Yoga Principle 1: Practice Peace

Surround yourself with love and kindness. Be gentle and peaceful in your thoughts and actions. Be respectful. Show kindness. Do not harm anyone or anything. Practice tolerance.

Avoid: mean or malicious thoughts or actions, ignorance, restlessness, swearing / cussing, selfishness, closed-mindedness (fear resulting from misunderstanding or intolerance breeds anger and hatred), violence

Practice: openness, compassion, love, understanding, patience, self-love

Example #1: Instead of wishing the school bully would be hurt, send him compassion in your thoughts

and actions and watch what happens!

Example #2: You listen to your body as you practice yoga poses. If something hurts, you treat yourself

with kindness and respect by backing off and going only so far as is comfortable and healthy for your

own body, regardless of what everyone else is doing.

Suggested Reading

• The Peace Book, by Todd Parr

• Hey, Little Ant, by Phillip M. Hoose, Hannah Hoose, and Debbie Tilley

• The Colors of Us, by Karen Katz

• Unstoppable Me!, by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Kristina Tracy, and Stacy Heller Budnick

• Zen Shorts, by John J. Muth

• Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis

Excerpted from Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for

Healthier, Happier, More Resilient Children(F+W/Adams Media, 2013) by Lisa Flynn, E-RYT,

RCYT, Founder of ChildLight Yoga® and Yoga 4 Classrooms®.

Practice Peace Surround yourself with love and kindness. Be gentle and peaceful in your thoughts and actions. Be respectful. Show kindness. Do not harm anyone or anything. Practice tolerance.	Be Honest Be truthful in your actions, thoughts, and speech. Tell the truth. Be yourself. Be true to you.	Be Generous Be generous. Share, Don't take what isn't yours.
Practice Moderation Remember to do all things in moderation. Practice self-control.	Be Clean Take care of yourself, body and mind. Take care of your surroundings, community, and earth.	Be Content Be content with yourself. Celebrate your uniqueness, Maintain a positive outook. Have an internal sense of peacefulness. Practice gratefulness.
Work Hard Be disciplined. Always try your best. Establish good habits. Finish what you start. Persevere: Don't give up!	Have Alone Time Be reflective. Spend time with yourself. Know yourself. Take the time for quiet. Be still.

Yoga Principle 1: Practice Peace

Practice Peace

Surround yourself with love and kindness. Be gentle and peaceful in your thoughts and actions. Be respectful. Show kindness. Do not harm anyone or anything. Practice tolerance.

Be Honest

Be truthful in your actions, thoughts, and speech. Tell the truth. Be yourself. Be true to you.

Be Generous

Be generous. Share, Don't take what isn't yours.

Practice Moderation

Remember to do all things in moderation. Practice self-control.

Be Clean

Take care of yourself, body and mind. Take care of your surroundings, community, and earth.

Be Content

Be content with yourself. Celebrate your uniqueness, Maintain a positive outook. Have an internal sense of peacefulness. Practice gratefulness.

Work Hard

Be disciplined. Always try your best. Establish good habits. Finish what you start. Persevere: Don't give up!

Have Alone Time

Be reflective. Spend time with yourself. Know yourself. Take the time for quiet. Be still.