Browse through Scholastic India’s latest offering, My Book Of Yoga by Ira Trivedi, and the cute illustrations (by Kanika Anand and Mansi Shah) of Om, the yoga dog, stretching, bending and kneeling to perform different asanas like Tummy Sandwich and Butterfly will make you smile. He’s got company too; there’s Prana, the frog, who showcases breathing exercises and Moksha, the elephant providing techniques to achieve mindfulness. “The book is meant for kids from five years and above. So, these characters give yoga a fresh spin, especially for young people, who may think that yoga is stale, boring and something that the grandparents do. However, adults, too, can benefit from the book as it provides comprehensive lesson plans and easy-to-read instructions,” says Trivedi, who comes armed with Acharya training from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, and is the founder of Namami Yoga, an NGO that aspires to teach yoga to underprivileged children.

Hashmin Currimbhoy (centre) practises the Bow pose at a yoga session with kids aged three to six