Watch Me Do Yoga Hardcover – August 31, 2010

Cute book for a yogi to read to his/her kid. I wish there were a few more poses shown, but maybe that would make it too long. I'm still looking for a book for kids that shows several basic yoga poses but without it being too wordy or technical. For now I'm just ad-libbing myself.

Everything Senior Iyengar yoga instructor Bobby Clennell does is pure mudra - this book being of no exception. There are few western Yogis with as much embodied experience & knowledge than Clennell has received from the master himself, Sri BKS Iyengar.

NOTE: I received a free copy of this book to review for the web site Metapsychology Online Reviews.WATCH ME DO YOGA is an over-sized hardcover book featuring a little red-headed girl of perhaps 7 or 8 years old playfully demonstrating different yoga poses. The girl (she unfortunately does not have a name) recruits each of her parents in turn to watch and sometimes to join in as she practices basic postures such as mountain, tree, and lion poses. Other characters make an appearance as well, from the family dog to little brother Paul. The illustrations are colorful yet uncomplicated, and the rhyming text is also both simple and clear--for example, "I like to stand on one leg--Pretending I'm a tree--and then I wave my arms about--Hey, Daddy, look at me!"The only caution I would suggest about this book is with respect to the difficulty level of some of the postures depicted by the little girl. Although most of the poses shown are beginner's level and are likely to be quite accessible to the typically flexible school-aged child, author and illustrator Bobby Clennell also features her young yogini in a few more challenging postures--for example, backbends such as fish pose and upward bow or wheel pose. These poses are probably best performed with adult supervision, and preferably with the assistance of an adult who has some knowledge of yoga or other relevant training.Overall, Clennell has created a lovely little book for inspiring children to do yoga. It is probably best suited for adults hoping to pass along a love a yoga to their children; this is an ideal book for parents and children both to read and to practice yoga together, and I would give it a final rating of 4 1/2 stars.UPDATE 9/13/20:Years after reviewing this book, I am now a yoga teacher myself, and I have a YouTube channel with short yoga practices for kids - check out Breathing Breaks!

Watch me Do Yoga is absolutely wonderful. Actually, that should be my entire review because it does describe the book perfectly.I discovered yoga in my 40's.....and I have often wondered how beneficial yoga would have been for my as a child (both from a physical AND mental point of view).This is one of the reasons I think this book is so important, not to mention timely.It is definitely children friendly - with great color illustrations of the basic poses. Very well define and easy to follow, this book is both a joy to watch/read and use as a practice tool for any child who is curious and interested in yoga.Now - parents and child can practice their poses together in a safe and serene environment.I loved, loved this book.

I'm giving Watch Me Do Yoga to my niece for her third birthday, but I'm having a hard time letting it go! The clever rhymes and delightful drawings by talented author and illustrator, Bobby Clennell, are so appealing -- the child in me loves this happy, playful book! Children of all ages will relate to the way the young girl practices with her mom, her dad, her dog... and asks them to "Watch me do yoga," just like real-life children do! I'm looking forward to reading this book out loud at my niece's birthday party, and using the story as a starting point to practice yoga with her and her friends.--Suza Francina, mother of two grown children, preschool teacher and Early Childhood Educator, Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor and author.

This is a brilliant book for children and adults to share. Each page has a beautiful illustration which will delight even the youngest readers. It encourages everyone to do some yoga and that can't be bad!

Very poor quality extremely disappointedWill certainly not be giving this book as a gift

Lovely book for helping to get children interested in yoga.

Perfecto para que unos padres comiencen a introducir a sus retoños en el maravilloso mundo del yoga. Dibujos que pueden llamar la atención de los chiquillos. Echo en falta más posiciones, y hay alguna que no aporta demasiado, pero como comienzo, genial.

Wonderful drawings.My grandsons love it.