If you are in Arizona or Idaho you can find the games at:
Changing Hands Bookstore (gift boxed pkg.) 6428 S McClintock Dr (McClintock at Guadalupe) Tempe, AZ 85283 480-730-0205 They have terrific games, books and gift items. --------------------------------------- You can find Yoga-Yingo games in Idaho at: Boise Book and Gifts (Classic Set only) 906 W. Main St. Boise Yoga Center 3113 Rose Hill
About the Games: Each kid's yoga game set contains: 12 game boards to be used for individual players or a game board can be used for a team of players; pose cards and a pose instruction card that includes modifications of poses to help those new to yoga or to give greater challenge for those who are more advanced. The game is played similarly to Bingo, except everyone "wins" at the end. Yoga should not be played competitively.
Games are packaged in Ziploc plastic bags to help keep costs down and make the games more affordable for everyone; to make it easy to tote from studio to studio or school to school and to store on a shelf or drawer. Have fun with the kids in your life!
Classic Set: Consists of traditional yoga poses like downward dog, cat, warrior II, tree, spinal twist. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
Item # : 101 Yoga-Yingo-Classic Set Price: $17.99
Farm Set: A hit for the toddler to early elementary age. Add your favorite farm song and have fun doing cow, duck, horse, plow, etc.
Item # : 202 Yoga-Yingo Farm Set Price: $17.99
Nature Set: Consists of poses like half-moon, rainbow, star and sunflower, since some poses are a little more challenging, recommend for ages 6 and up.
A: Games take 10-20 minutes to play with Farm Set being the shortest game as poses are the easiest. Nature Set has the more challenging poses but can be played in 15-20 minutes if crunched for time or have only a handful of kids playing. If you want to extend game play longer you may want to extend time on each pose. I like to start with the simpler variations and then have the kids try the harder variations of each pose and hold poses for longer times with their favorite variation.
Q: I have more than 12 kids in my class, how can we play the game?
A: You have 3 options: a) Divide the kids into teams and each team gets a card, b) play one card and have kids take turns picking pose cards, finding pose on game card, etc. ( I have found this the best method for large group demonstrations) or c) use more than one set which could be the same set or another set altogether ie. Nature and Classic Set. Although, this would make for a more traditional "Bingo"style game as not everyone will "win"at the same time. There are some overlap of poses between the sets ie. Tree Pose is in both Nature and Classic Sets and Downward Dog is in Farm and Classic Sets. All sets begin in Tadasana (Mountain) and end in Child's pose.
New 4th Possibility: Order extra game boards. Cost is $1/per gameboard. Contact me direct to replace or order additional gameboards or cards.
FYI: Replacement pose cards available at 50 cents ea. or $5.00 for set.
GAME PLAY TIP: Rubberband markers in groups of 10 to hand out for easier set up. Kids can place rubberbands on right or left wrist during play so you can teach right/left discimination or use as a cue during the game.