I just wanted to commend Lara Morris on her excellent family yoga class. I attended the April class with my 5-year-old daughter and was extremely impressed.

I've been looking for ways to exercise WITH my daughter since she was a baby. Personally, I've never understood the concept of handing off my child to play or whatever, so I can go to the gym or otherwise exercise. I want to MODEL an active life_style_ to my daughter and I've always enjoyed doing physical activity with her. However, I have found it difficult to find all-ages classes once out of the "mom and tot" stage.

This class was exactly what I was looking for. Many classes that claim to be "family oriented" or "kid friendly" (where they exist at all), seem to be more adult-focused, with the expectation that kids will follow the adults. This class was completely kid-centered, with the result that dd really engaged with it and had a blast. Lara led us through a series of animal moves, stretches and group participation exercises that really captured the essence of yoga breathing and movement. It's possible I didn't get the same strenuous workout I might have in an adults-only class; but on the other hand, because the class captured dd's attention so well, I actually was able to focus on my own postures and breathing surprisingly well.

Best of all, though, my daughter is asking when the next class is and is practicing yoga at home with me. It gives me so much pleasure and satisfaction to admire her perfectly straight back as we salute the sun in the mornings together. Thanks, Lara!

PS: Check HRM Parent for date and time of next family class. I think it's coming up!

Thanks for all the info carfreemama! Just to let people know, the info about the next Family Yoga class is here.