Nursery World - Deep breath

Early years practitioners are learning exercises that can transform a classroom of young children. Dan Levy reports through the process Yoga is often seen as the preserve of celebrity fitness programmes, or adults seeking serenity after a tiresome working week. But June Rowlands has developed a training programme to allow early years practitioners to bring yogic benefits to the most miniature of budding Buddhas.

Yoga is often seen as the preserve of celebrity fitness programmes, or adults seeking serenity after a tiresome working week. But June Rowlands has developed a training programme to allow early years practitioners to bring yogic benefits to the most miniature of budding Buddhas.

'It started as something that I wanted to give to teachers, something that I felt that they could benefit from when the school system is stretching them so much,' explains June.

'I created a programme that I could put sensitively into the hands of teachers who would be able to manage it and handle it.

'I'm not making them yoga teachers; what I'm giving them is yoga that they can use in the classroom.'

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