Andrea Cerutti is an educator, children's yoga instructor and mother to 3 children that has been working with children for over 35 years.
She has a profound passion for empowering children, building positive self-esteem and self-concept and creating resilience and compassion.
She believes that spreading love and kindness leads to both educator and student wellness as well as student and school success.
YogaLady arose from students calling her "The YogaLady!"
2000+ students taught children's yoga
80+ children's yoga videos (recorded)
6 OCSB schools | 300+ classes | 6 workshops
Elementary school teacher
35 years Working with children
23 years Health, Wellness & Yoga
10 years City of Ottawa Recreation Culture
Certifications
200 hours - Canadian Yoga Alliance Certified
Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (2019)
Certified Children's Yoga Instructor (2008)
Reiki Master Certification (2008)
Degrees
Elementary & Intermediate Brevet
Bachelor's of Education | McGill (1997)
James McGill Award | Magna Cum Laude
Psychology (Major) & Linguistics (Minor)
Bachelor's of Arts | McGill (1994)
Yoga Poses
Children's yoga involves gentle yoga poses that represent animals (e.g. dog or cow) or use names of the adult yoga poses (e.g. Warrior II or Tree).
Our videos focus on having fun, in a safe manner, while growing emotionally and physically. Students do not need to be bendy like in gymnastics.
Here is a list of some yoga poses found in our videos:
"Downward Dog"
A great pose to elongate the arms and increase strength while students' lift their hips.
"Turtle" Pose
A fun pose to open up a students' hip area and increase flexibility in their back as they reach forward with their arms.
"Cobra" Pose
A fun pose that stretches a students' upper back and increases flexibility in the abdomen and rib area.
"Frog" Pose
A fun pose that gently opens a students' hips and gently stretches the legs and hips.
"Cow" Pose
A gentle pose for a small stretch to a students' lower back. A great warm-up counter pose to "Cat".
"Cat" Pose
A fun pose that stretches a students' upper back and increases flexibility in the abdomen and rib area.
"Tree" Pose
A fun pose that stretches a students' upper back and increases flexibility in the abdomen and rib area.
"Butterfly" Pose
A fun pose that gently opens a students' hips and gently stretches the arms.
Our belief is that student wellness is critical to student success.
Our videos strive to build emotional intelligence, acceptance, love, kindness and more while using yoga to exercise.
In addition to yoga class videos we provide non-yoga student wellness videos to promote wellness at school.
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