in-person: Fall Yoga Series for Kids
16 October 2023 •
16:00 - 16:45
Columbia City Healing Space, 4741 Rainier Ave South
Uxue Bengoetxea Romaratezabala
Uxue is a preschool teacher who moved from the Basque Country to Seattle 7 years ago. Despite her mother tongue being Basque, she is also fluent in Spanish and English.
She has a Master’s in Education, and her thesis focuses on the social and emotional development of children, as well as problem-solving in the classroom. Uxue believes that emotions are a crucial part of our lives, since everything we do is based on how we feel. She thinks that since we are kids, we should give emotions more importance and work on managing them. After completing her master’s degree, she felt the need to explore more about working with emotions in the classroom. She practices yoga, which made her realize that yoga could be a great practice to work with emotions in the classroom. In 2020, she took a class with Seattle Kids Yoga and started teaching yoga to kids. The following year, she completed a 200-hour Child Family Yoga training with Radiant Child Yoga.
Uxue genuinely enjoys teaching yoga to kids. She believes that children are innately authentic, and she feels the same way when she is around them. She loves listening to them, playing, and being silly together.
Considering that children are the future, one of her primary objectives is to guide them towards freedom, happiness, and confidence to improve their lives and shape a better future. That’s why she incorporates various yoga poses, movements, games, mindfulness activities, breathing techniques, calming and relaxing techniques, music and songs, books, and imaginative play in her classes.
She loves using visuals for guiding the class, but her favorite prop are books. She loves guiding the yoga class with books, incorporating poses, movements, breathing techniques, and mindfulness exercises.
In her free time, you will probably find her in the mountains hiking or rock climbing.
Description
The Fall Yoga for Kids Series will be a 9-class-long series starting from the 16th of October and continuing until the 11th of December.
Cost (tiered options):
- $90 /series of 9 classes
- $162 /series of 9 classes
- $216 /series of 9 classes
Payment:
Please pay teacher directly via QR code. You are welcome to pay first day of class in person or from the attached QR code.
https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3900695589684272768&created=1696344952.944354&printed=1
All kids between 4 and 8 years old are welcome to join the classes. Each class will have a fun and interesting theme, such as Halloween, Jungle Yoga, or the Moon. During each 45-minute class, we will incorporate fun yoga poses, games, books, songs, dancing, calming and relaxing techniques, and mindfulness games and activities to explore more about ourselves, feelings, and emotions in order to be happy and in peace.
Program dates:
• This 45-minute class will be offered on Mondays at 4:00pm starting October 16th through December 11th
Why Uxue is offering this:
Uxue is a preschool teacher who moved from the Basque Country to Seattle 7 years ago. Despite her mother tongue being Basque, she is also fluent in Spanish and English.
She has a Master’s in Education, and her thesis focuses on the social and emotional development of children, as well as problem-solving in the classroom. Uxue believes that emotions are a crucial part of our lives, since everything we do is based on how we feel. She thinks that since we are kids, we should give emotions more importance and work on managing them. After completing her master’s degree, she felt the need to explore more about working with emotions in the classroom. She used to practice yoga, which made her realize that yoga could be a great practice to work with emotions in the classroom. In 2020, she took a class with Seattle Kids Yoga and started teaching yoga to kids. The following year, she completed a 200-hour Child Family Yoga training with Radiant Child Yoga.
Uxue genuinely enjoys teaching yoga to kids. She believes that children are innately authentic, and she feels the same way when she is around them. She loves listening to them, playing, and being silly together. Considering that children are the future, one of her primary objectives is to guide them towards freedom, happiness, and confidence to improve their lives and shape a better future. That’s why she incorporates various yoga poses, movements, games, mindfulness activities, breathing techniques, calming and relaxing techniques, music and songs, books, and imaginative play in her classes.
She loves using visuals for guiding the class, but her favorite prop are books. She loves guiding the yoga class with books, incorporating poses, movements, breathing techniques, and mindfulness exercises.
In her free time, you will probably find her in the mountains hiking or rock climbing.
Cancellation policy:
Registration is eligible for a refund, with the exception of a $25 processing fee, if cancellation is made at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the first class. However, please note that registration becomes non-refundable and non-transferable once the first class has taken place.
Email questions to: bengoetxea.ux@gmail.com
IG: @artizar.yoga
