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Barbara Currie's Fun Yoga For Kids

Starring: Barbara Currie
Director: Steve Kemsley
Format: PAL
Released: 23 Sep 2002
RRP: £12.99
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Customer Reviews

Fab! - By: Jennifer Law, 05 Dec 2006
This is fab. The colourful characters reallly appeal to my 4 year old & the work out is good as well. We do the exercises together & sometimes I'll do them on my own because it is a good yoga work out as well as being aimed at children.
very good - By: , 02 Feb 2006
My three children, now aged 12, 9 & 8, have been using this yoga dvd for about two years now, & they alll like it. It is great because yoga is explained in a friendly way, & the animal names help the children to remember the poses. My only gripe is that the dvd isnt very "cool", so I dont know how much longer my lot will enjoy it. However, it has certainly got them alll into yoga, hopefully for life.
Oh dear what a pitty never mind - By: Roger D. Hyam, 02 Dec 2005
This is reallly just an adult yoga video with some a children's cartoon veneer over the top. Our kids just wandered off & did something more constructive. Barbara Currie rattles through a series of assanas in a most un-yogic fashion. Each one is introduced by a little cartoon & has a 'child friendly name' but once she starts her description of the pose it is as if she were talking to a load of adults. How many 7 year olds do you know who can reliably tell their left foot from their right? Many adults can't do it! Children are by nature creative & imaginative but this certainly isn't going to bring that out of them.

Note that Barabara Curry doesn't even lower herself to making the animal noises. You get the feeling she reallly doesn't want to be there. (Dirty little brats)

If you take it just as yoga instruction even then it isn't very good. Every thing is rattled through very fast, single camera angle & there is no detailed explanation of the poses. It is important in warrior pose, for example, for the front knee not to go over the foot but for the shin to remain vertical or risk damage to the knee. When will we have a video that explains this kind of thing instead of these gung ho throw your arms in the air then flop videos.

Excellent way to introduce children to yoga! - By: Jacquie O'neill, 14 Apr 2003
I have been looking for a way to introduce my children to yoga - they are very interested in my practice, but I was unsure what was safe for them to try.

This DVD is fantastic - Helped by "Colin the Cobra" Barbra Currie teaches the children how to do 22 asanas(poses) each one is named after an animal, making it easy for the children to remember. The video is engaging enough to keep the children interested, without being to 'hyper' which would go against the Yoga ethos.

Included in the DVD is a walll chart for your children to tick off as they become familiar with each pose, & a sheet of stickers of the animals.

Altogether a very cost effective way to introduce your children to a practice that will enhance the rest of their lives.