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New on the Play With Me blog

Why Playing with Your Child is One of the Most Powerful Caregiver Tools

Play isn’t just something children do for fun.

When caregivers join children in play, something powerful happens.
Connection grows.
Confidence builds.
And children feel supported as they explore their world.

Sometimes the most meaningful thing we can do for a child is simple:

Get down on the floor, move, imagine, and play alongside them.

Read the latest post here:
https://www.yogismart.org/play-with-me-blog

If It’s Good for Kids, It’s Good for You

Children instinctively know what their bodies need.
They jump, stretch, spin, and pretend.

When adults join children’s play, something powerful happens. Movement becomes connection, and both children and adults benefit.

Read the first post in the series here:
https://www.yogismart.org/play-with-me-blog

Yoga is more than poses; it’s a whole-child experience 💛

In YogiSmart classes, kids explore balance activities for focus and strength, breathing balls to practice calming breaths, healthy snacks to learn how food fuels their bodies, and instruments for rhythm, listening, and mindfulness.

Each piece is playfully woven into yoga to support self-regulation, confidence, and healthy habits, on and off the mat ✨

Checkstour next class hosted by the Praire Commons Branch.

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After we move, breathe, and play, we rest.
Today’s Savasana was hibernating bear 🐻
Quiet bodies, slow breaths, cozy imaginations, and big nervous systems learning how to settle.

Pom-pom power at the library!
Yogis race pom-poms, giggle, and move their bodies, and learn through play. Yoga class = joy, movement, and lots of smiles!

My Little Yogi in Action!
My little yogi has been busy helping us cut mats as we launch our new partnership with the YWCA Head Start programs! Each teacher will have access to these mats in between yoga lessons.

We’ve nearly completed our first visits across all 8 YWCA Head Start locations in the St. Louis metro area—and we’re so grateful for the warm welcome from teachers and staff. 💛

Bring your son to yoga day!