By Alesha Capone
Point Cook mother Regina Cajucom is using technology to connect young people with yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regina, director of Namaste Yogis, said that before the pandemic regulations came in, she was teaching yoga to children – from the age of two through to high-school students – at YMCAs, early learning centres, kindergartens and schools across the west.
With more than 1300 children’s yoga classes under her belt, Regina said that the pandemic lockdown had forced her to “think outside the box” about how she could deliver lessons online.
Regina said she wanted to keep classes interactive, rather than pre-recorded, so she was using the Zoom video conferencing platform.
“It’s a good activity for children needing a break from online learning,” she said.
“It helps them focus and it instils a sense of calmness”
Regina said her children’s classes incorporated yoga poses, breathing and games, including some suggested by her own two daughters, who are aged six and 10 years.
“When you teach kids, it’s so different to adults,” she said.
“It’s just a different feeling, afterwards – you’re allowed to be silly, loud, soft and fun, while at the same time teaching them some valuable self regulation skills that they can use for the rest of their lives you just go, ‘Wow, what an awesome, fulfilling class’.”
In addition to offering childrens, family and adult yoga, Regina will be running a free Kids Yoga session for primary-school aged children through the Wyndham Together website from 11-11.30am on May 23.
Details: www.namasteyogis.com.au to book, or www.facebook.com/namasteyogis.com.au/
