I have had some experience teaching yoga to kids. ashtanga yoga is not the
way to go.

kids have limited attention spans and are not too particularly serious.
focusing on the breath is a death knell to your class.

kids classes MUST be comprised of like 90% games. you can make up all types
of stuff, and you can have them help you do it. games they like include:

simon says (with yoga moves)
into the jungle (moving like animals)
into the ocean, (like fishes)
moving through space
follow the leader
yoga obstacle courses
red light green light (freezing in yoga poses)

dont bog them down with sanskrit names of poses
encourage the use of sound as well as silence
they love playing "dead person" for shavasana

Golden rule for teaching kids yoga: If you think its interesting, its
probably boring
If you are going to do anything be as silly as possible, leave your
inhibitions at the door and for god sake, DON't FOCUS on the POSES. Good
luck!


I let my daughter look at my ashtanga yoga practice card, have her do suryia
namaskara A and B, then have fun with the other asanas as she wishes, and
sometimes she makes up her own and names them for fun, like popcorn.