutes before the scheduled class time.
* Yoga should be practiced with an empty stomach. If a tummy is
grumbling, please provide a light healthy snack 30 mins. before class
eg. banana
* Please ensure that your child brings a water bottle and encourage
him/her to drinks lots of water during the day and after class.
Yoga and Whole Child Development
"I
work with young students who are having trouble learning at school.
Kinesiology makes learning easer for these children by de-stressing
(stress blocks the brain and makes learning difficult) and switching on
different parts of the brain. The young clients I see who have been
doing yoga are more switched on emotionally, socially, and demonstrate
greater body awareness than all the other students I work with. Yoga's
great!"
~ Jocelyn Saggers Early Childhood Educator & Registered Kinesiology Practitioner in Townsville.