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The Little Yoga House

The Little Yoga House

By: Priscilla Patterson

The newest Yoga place in town just so happens to be one that caters to the tinier human. An Dang and Abby Nagler Co-Creators of The Little Yoga House dreamed of a place where they could spread the word of meditation and healthy living while also eliminating child obesity.

The classes at The Little Yoga House are taught in a homey studio with an abundance of toys that engage children of all ages. The studio offers classes ranging from infants all the way up to teens, and even offers interactive classes for families.

“We wanted to create an environment where the child is stimulated yet they are able calm down and accept the ways of meditation through yoga. When the students enter The Little Yoga House they might be crazy and rambunctious but by the end of the class the children have developed a whole new attitude. Which I believe is due to the power of meditation,” says An Dang.

The use of mediation is apparent throughout the class, and the pairing of these classes with interactive objects allows the children to stay fully engaged. Furthermore, these objects supply many functions, necessary to teach the children developmental skills. These lessons range from breath control, motor skills, and how to effectively deal with emotion. These skills are practiced in a variety of ways: breath control is practiced by blowing a feather across a room, motor skills are practiced through various dexterity assignments, and controlling anger is practiced through a mind jar filled with glycerin, glitter, and water representing their angry thoughts settling and allows the children to see how patient they should be before acting on a problem.

“I love teaching the classes. The ability to watch the transformation of the children from the beginning of the class to the end of the class is a complete one eighty. Sometimes they will come into class so crazy but when they leave they are all little angels.” Says Abby Nagler. “I believe this is the best part of the job knowing that you are making a difference on their lives for the better not only physically but emotionally as well.”

The Little Yoga House might be a new concept but is one that is flourishing and is here to stay. The students at The Little Yoga house seem to enjoy the yoga as well.

Emma Lovich a six year old student at The Little Yoga House says, “I never want it to end I love it so much. It’s my favorite part of the week!”

                 Owners Abby Nagler and Au Dang have dreams to expand The Little Yoga

House to serve more kids with their new program.

                                         

   Abby Nagler conducts her class with students Theo Raiskin, and Emma Lovich.

Together they practice the skills they need to calm down and breathe.

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 Abby Nagler encourages her students to breathe and exhale all their negative

energy while looking to the sky.

                         

With great skill and focus Mian Dang perfects her skills with the famous Warrior pose.

   

    Abby Nagler encourages her students to channel their inner warrior      

for the famous Warrior Yoga pose.

                      

Reaching to the ground the students enact the pose stated on their yellow card.

           

As the music plays Theo Raskin, Mian Dang, and Emma Lovich dance

to the engaging beats of the music.

  

     The students reach their feet for the sky as they try to achieve straight legs and backs.

Theo Raiskin practices his breath control as he blows a feather across a room. 

 Theo Raiskin prepares for the movement of the pink blocks behind his back.

Emma Lovich focuses on becoming an egg in an exercise to calm down before the end of the class.

     

Abby Nagler stretches her legs with her students Emma Lovich     

and Mian Dang before the end of her class.

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