Class Schedule

FAMILY / Adults & KIDS YOGA – see workshops* below

Fall 2022 ‘In person’ & Virtual YOGA SCHEDULE

Kidding Around Yoga with Sherri is now ‘In person’/ OUTDOORS & ON -LINE through ZOOM!!!

Mondays
**Bethany Community School – after school / PARKS & REC – KIDS YOGA!! Dates – Sept – December’22 (3:30 – 4:30PM) Grades – (K-6)Contact Anthony CoFrancesco to register your children at (203) 314-0820 OR. email: acofrancesco@bethany-ct.com for payment & online registration

PRIVATE Family YOGA
‘Virtual’ – on ZOOM. – Monday evenings 6:15pm ((Ask Sherri for Days & Times – Private yoga classes/ events are available – for your family))****See below for Payment & Registration Details****

Tuesday afternoons
COMMUNITY FAMILY CLASSES / Yogi & YOU – Milford Library, 57 New Haven Ave.Tues, Oct. 25th – an ‘UN’Spooky Halloween Yoga class (10:30-11:30am)Tues, Nov. 1st – Pumpkin Patch Yoga class (10:30-11:30am)

After-School Yoga -Ansonia Middle School (3:45 – 4:30pm)Grades 6-8, Dates: Oct. 18th – Dec. 20th) //. Contact Ashley Preneta for Registration

CALLING ALL ADULTS / Parents & Educators…….. Oct. 11th – Nov. 29th

***’Virtual’ Gentle Adult Evening series – Balance Your Chakras – 6-7:00 pm. weekly throughout the Fall***. Chakras are energy centers that reside in our auric body surrounding our physical body. There are 7 magnetic forces of energy from our root to crown of the head. Through Breath, Yoga & Meditation – we can balance our Chakras, finding a peaceful state and increased wellness. 

DROP- INs WELCOME
Register for each class independently of others- Not necessary to register for whole series ***contact Sherri for payment / registration to receive the Zoom link*** (see more details below)

Wednesday
Woodbridge Library – OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY  Family Yogi & YOU classes bi-weekly – Fall’ 22Dates: Sept. 7, and 21, Oct. 12 and 26, Nov. 9 & 23 (11 – 11:45am )

Cong. Mishkan Israel – After Pre – School Yoga Yeladim classes
Pre- KAY Yoga Yeladim Series
ages 3-5 (10 wk Series – Sept.14 – Nov. 30th )
weekly classes at 1:00pm

This class is simply magical ! Stretch, Dance & Strike poses. Yoga Games, Mindfulness exercises & Dramatic play through YOGA –  – Bringing the Jewish Holidays & values to LIFE at CMI – Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden,

West Woods Elementary School, Hamden, CT
Wednesday
After- School Kids Yoga with Sherri. grades ( K-4 )( Oct.12 – Nov. 9th ) – 5 week series /Times: 3:30 – 4:45pm in the Music Room.

THURSDAY
Thursday After- School KIDS Yoga with Sherri. (( Sept.29 – Dec.8th) – 9 week seriesSpring Glen Elementary School, Hamden, CTTimes: 3:30 – 4:45pm in the Music Room. (Grades K – 3) Register online through 6 Crickets

Fridays
Fox Run Elementary School – 8:30am – 12:30pm. – YOGA & Mindfulness Coaching – Grades K – 5 //. Weekly Instruction throughout the school year.

Synagogue SUNDAYS:
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM, Hamden  Family Outreach monthly program – (Ages 2-5)Yoga Yeladim /Storytime/ Judaica Craft (9:45 – 11am)Dates: Oct. 9, 2022, Nov. 13th, Dec. 18th – Chanukah party, Jan.22, 2023, Feb 12th, March 12th & April 23rd

Experience the Jewish Holidays & Values through YOGA & Movement !!!Congregation Mishkan Israel Hebrew School, Hamden, CT – Yoga Yeladim

Dates: Nov.6th (9-10:30am) Sh’mirat Hague values & Feb.5th,2023 – TuB’shevat/ Tikkun Olam theme

10:30am. – Private ‘Virtual’ Adult Yogalates- Strength & core building class

Call or email Sherri for payment and to receive the URL link and passcode to join her Virtual – ZOOM yoga classes Contact Sherri for registration (203) 214-3587 or Sherri@kiddingaroundyoga.com

Please pay for classes with a personal check, Venmo – @Sherri-Sosensky OR Paypal – Sherri@kiddingaroundyoga.com

 *** Currently booking ‘VIRTUAL’ On- line

KAY YOGA Birthday Parties

& Girl Scout Special Events/Classes-

Earn your KAY Yoga FUN Patch NOW!!

*** Contact Sherri to plan your own private or group ZOOM yoga party/ class in the safety of your own home. ****

Birthday Parties

NOW offering LIVE Outdoor YOGA Birthday Parties &/or ‘Virtual’ through ZOOM.

Girl Scouts

Hello local Scouts and neighborhood leaders!

I would love the opportunity to introduce the Science of Yoga to your troop/den and help them earn a Yoga Fun Patch.

While teaching the Science of Yoga, KAY provides a curriculum that is specifically designed to help children be active, learn to relax, improve focus, and have FUN in a non-competitive environment. I will offer a class customized for your troop level, which can include a special scout story, meditation techniques, games, activities, and much more!

I teach all troop/den levels and can even do private sessions as well.

I look forward to hearing from your organization to schedule a class soon.

SUMMER 2023 SESSION

TBA…..(Contact Sherri if you’re interested in Summer Yoga Camp).

Media

Students place their hands in Namaste and pass energy across the circle as they zip, zap, or zop a friend. As one practices and continues to play, he/she becomes better focused and mindful in general.

Om — & L’Chaim!

by Paul Bass – New Haven Independent
Oct 13, 2016
I was asked to appear on WNHH 103.5 FM New Haven Independent/ Chai Haven to speak about my Kidding Around Yoga & Yoga Yeladim programs I’m offering to Children at neighboring schools and temples, JCCs, etc.

Sherri Sosensky knows little kids get antsy in class. So she figured out how to help them breathe and focus while they learn about the Bible or the Hebrew alphabet.

Sosensky found the answer in yoga. And she shares that answer with kids and families throughout our area.

This fall, Sosensky is teaching… read more.

Click the above sound file to listen to the full interview with Sosensky on WNHH radio’s “Chai Haven” program.

And click here to find out more about her and her programs.

Woodbridge teacher brings Judaism to life — through yoga

By Cindy Mindell – WOODBRIDGE
October 5th, 2016

Acting out a Torah portion or celebrating a Jewish holiday, Sherri Sosensky brings yoga to the Jewish classroom as a way to make Judaism come alive for children.

“I am so passionate about my yoga practice, its physical and emotional benefits and how it has positively affected my life in so many ways,” says Sosensky, who discovered… read more.

October is Mindfulness Month

How do we raise thoughtful, compassionate, emotionally healthy children? It’s a question many parents and caregivers ask in this fast-paced world of smart phones, social media, and the go-go-go pace of modern life. We do it with a daily yoga, breathing or mindfulness practice of course! Here is your daily practice to do with your kids, friends, family or students of ALL AGES. Enjoy! *Be sure to share your mindfulness practice with us by using our hashtag #MindfulnessMonth when you post on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter*

Join Sherri of Kidding Around Yoga with Sherri for a Mindfulness Game of Zip Zap Zop.  

Zip, Zap, Zop Mindfulness Game
This game teaches mindfulness. Students begin with their hands in ‘Namaste’ at the heart and pass energy across the circle (in the form of zip, zap, zop). They need to make eye contact with the person they’re sending the energy to. If one is not mindful and is not paying attention, he might zip instead of zop, etc. This person would be ‘out’ of the game. The game continues until there is 1 very mindful child left as the winner! (If playing with younger children, I modify and do not eliminate any players. We simply play for fun and practice focusing.)

Benefits:
The benefits one receives from playing this game is simply playing because it is so much fun!! However, more importantly, is gaining the ability to focus while practicing playing this game over and over again. Thus the child learns to pay attention, ignore external distractions and therefore, becomes more mindful in general.

Sherri Sosensky is a Certified & Licensed Kidding Around Yoga (KAY) Children’s Yoga Instructor. Sherri has been practicing Yoga for over 15 years. She continuously strives to broaden her knowledge base and increase her skills. Sherri earned her 200-hour Adult Yoga Teacher Certification through Lotus Gardens Yoga School in 2017. Sherri recently became certified in Senior and Chair Yoga to enable all to enjoy the richness of Yoga’s many benefits. She can be found teaching Kids, Teens and Family Yoga classes all over the community at public, and private Elementary schools. You’ll find her at local Pre-schools-Temple Beth Sholom & Mishkan Israel in Hamden, CT, Phoenix yoga & wellness studio in Seymour, CT and Your Community Yoga Center in Hamden, CT. She can also be found teaching at summer day camps, the Jewish Community Center, JTE (Jewish Teen Education) Programming and religious Hebrew schools where she teaches Torah Yoga and brings the Jewish Holidays to life through the KAY Yoga Yeladim program.

You can find Sherri here:
https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/licensee/sherri
www.Facebook.com/Sherri.Sosensky
Instagram – @kaysherrisos

Mindfulness Month: Yoga for Kids & Families was created by Lani Rosen-Gallagher of Full of Joy Yoga and Susan Fried of Budding Buddhas Kids Yoga as a way to bring the daily practice of yoga, mindfulness and breathing to kids and their families.

Logo by: Renaissance Web Solutions
Writing by: Sarah Henderson
Social Media Posts by:  Kimberly Fujitaki of Little Heroes Yoga
Video Promo by: Benjamin Hecht

You can find more info about Mindfulness Month: Yoga for Kids & Families and all the videos using the links below.