Mula and the Fly: A Fun Yoga Story - Beginners Mindfulness & Easy Kids Yoga Poses for Ages 4-6: 1

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This beautifully illustrated picture book series provides a soft introduction to yoga and promotes mental wellbeing during early development. The fun characters and engaging stories promote a happy, healthy lifestyle and encourage children to relax and unwind. I think this would be a cute way to introduce yoga to a toddler. The illustrations are bright and lively. Mula and the Fly is a perfect addition to any little ones library.” - Barnes and Noble reviewer

Now, for all the theatre buffs out there this became a classic moment right out of the comedy of commedia dell’arte.But this was not the theatre. This was supposed to be a peaceful moment in a peaceful yoga studio. Still, rather than ignore the fly I turned this disjointed moment of fly-swatting into what is now the Mula and the Fly series. What positive impacts have you seen yoga have for children? What a fabulous bright, colourful book and a great way to encourage the children to move and stretch following Mula and her yoga poses. The I book I read to day is Mula and the Fly a fun yoga story by Lauren Hoffmeier. I loved the illustrations by Ela Smietanka. A friendly fly is on hand to show her how she can master her breathing and focus her mind to achieve her dreams.When a tiger has better balance than you do, it may be time to refresh your fitness routine! In her humorous series about a sleepy tiger and mischievous fly, Lauren shows us that we can all practice mindfulness through even the tiniest of steps. Read our exclusive Q&A to find out more. It’s quite a leap from a yoga instructor to a children’s author! Tell us a little about your journey Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publshing for this advanced reader copy. My review is voluntarily my own. My daughter is 3 and loves yoga, she described this as ‘HAPPY! Happy yoga book!’ It's a lovely story and comes beautifully illustrated. I like that it has Mula's yoga flow, which is clear and easy for little ones to follow. I think we will be returning to this book again and again.” - NetGalley reviewer I loved the focus on the breath and it’s importance in yoga and at the end of the book there is a step by step of how ito achieve the yoga poses Mula tries out in the story and this leads to a great activity with your child.

For a start, yoga poses are named after animals and the environment: tiger pose, chair pose, mountain pose, etc. Learning yoga at a young age literally teaches children to embody the very nature of those things around them - which in turn teaches the basic principles of compassion, empathy, and responsible communication. When teaching yoga to children I find it imperative to remember the rich culture of where the practice came from and teach to that. This is the second book that I have read in this series of Mula and similar to the other one this one is finding a way to teach kids about the mental health benefits of Yoga. In this book we are following Mula and Mani the Elephant. Mani is having a sad morning as he hasn't gotten his morning compliment for another person. A compliment that proves to him that he matters and is special.A leap indeed! Well, having spent so many years in the theatre, it is clear that creativity has become the wobbly path I choose to roam. The journey from theatre to yoga to author started when I was studying to become a yoga teacher and was pestered by a little fly. This fly buzzed and zigged and zagged around me as though to say, “Ha! You can’t catch me,” no matter how hard I tried to swat it away. Well, here’s something exciting about my book series. Every book comes with fun and easy yoga tutorials at the end, so readers of all ages can give yoga a try with Mula and the Fly wherever they are in the world. A library is a perfect atmosphere to give those poses a try! How can teachers make their library or learning space yoga-ready? This is a bright fun story for children, that comes with an audible scan code. The illustrations are fabulous – I loved the multi-coloured Mani the Elephant. Thank you to Sweet Cherry Publishing and NetGalley for this arc children’s book. This review is 100% honest and of my own opinion.

The story itself flows well, it uses lots of describing and action words and lots of similes. It is fun and I think any child would find this story laughable in places. I think the children will be eager to attempt to make the poses that Mula makes during the book, and I like how it can go on to be extended at the end of the story, to be come an activity where the children practises the poses themselves. Libraries are becoming multifunctional spaces within schools – do you think yoga in the library will take off? The book is brightly coloured with beautiful art work and the flow of the book kept my child engaged, often stopping to take deep breaths or mimic Mulas roar. The book is an introduction to yoga, with a selection of poses at the end of the book that children and their adults can try together. But, for me, the main learning came from the idea that you do not have to rely on the constant affirmation and compliments of others, you need to have confidence in and pay attention to yourself.

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But with the help of a mischievous little Fly, Mula learns to wake up, get moving, and make her dreams come true! I’ve had my neighbors kids over recently to babysit and decided to try some different books to keep them occupied. I thought the yoga aspect of this would be fun as well as the self affirmations. And they’re great. We had fun trying the poses together and repeating the affirmations which I believe is great for children. In this book, yoga is being use to help finding your own confidence from your self. That you don't need others giving you affirmation to feel special and strong.

Mula is a sleepy grumpy tiger dreaming of fun and playful actions that she believe she can only achieve in her dreams. There are so many wonderful layers in this book. It can be enjoyed again and again and again. Great for at home, in school, or any story time, it will be a sure fire favorite. This is a cute book and is an interesting way to share Yoga with young readers. The illustrations are bright and unique colors. Not the typical colors that you would expect on the animals in this book. Giving it a little sense of whimsy.I appreciate that Mula struggles to get the breathing and positions down instead of just getting them right away because that's what children experience when starting out in Yoga. Mula the tiger is very sleepy, but a fly won’t let Mula sleep, and keeps waking up Mula who gets very angry, with the fly not letting Mula sleep, and growls at the fly. Absolutely! This book was written to be fun and educational for all readers. These books introduce readers to the basic practice of yoga and mindfulness through humour and fun, and teachers and parents will enjoy that as well because the benefits of mindfulness and yoga extend to the following: I love this silly, entertaining, informative book. It is so fun to read and has a great message. It is a gender neutral read, which is awesome! I love when books are equally appealing to both girls and boys. This is a message that is not just important for young children, but for everyone. There is so much pressure for ‘likes’ on social media nowadays, but just because they don’t always come when you want them, it does not make you less. Sometimes others forget to tell you how great you are, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t think it.