life skills

5 easy ways to help your child move more
Why should we encourage children to move more? Movement is crucial to physical development. Exercise and movement develop a child’s…

What is the proprioceptive sense and why is it important for learning?
What is the proprioceptive sense? The proprioceptive sense tells us about our body position. It is stimulated every time we move….

How to develop spatial reasoning skills with dog pose
Developing spatial reasoning skills with dog pose This blog post explains what spatial reasoning skills are and why they are…

Yoga for Exam Stress
How can we use the tool of yoga for exam stress? Exam season is of course particularly stressful for students,…

Tatty Bumpkin’s Pose of The Week is Mouse Pose
By Sue Heron – Training Co-ordinator Tatty Bumpkin and Paediatric Physiotherapist The posture of this week in Tatty Bumpkin classes…

Starfish Pose
Starfish pose is a simple way to include more movement & exercise in your child’s day. We can feel bombarded…

Seahorse Pose
Try to do seahorse pose together with your child if you are able to. Pre-school aged children rely on their vision…

Bee pose for babies
Bee pose for babies is an adaptation of buzzing bee breath. It is a type of relaxing, yogic breathing which…

Volcano Pose
If your child is about 4 years old or younger, they will learn new movements by looking at and…

Mountain pose
Mountain pose yoga activity is all about learning how to stand still, even for a few seconds! It is…