It always felt right to create Li’l Yogis as a forum to help kids imbibe yoga in an enjoyable, sustainable way, rather than emphasising certification too much. Taking cues from my yoga journey and teaching my daughter, I was able to create a comprehensive blueprint for working with other kids. I was also lucky enough to be able to bring together a team of trustworthy, patient and experienced teachers who share the load with me.

Together, we carefully design our classes to address kids’ needs. We constantly try to make concepts and poses as easy to understand as possible. And this means making them as fun as possible. We have found that teaching through storytelling works best. We can convey everything from asanas to philosophy by wrapping it all up in stories and games, songs and themes. These are curated, based on the ages and thus the developmental phases of the kids.

Yoga also has deep roots in nature and natural imagery, which most kids love; so we found it important to deepen this connect. Kids can imbibe the majesty of a lion through the lion pose or the grace of a bird through the pigeon pose. Finally, breathwork, meditation and asanas better kids’ mind-body connection, keeping students on their toes, sometimes literally! In our classes, learning is continuous, spontaneous and free flowing. It’s holistic development, tailored to each child. We’re happy to see that boys and girls as young as three and as old as fifteen stay engaged in our classes.