Dear {tag_recipientfirstname},
Media
Coverage
Epona Yoga has
continued to be in the media. Signing a deal with Scooter
Entertainment to bring our Dvd's into stores such as KMart, Target, Big
W, David Jones and bookstores.
If you have
not seen our recent coverage click here.
Also on this page you will be able to hear Debra being interviewed
about Yoga for Children with Disabilities.
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EPONA
YOGA TEACHER FEATURE
This
newsletter we meet King Jo who has
brought Epona Yoga into Singapore.
King is a wonderful teacher who
brings centeredness and understanding to
everyone.
KJ’s
background is in education, with a
special interest in young children’s
learning and development. While
living in Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates and in Australia, she
chanced upon several neuro
development/education and sensory
integration programmes for young
children and has been involved with
such programmes since. She is a
certificated Epona Yoga® instructor.
‘You
have been
such a wonderful part of my child's
life and I can’t thank you enough
for your enthusiasm and dedication …
you have been an absolute asset …’
(Skye, business owner)
‘My
3yr old
has opened up so much and come into
her own. She has enjoyed all the
sessions. Your patience and
exuberance has helped her to become more
confident …’ (Elizabeth, mother of
3yo)
Next
Month we
will be meeting Meg Mann a community
health nurse in Perth who is
changing the lives of many children
and families.
So
what’s new
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MUSIC
This week I want to remind you of a
time when you where young and video
games and dvd's were something you
would see on the Jetson's.
Today I ask you to get your children
into the kitchen and make some
noise. Forget about the mess, forget
about having to wash the dishes
after. Just allow your self to create a
band with your family.
Remember the time when the wooden
spoon was your guitar or even your
drum stick.
Take the rice from the cupboard and
pour it into the tupperware
container and maraca away.
Film it and send it to the grand
parents. This fun activity not only
brings families together, it
stimulates creativity and breaks
from routine.
You would be amazed at how into it
you can get. Kids will want to
dress up and be rock stars. They may
even amaze you or you may amaze
yourself with some musical talent you
never realised you had.
Enjoy and Jive Away.
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This
month’s article
Breathing
for Children
Have
you ever
sat and watched a baby breathe.
Their breath is relaxed, rhythmic and
deep. At some point as a child we
lose that beautiful nourishing
breath.
Just
like for
adults the breath can be used to
decrease stress, anxiety, tiredness,
tantrums as well as having many more
benefits.
Our
brains
although only 2% of our body mass
does require about 20% of our oxygen
intake. The more efficiently our
body takes in oxygen the more
efficient we can grow.
Teaching
children different breathing
techniques can be fun and is very easy to
do.
For
instance
alternate nostril breathing is a
fantastic breath to balance the right
and left brain, promotes clear
thinking, calms our nervous system.
Here
is an
easy way to teach it to children. I
teach children as young as 3 and
although they may not do it exact it
brings awareness to the importance
of the breath.
Get
two
different coloured tissues. (e.g.
yellow and blue) Place one in each
hand.
Place
the
yellow one over the right nostril
blocking the air flow. Take a deep
breath in through the left nostril,
then place the blue tissue over the
left nostril blocking it closed,
hold for 1 second, take the yellow
tissue away from the right and
exhale.
Repeat
in
reverse. Keep the left nostril
blocked with the blue tissue. Breath in
through the right nostril then block
it with the yellow tissue, hold
for 1 sec, then move the blue tissue
away and exhale out the left
nostril.
This
completes
1 round of alternate nostril
breathing.
When
kids
first begin this can be quite funny,
make a game of it.
Have
fun and
breathe.
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Debra
is coming to Perth, Melbourne and South
Australia
Epona Yoga Facilitator Training July 2010
Limited
Spaces Available
Awareness is
growing and has grown over the past few months about
the benefits of yoga with children I receive
more and more calls
requesting Epona Yoga in schools, kindergartens
and general
communities. I am unable to service them all
therefore by opting to
becoming an Epona Yoga Facilitator you too can
help share the joy of
bringing yoga to children.
The course
runs over a 6 day period.
Included
in the Epona
Yoga Facilitator course is a comprehensive 200+ page manual
including in depth exploration of your own
personal journey, anatomy and
physiology, chakra, pranayama (breathing
techniques), asanas, class
formats, introducing yoga into schools for all
ages, music, chanting,
right brain development of children, and more.
Also note
Debra is to release a new book on Kids Yoga to
be sold on Amazon.com –
yours free when you sign up.
For more
information – please click
here
Debra will also
be offering other course, please click
here and complete the form tor receive
further details. Courses
include Reiki, Understanding Crystals and
Crystal Healing, "Who are you
making responsible for your happiness?",
Primordial Sound Meditation
plus more.
Your Say
We at Epona Yoga would love to
hear what you have to say about our products, our services, questions
you may have in relation to kids yoga, experiences you have etc. We may
feature these in our upcoming newsletters.
We would also like to provide a dedicated area
in our newsletters recognizing children throughout the world for their
contributions whether entrepreneurially or any other gift of
inspiration.
Did we miss something? If you would like us to
do an article on a particular subject then please
CONTACT US
and we will endeavour to put it in our next newsletter.
You can order Epona Yoga products online at
www.eponayoga.com
there are also some fun things for kids at the site, including free
colouring in sheets of Sunni, Tula, Mali and Rafferty. Visit the site
today and explore a world which sparks the imaginations of children.
Check out future issues of this newsletter for
more yoga activities and fun recipes for kids and informative articles.
You can share this newsletter with friends too.
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Founder and Epona Yoga Teacher
- Debra Mc Cormick
Mats
are available in pink, yellow, red, teal and sand. Each mat comes with
a DVD, instruction booklet and is packed in a handy carrybag.
Prices
start from only $34.95!
Click here to visit our online store to
purchase Epona Yoga products!
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Yoga for Kids – Asana or Activity
Lion Pose and
Breathe
To release the buildup
of stale Carbon Dioxide in our system we can do Lions Breathe.
I did this Breathe to an
audience of 2000 adults while touring with Deepak Chopra here in
Australia. It is fun and just a little bit silly.
Kneeling with your back
straight and chest expanded. You are a proud Lion. Take your hands and
groom your beautiful maine.
Take a big breath in and
roar like a lion, really roar from the bottom of your tummy.
Fantastic job. Now this
time when you roar I want you to stick your tongue all the way out,
don't worry you wont get into trouble.
Big breathe in and roar
stick that tongue out all the way. As you do fold forward as if you
about to pounce.
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Recipe
Super Strawberry Bars
Prep time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 c. flour
- 1 c. rolled oats
- ½ c. butter or
margarine,
softened
- 1/3 c. light
brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. baking
powder
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- ¾ c. strawberry
jam
Utensils:
- oven (you'll
need help from
your adult assistant)
- large bowl
- square (8" x
8") pan coated
with nonstick spray
- large spoon
- knife
(you'll need
help from your adult assistant)
- measuring
cups and spoons
Directions:
- Preheat
oven to 350°
Fahrenheit (180° Celsius).
- In a
large bowl,
mix everything together except the strawberry jam.
- Measure
out 2 cups
of this mixture. Leave the rest in
the bowl, and
set it
aside.
- Take the
2 cups of
the
mixture and press it into the bottom of the
pan. You can
use your
hands or a spoon.
Make sure you cover the
entire
bottom of
the pan!
- Using a
large spoon,
spread
the strawberry jam on top
of the mixture
in the pan.
Spread it
evenly all over.
- Take the
mixture that
was
left in the bowl, and spread
it over the
strawberry
jam.
Press
it down lightly.
- Bake for
25 minutes.
Remove the pan from
the oven, and allow it to
cool for at
least 15
minutes.
- Cut the
bars into 12
squares to eat and share!
Serves: 12
Serving size: 1 square
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
recipes/recipes/strawberry_
bars.html
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Character Update
Did you know
our
characters have their own blogs, check them out and ask us
questions
Colouring In Sheets
For all of those who have been
asking for
updated colour sheets please now find them here Epona Yoga
Funstuff
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Epona
Yoga Classes
Epona
Yoga Classes are running in
schools and also outside
of schools all around Australia. Please click
here for a class near
you
If
you cannot find a class please
contact an Epona
Yoga Teacher in your
area to see when they are running classes.
Yoga
in Schools
There
has been much research
done on the benefits of yoga in schools. We
here at Epona Yoga offer
Yoga to children via the use of games, asanas
(poses), music, breath
and meditation. Yoga has been adopted by many
societies both in the
eastern and western world. Yoga means to join or
to yoke; yoga is the
union of mind body and spirit. Yoga is not a
religion it is a method
used by many to help them feel calmer; allow
their bodies flexibility
and strength. Yoga is non denominational and
also a person’s own
journey or experience. Everyone is able to practice
yoga as there is no competition;
we celebrate everyone’s
unique talents.
“I love yoga because when I leave I
am always taller” Sam 12
years old
“I like yoga because I can be me”
Jessica 9 years old
“Yoga is good because we get to
make up stories” Lucas 6
years old
If
you would like yoga
introduced in your school please contact the founder
Debra Mc Cormick on 0401 698 588 or Click here to register your interest.
Epona Yoga in Your School, Day
Care Centre or Mothers Group
If
you have not
experienced
Epona Yoga
why not have Debra come and visit
your school
for a free
30 minute
presentation, Sydney NSW only at this
stage.
Fundraising
packages are
available
for schools
and kindergartens, which can assist
your school
in investing
in the
program for the benefit of your pupils.
Click
here to
register your interest.
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Twitter?
Twitter is a social
networking site where you can follow persons of interest
and keep up to date on
what is happening with them
through the exchange of
quick, frequent messages.
Epona Yoga uses Twitter
to update followers on the latest deals - I have also
used it to inform
clients if a session has become available due to a client
post-poning a session so
you can get in quickly at the last minute.
Follow us by clicking
here: http://twitter.com/eponayoga
Facebook
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free-access social networking website. Users can join networks
organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect
and interact with other people.
People can also add
friends and send them messages, and update their personal
profiles to notify
friends about themselves.
Join us on
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