Yoga 4 Kids gives kids balance, relaxation

The Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library holds Yoga 4 Kids once a month, giving children a chance to find their center — and have fun doing it.

Caytlinn Batal
Gloucester County Living
2 min readFeb 26, 2017

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To test how flat her back is, Ada Briggs, 7, balances a tennis ball on the back of Ava Powers, 6.
Yoga students stretch and practice breathing techniques at Yoga 4 Kids at the Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library. From left at Toni Carcillo, 7, Makayla Waysome, 8, Chloe Gaskin, 8, Molly Gaskin, 7, and Diane Bonagura, yoga instructor.
The children say, “moo,” while in the cow pose. From left is Diane Bonagura, instructor, Giada Grasso, 9, Noella Smith, 6, Ada Briggs, 7, Ava Powers, 6, Madison Fritzsch, 8, Sanaa Rodwell-Simon, 6, Molly Gaskin, 7, Chloe Gaskin, 8, and Toni Carcillo, 7.
Yoga students test their balance and strength while outstretching opposite arms and legs.
Chloe Gaskin, 8, balances a tennis ball on the instructor’s, Diane Bonagura, back. Seen behind them is Giada Grasso, 9.
Noella Smith, left, and Sanaa Rodwell-Simon sit back to back for some partner activities.
Noella Smith, left, and Sanaa Rodwell-Simon, center, work together to try to stand up while interlocking arms. Instructor Diane Bonagura, right, cheers the girls on.

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Caytlinn Batal
Gloucester County Living

Editor for The Washington Township Sun and The Mullica Hill Sun