Yoga allows students to strengthen their bodies, relieve stress, and concentrate better while opening their minds to lifelong fitness possibilities.

This series includes a balance of intermediate and advanced yoga poses with progressions and differentiation for each exercise to ensure all students succeed. Geared for Grade 9 to Grade 12 students, this series promises to develop core strength, flexibility, balance, and concentration.

These sturdy charts can be used by teachers to customize cardiorespiratory, speed, agility, balance, and resistance routines to suit their students' current fitness level. Newly designed, these new charts will make it easy for teachers to deliver Daily Physical Activity (DPA) sessions and Fitness Blasts that are safe, fun, and personalized to meet the needs of all students.

Click here to watch a CBC news story about yoga classes being taught in Atlantic Canada. Chart developer, Jenny Kierstead was interviewed for the story.

Set Developer

Jenny Kierstead

Centering Pose

• 1. Wisdom Pose

Standing Poses

• 2. Mountain Pose
• 3. Intense Forward Stretch
• 4. Downward Facing Dog
• 5. Warrior 1
• 6. Warrior 2
• 7. Powerful Pose
• 8. Lunge Pose
• 9. Extended Triangle
• 10. Revolved Triangle
• 11. Extended Side Angle
• 12. Intense Side Stretch
• 13. Wide-Legged Forward Bend

Standing Balance Poses

• 14. Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Posture
• 15. Half-Moon Balance Pose
• 16. Dancer Pose

Core Cultivation Poses

• 17. Complete Boat Pose
• 18. High Plank Pose
• 19. Four-Limbed Staff Pose

Arm Balance Poses

• 20. Arm Pressure Pose
• 21. Dolphin Pose
• 22. Side Plank Pose

Backbending Poses

• 23. Upward Facing Dog
• 24. Locust Pose
• 25. Bow Pose
• 26. Camel Pose
• 27. Upward Bow Pose
• 28. Garland/Yogic Squat
• 29. Bound Angle Pose
• 30. One-Legged Pigeon Pose

Seated Poses

• 31. Staff Pose
• 32. Knee-to-Head Pose
• 33. Western Forward Fold
• 34. Sage Marichi Pose

Supine Poses

• 35. Abdominal Twisting Pose
• 36. Happy Baby Pose

Restorative Poses

• 37. Inverted Action/Legs-up-the-Wall Pose
• 38. Supine Bound Angle Pose
• 39. Child's Pose
• 40. Corpse Pose

Teacher In-Service Program

School boards using these resources will have access to video demonstrations and workshops by expert trainers providing tips for successful implementation.

Expanded Teachers Manual

• Detailed instruction of each exercise
• Modification and progression for each movement (beginning, middle, and end)
• Assessment strategies and training suggestions
• Required equipment, notes and safety tips
• Lesson plans and Fitness/Brain Blast ideas

Online Support for Teachers

• Video tutorials of all exercises with key point described by leading trainers
• Easy to follow "how to" video instruction
• Circuit design templates
• Fitness/brain blast ideas and activity descriptions