Fly Like a Butterfly by Shakta Kaur Khalsa is a child's introduction to yoga, interlaced with stories, songs and quiet time. Written with the complete beginner in mind, the book is designed for parents to read along with their children. Older children can read by themselves using the step-by-step photographs as a guide.

From the Author How This "Butterfly" Came To Fly Greetings to you! I am Shakta Kaur Khalsa, the author of "Fly Like A Butterfly: Yoga For Children". I am very pleased that you are interested in my book. It shows that you care deeply about the quality of life for your children. And that makes me happy.

I have been teaching children's yoga since 1981, when I became a Montessori teacher. I had been practicing yoga for many years myself, and realized that children could effortlessly reap the benefits of yoga, as long as it could speak to them. So in my classroom, I created a fun, imaginative style of yoga that had children hopping around the room as"ribbiting" frogs, hissing as cobra snakes, and balancing on one leg as tall trees.

The class would then culminate in a dramatic change of energy. These children who had just been robustly exercising would lie down on the floor totally still, eyes closed. I would then give them the tools to paint peaceful, relaxing pictures in their minds and hearts. Their breath became the ocean---inhaling waves upon the shore, exhaling and the waves returned to the sea. As they gently brought themselves back to the classroom, I could tell they had touched that still, calm center of themselves.

My assistant, seeing the transformation, began begging me to do it with them every day. And that's how it started! More and more friends and teachers urged me to give these tools, these treasures, to the world. And that's how this book came to be. Enjoy it with my best regards.