Yoga

I've used yoga for years, personally, in the classroom, and now with my toddler.  We're very lucky that one of his preschool teachers is actually a toddler/preschool yoga instructor, so knows how to bring it down to his level.

                                                                        cobra

                       

                                    downdog when we were waiting at an appointment

I have used it in the classroom when I taught second and third grade and had some very energetic (hyper) children in my classroom.  The whole class would do yoga for five minutes after our morning meeting and we had a "yoga corner" for kids who needed a break during working time.  This corner had a set of yoga cards, but sometimes the kids just stretched and came back to their seats.  Here is are a few shots of toddler/preschool yoga.  Now we do it when our son needs to unwind or quiet down after a big activity.

                                    Actual field trip during summer school to a kids' yoga studio.