Yoga for Children - The Peddler's Dream

Storytime Yoga introduces The Peddler's Dream, a unique DVD for children ages 3-8 that blends storytelling and yoga. Founder Sydney Solis teaches geography, philosophy, Spanish, poetry and peace and character education as she tells the English folktale of The Peddler's Dream. Children retell the story using yoga poses as well as learn songs, breathing and relaxation.

"Children are naturally receptive to yoga and story," says Solis, a certified yoga teacher and author of two Storytime Yoga books. "Children embody the story and integrate the lesson's cross-curriculum approach. They develop self-confidence, attention and a vivid imagination, which is part of a rich inner life that is needed to keep kids' minds in their bodies and their bodies in harmony with their environments - something that is a challenge for many kids today."

The story is beautifully told with stick puppets created by Artist Angela Beloian and also features lively Folkmanis puppets Lalita the Latina Lady bug, who teaches Spanish, and Jean-Jacques the pirate, who teaches philosophy.

Storytime Yoga Founder Solis is the author of two Storytime Yoga books. Teaching Yoga to Children Through Yoga was nominated for the Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice award and has sold more than 2,500 copies. The Treasure in Your Heart: Yoga and Stories for Peaceful Children, will be published in April, 2008. She has taught children's and family yoga classes internationally, including most recently the Yoga Journal Conference in Estes Park, Colo. For more information, visit http://www.storytimeyoga.com