A class designed for kids with interactive asanas balanced with calming practices. Yoga essentials are incorporated to encourage healthy habits, concentration and memory, flexible bodies, and sleepfilled nights. This is a class that offers children a freedom from curriculum and competition. Here creativity, confidence, and courage flourish. Yoga encourages them to explore their own emotional and physical capabilities and enjoy the peacefulness of relaxation.
*Note: You can register for these class series or you can drop-in at anytime. To register, please call the studio at630.960.5488 or email us.
Julie Pate, YogaKids certified teacher, has been teaching exercise since 1989 while pursuing her degree in Physical Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She took her first yoga class in 1995, and enjoyed the way yoga complimented all the fitness activities she participated in, and grew to love the peaceful, kind person she was after each class. Julie holds certifications in personal training, pre/post natal exercise, Pilates, YogaKids, and is currently pursing her 200 hour Hatha Yoga Certification with Anusara Yoga Certified Instructor Sarah Starnes. Julie became interested in teaching yoga to children after having her own sons in 2002 and 2004. Julie believes that our bodies are meant to move, and that a love of movement is innate in children. Kids love to "play yoga", it helps them develop a strong body, gain respect and love for themselves, and to discover a place of stillness and peace. Julie looks forward to meeting your YogaKid!
