cCool Karma Kids
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YOGA... GaMeS... FUN..adventure!!!

Isabelle has an angel's touch when dealing with children. With her magical wand and Cool Karma Kids, she's free to offer up happy classes packed full of adventure and lightness of being. All her classes help the social and academic development of children as everyone knows, kids learn best when they're having fun! Izzy tailors her lessons to each child's unique learning style. She is a nurturer, a "kid person", and a one-of-a-kind exceptional teacher.  

Classes include:

• Singing
• Dance
• Reading
• Yoga play
• Counting
• Social development
• Story time
• Games
• Large and fine motor skill development
• Circle time
• Stretching
• Stregthening
• Relaxation

• Isabelle began practicing yoga fifteen years ago--transforming from student to teacher after completing the Hatha Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Junction. Humor and clarity are her trademarks as she focuses in on alignment, the benefits of poses, and breath. She has completed three hundred ten hours of training and is a Certified YogaKids Teacher/Trainer (CYKT) . She has also completed her certification in storytime yoga. Isabelle has found yoga tremendously empowering in her own life--showing her how to move her body in ways she never considered possible. She has lead classes throughout the bay area including sports clubs, ballet studios, YMCAs, as well as private and public schools. More info at www.coolkarmakids.com  
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•  Feet in the air, everybody! Almost time to dance!

Izzy's magic formula; YOGA and MUSIC; perfect compliments!

Young people experience many of the same physical benefits adults do from practicing yoga and listening to inspiring music. Yoga strengthens them and helps them become more flexible and coordinated while music helps them feel like they have a voice and someone who understands what they are feeling.

Second, yoga for young people also enhances self-awareness. Young people who practice yoga learn early on to tune into their bodies. Likewise, music can often bolster self esteem as young kids, tweens and teens hear lyrics they can identify with.

Third, yoga for young people enhances imagination and empathy. When asked to strike poses from nature, a young person might assume the pose of a snake, or a tree, or a dog. Then they are asked to imagine what it would be like to be those life forms. In this way, young people learn early on to connect with all the life on the planet and realize that similarities far outweigh differences.

Similarly, mindful music encourages young people to have fun and move their bodies in a con-competitive way as they dance to the tunes. Mindful music isn't about being right or wrong, or being best or worst. It is about bringing understanding to one's own life.