Wai Lana, longtime host of the PBS series Wai Lana Yoga, designed this program to bring the body-toning benefits of yoga to kids, with just enough fun to keep them interested.
The video begins with a question-and-answer session with questions only kids would ask, such as “What if I have to go pee-pee?” during the workout.
Then an animated segment introduces each move with a catchy song, sung by Wai Lana. After that we see Wai Lana surrounded by children in a park with the ocean in the background, teaching them the moves and doing them several times so the children can perfect them.
Wai Lana teaches in a very interactive way; for instance, she has kids blow up a balloon and slowly let the air out of it to show them how to breathe correctly while doing the poses.
This playful workout has kids pretending to be cobras, bears, butterflies, and beetles as they stretch and strengthen their growing bodies.
As we hear more reports of the growing obesity of children, it seems important to get kids moving in any way possible.Wai Lana’s Little Yogis is a great way to introduce fitness to your kids.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 29, 2003
