chakradance kids™ is a Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) program, designed to assist children of primary-school age with lessons, tools and skills that will help them to navigate life’s challenges with greater understanding (of themselves & others), and greater resilience.
The program comprises 9 x one-hour lessons, each using a carefully-structured mix of stories, music, movement and creative art. Children absolutely love these classes! Chakradance™ Kids is a modern movement therapy modality that blends ancient healing traditions to nurture the whole child.
We focus on fostering creativity, imagination, and self-expression through play, while supporting the development of the child’s physical, mental, emotional, and energy bodies.
Naga’s Curse
Aloka & the Wolf
Namiko & THE Stormwave
Takeo & THE Firestone
Meraki & the TROLL
The stories have been written to teach important life lessons in ways that children can understand, and find engaging. They then get to ‘feel’ their way into each story by embodying the characters in a music and movement session, before expressing their feelings about the story in a piece of creative art.
Relaxation and emotional self-management techniques such as belly breathing and mindfulness are also taught in these classes. Classes follow the same format each time, each focusing on a different theme and learning experience.
This first 9-class series is woven around the story of a friendly dragon called Naga, who unfortunately has forgotten who he is. Class by class, the children help him to remember, while learning important lessons about themselves along the way.
Through original music, modern fairytales, expressive movement, mandala-based art, meditation, and breath awareness, Chakradance™ Kids provides a magical space for children to discover who they truly are. Our classes reflect the real-life challenges children face today, offering them tools to explore and express their inner worlds.
Step inside a class, and you’ll see children sweeping away dragon sneezes with feathers, moving like wolves, creating art in a magic circle, or reaching for the sky like a forest of trees.
Kyoshi’s Magical song
Katami & THE StarseedS
Paiku’s Golden Wing
Naga’s Party
Classes
The Chakradance Kids Classes are a fun and imaginative way for Children to find their “inner mojo” and learn healthy ways to exercise and express their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.
Chakradance Kids Stories are woven in magic and healing intention, leading children on magical journeys of self-discovery.
The story of Naga: themes
Class 1: Introduction to Naga
Class 2: Learning to trust instincts
Class 3: Learning to manage emotions
Class 4: Self-confidence and self-esteem
Class 5: Compassion and kindness
Class 6: Speaking our truth
Class 7: Imagination and dreams
Class 8: Self-awareness
Class 9: Integration and celebration
“Children require long, uninterrupted periods of play and exploration”
~ Jean Piaget
About your Facilitator
I have a passion for engaging in the minds and hearts of children; tuning into their innocence and presence of the now. As a child, I was blessed with time to explore my imagination and tap into my inner world through play.
I believe that every child has the absolute potential to tap into their inner self and develop into a self-empowered being; I love showing children how to share a breath, find their Heart space and explore their imaginations.
THE CHAKRA SYSTEM
Where energy intelligence begins!
The Chakradance™ Kids energetic philosophy follows the map of the seven main energy centres, called chakras. These energy centres are integrated with the physical body, running in a vertical column from the base of the spine, to just above the crown of the head.
The word ‘chakra’ is a Sanskrit word that translates to ‘wheel.’ According to ancient eastern philosophy dating back more than four thousand years, a chakra or wheel is a spinning sphere of bio-energetic energy that emanates from specific areas in and around the body.
Each chakra is like a realm, vibrating to different sound and colour frequencies. They contain their own biological makeup and are energetically connected to specific glands, organs and hormones in the body.
In every moment of life, from the point of conception, we are gathering information, processing, storing and responding to our environment, physically, mentally, emotionally and energetically.