Mystery Pose: A Yoga Guessing Game

Mystery Pose: A Yoga Guessing Game

2021 International Book Awards: Award-Winning Finalist, Children's Mind/Body/Spirit Books Category It's time to play a guessing game! A book and game rolled into one, children will delight in following the clues to guess all of the yoga poses. Colorful illustrations and rhyming poems help children gleefully discover the yoga pose hiding on the next page. This adorable book includes 18 child-friendly yoga poses and ends with an inspiring relaxation. Mystery Pose is a playful introduction to yoga for young children. "Andrea Creel's Mystery Pose is a delightfully light-hearted romp through 18 yoga poses. Clever rhyming verse describes each pose, which the reader can guess before turning the page to see the pose illustrated. Talented young artist Deran Deegala's illustrations are a whimsical bonus which reflect diversity. Children and adults alike are sure to enjoy this playful book!" - Dr. Lauren Rubenstein, JD, PsyD, RYT, Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Teacher, and Author of Visiting Feelings "Cleverly written and delightfully illustrated, Mystery Pose is colorful, imaginative, and inclusive; a great book for inspiring any child's interest in yoga." - Hari-kirtana das, Yoga Teacher and Author of In Search of the Highest Truth: Adventures in Yoga Philosophy "I have a feeling that this book is going to be a part of every kids yoga teacher's kit. It is a great addition to every yoga lesson and a wonderful way to engage children to practice yoga" - Shlomi Almoslinos, Author of Yogi on a Journey "As a pediatrician, I'm always looking for creative ways to help kids fall in love with healthy habits. Mystery Pose is exactly that--a beautiful, engaging book that puts the fun in fitness and inspires children to be mentally and physically strong, whether they realize it or not!" - Dr. Steve Silvestro, Pediatrician, Host of The Child Repair Guide Podcast "Andrea Creel's Mystery Pose: A Yoga Guessing Game , captures the playful curiosity that is at the heart of yoga...the use of a guessing game to cue poses is so creative and fun...Children will enjoy learning the Sanskrit words for the poses along with the delightful descriptions. I work with a diverse patient population so I was happy to see children of all colors and ethnicities represented throughout the book. I can't wait to introduce this book to my pediatric patients!" - Lauren M. Dome, RN, MSN, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Specialist, and Registered Yoga Instructor RYT500 "Andrea Creel has written a fun, engaging guessing game for kids. Children at this age are excited to be able to decode puzzles...the guessing game is a perfect way to keep them engaged and interested in a yoga lesson. The illustrations are fun. The rhymes simple. The flow is cute. I would recommend this book to anyone working with kids to get them moving" - Lara Hocheiser, Founder of Flow & Grow Kids Yoga, Author of Mindfulness for Beginners in 10 Minutes a Day "Kids and families will enjoy reading together and trying to guess the poses while being in the poses. The author's words are incredibly poetic and almost musical! I feel like I am moving gracefully through a vinyasa flow as I read the story. The illustrations by Deran Deegala are really wonderful. The pictures are inviting and empowering!" - Kim Hughes CCC-SLP, Certified Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist and Co-Founder of Talk Yoga, Speech and Language Therapy + Yoga "This book is a fun and creative way to introduce and do some yoga! The poems are great for new and seasoned yogis alike, as they try to figure out which pose goes with each description. Fun for kids, great for adults, and a great way to share some yoga with your littlest friends." - Mariela Gomez, Children's Yoga Teacher and Owner of My Little Light Yoga "Andrea Creel has written an engaging, whimsical and beautiful 'invitation' for children to express their appreciation of yoga through language and movement...A skillful series of lessons on building and celebrating a child's practice with playfulness and compassion, framed within vibrant illustrations by Deran Deegala." - Linda Lang C-IAYT, E-RYT, Certified Yoga Therapist, Symposium Director for Therapeutic Yoga of Greater Washington, the Smithsonian's Medical Yoga Symposium, and Advisory Council Member for the International Association of Yoga Therapists Andrea Creel, MSW, LMSW, E-RYT 200 (Author) is a registered yoga teacher and the founder of Shining Kids Yoga. She loves creating games, songs, and stories to make yoga fun and accessible to children. Andrea lives in Maryland in a home filled with pink walls, purple sofas, a cuddly cat, and the world's best son.  Deran Deegala (Illustrator) is an aspiring young digital artist who loves doing freestyle drawings and drawing original creations. He is an honor roll student at his middle school and enjoys empathizing with people. Besides art, he enjoys playing video games, reading, and spending time w