Books with author J L Ayodele

The Vital Tree Project:The VITAL TREE PROJECT is a simple concept aimed primarily at children aged 3 – 7 years old. The technique is to develop focus, kindness and concentration whilst at the same time experiencing a direct connection with nature and the importance of humans maintaining a relationship with the environment.What is it?In it’s most basic form:- A school registers to be a participating VT school.- The school receives, purchases or uses an existing TREE.- The school or each class (depending on number of students) designates a (minimum) 5-minute window to sit together around the TREE.- For 5 minutes the students and teachers sit silently and focus on the breath exchange with the TREE. - The teacher can additionally practice simple exercises with the students to help build understanding of the importance of trees and breath, sharpen mental focus, increase concentration and develop kindness and a sense of community.These books are part of the extensions available for this project, but, and they can also be used in their own individual contexts as stories and exercises for the classroom or the home. The first 2 books, Little Tree 1 and 2 can also be used as a script for creative drama classes and school shows.The second 2 books are immersive and experiential with suggestions, exercises and questions that the teacher or parent can use to involve the child in the physical practices suggested in the stories... And it is not restricted to children, it is encouraged for the adults to join in too and experiment alongside the children!"Little Tree" (1 and 2)Little Tree is happy, loving and kind. One day, something very strange happens and Little Tree starts finding breathing very difficult. All his Tree friends are terrified and no one has a clue what to do! In an attempt to save their friend, all of the Trees run off to find ways to help save Little Tree. Will anything work? The answer is one that none of the Trees could have expected!"Gold to Gold"How can we practice kindness, gratitude and love? Gold to Gold helps children (and adults) to visualise the expansion of the electro-magnetic field of the heart. With questions and exercises to practice throughout the book, working from the local level of family, friends and our home: planet earth and radiating past the outer reaches of the universe into non-locality and then most importantly, back inside to understand how to love, be kind to and grateful for ourselves."Breathe like me…"Little Tree is back and this time he has brought animals from all over the world! They have come to show Little Tree lots of different ways to breathe and they want you to join in too!Learn how to take BIG Bear Breaths, Mini Mouse Breaths, Hissing Snake, Buzzing Bee, Long and Loud, Short and Soft, the list goes on, who knew there were so many different ways to breathe! This book can be used to explore lots of breathing practices or as a tool to focus on one at a time, as part of the extension exercises for the Vital Tree Project, in the classroom or at home! 'Breathe like me' can also be used in other contexts like yoga or meditation classes with children, to support therapeutic techniques, subjects that explore wellness and emotions in early childhood.

Pirouette in the wind, Jazz Slide on the icy pond, Roll like a snowball and leap like lightning! The Weather Dance is a book for Little Dancers and Little Learners! It was first created as a focal point for an Early Years Dance and Movement Curriculum. It serves as a fun story, a journey in learning about weather and as a set of dance moves that can be integrated into a presentation!Have fun at home practicing the movements and keeping fit and healthy. Use the story in the classroom to break up seated activities in a structured way to get the body twisting and turning. Read it with your Tots Dance Class and as a resource to work towards a small presentation of new moves, new dance vocabulary and vocalising with confidence on stage!Through the book there are questions that challenge the Little Dancers to try out the moves they can see on the page, maybe one by one, maybe all together, the exercises can be used as solo choreography, across the floor and corner work, in cannon or in unison! Whether you are at home, at school or in the dance studio, it is amazing to move your body with other people, dance with a partner and move to the music. Do not attempt any moves you do not understand. More information can be found online or at www.littleyogiuniverse.com contact page. Love our world, love your body, love to learn!

Ever wondered what is hiding inside a black hole...? SURPRISE... YOU ARE!Join Dave and go on a journey through the UNIVERSE in search of supernovae, creating black holes. Are you brave enough to go inside, turning into Spaghetti and Star Dust!?Will you be lost forever...?This is a children's book for children AND adults! On one had it is a FUN SPACE ADVENTURE!On the other hand, it is based on a theory that a seed within a seed, or Universe/s within a Universe is the infinite fractal formation of the cosmos. That the Big Bang that we believe(d) was the origin of our universe, was the opposite-reaction product expanding from the supermassive black hole of another universe and so on, making our infinite space, merely another dimension of the infinite cosmos. We can observe parallel occurrences in this universe, on planet earth, in nature, in humans, our inventions and even in theoretical sub-atomic particles. This is one of many theories on space, it is NOT SCIENTIFIC FACT. There are no solid experiments or equations to support this idea, however, there are infinite discoveries of what lies beyond and before our universe are yet to be had - but we are uncovering new wonders every day and the more children that Love to Learn, the more we will know. This is simply a musing of a very curious, sub-conscious mind.

MAGIC, ADVENTURE and IMAGINATION! Ted dreams of becoming a magician and one day, he decides to travel the world to learn from the best magician around and collect all their tricks. He takes a bag of balloons to exchange for his lessons in magic and bravely embarks on his first adventure... To SINGAPORE!Follow Ted, see the sights in Singapore and learn magic along with his new magician friends.Be blown away with magic hoops, disappearing cloths, card tricks and more! Practice along with Ted and build your box of tricks too!This book was originally created and used for a project in The Singapore Children's Hospital. Accompanying the book, a magician and two actors brought the story to life and performed the magic tricks mentioned in the story! The book can be used as a fun tale adventure, to motivate aspiring little-magicians, to be read alongside the performance or practice of the story and magic tricks. They are simple and easy to buy online and hopefully can, one day be included with a re-edit of the book!The profits of this book will go to the www.theflyingseagullproject.com. An amazing charity that take magic, circus and lots of laughter to children all over the world who need it most.

YOGA at the ... FARM! Planting, digging, cleaning, raking, mooing, oinking, mixing, baking. Fields of wheat and fruit so sweet! Animals and swaying trees, muddy puddles? YES PLEASE! We are on the beautiful FARM, Learning and doing at the same time! Take a journey, with your Little Yogi friends, around the fantastic Farm. Discover animals, insects, plants, fruits, vegetables and activities to do at the Farm, all of which help us to move our bodies, breathe and relax!Of the many parts of Yoga, the main points of focus in this book are: ✪ Asana Postures, ✪ Pranayama (Yogic Breathing Techniques), ✪ Meditation, ✪ Gratitude. This book can be used as a fun story or a Kids-Yoga Asana Class (Approximately 45 minutes)!It is also interactive and encourages: ✪ Making noises! ✪ Answering (and asking!) QUESTIONS! ✪ Using the imagination and creativity - acting out the tasks at the Farm.The perfect book for Parents and Children to start a Yoga practice together. For Teachers and Students to warm up or calm down in the classroom, practice mindful thinking and learn about how to be a farmer. For Yoga Studios to use in their Kids Yoga Classes as a fun book, and resource for using through the class. Yoga is life long. When you practice the postures yourself or WITH children, take great care, warm up well, move slowly and do not attempt anything you do not fully understand. If you need extra guidance there are many helpful resources and videos online, you can also visit www.littleyogiuniverse.com for more information. Happy reading, happy practicing and happy (and muddy) adventures at the fabulous Farm! X

5, 4, 3, 2, 1... BLAST OFF!!! To imagination and BEYOND!Meet Rory, a little boy with a HUGE imagination. Tired of day-dreaming, Rory decides to make his dreams a reality and sets to work building a ROCKET from the rocks he finds in his garden. Little does he know that MAGIC can happen at any time and when his rocket starts rumbling he jumps straight in and heads off on a SPACE ADVENTURE!This story concentrates on words beginning with R. Through the pages you can search for the R-words, sound them out and make big noises!This book was written as part of the Evolve Arts: Jesters Early Years - Adventures Curriculum, so is the perfect book for the Home, Classroom or Drama Studio! Turn off the screen, pick up a book and go on a BIG ADVENTURE into the infinity of Space and the importance of Imagination.LOVE to LEARN! "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”- Albert Einstein

Little Joe and the Letter Snow! A book of wishes and wonder for the home and classroom. Little Joe stares out of the window one chilly winters evening and makes a very strange wish. He wishes for snow... but this is no normal snow - it is MAGIC!Shout letters OUT LOUD and turn the snowflakes into funny shapes, objects, food and animals. The perfect resource for sounding out words and letters in a fun and creative way.The Letter Snow can also be used as stimulus for Creative Drama classes and imaginative play.Love to Learn!

YOGA in my HEART! THANK YOU is on the simplest and most powerful phrases and prayers we can ever say. When we are grateful for what we have it allows our hearts to be filled with LOVE rather than lack. 'Yoga in my heart' is a book about giving thanks from our hearts and love to our self and others. It is also a full yoga class (approximately 75 minutes but can be shortened or extended). It is perfect for kids yoga classes or workshops and can also be used in the classroom and in the home! Discover the joys of opening the heart while making different shapes, becoming different plants and animals! Use the brilliant body to bend, stretch, breathe, sing and send lots of love!Of the many parts and paths of Yoga, the main points of focus in this book are: ✪ Bhakti Yoga ✪ Asana Postures, ✪ Pranayama (Yogic Breathing Techniques), ✪ Meditation ✪ Mindful observation of thoughts. The book can be used as a fun story or a Kids-Yoga Asana Class.It is also interactive and encourages: ✪ Making noises! ✪ Answering (and asking!) QUESTIONS! ✪ Self-inquiry and observation of energy ✪ Using the imagination and creativity (e.g. What animals can you be?) The perfect book for Parents and Children to start a Yoga practice together. For Teachers and Students to warm up or calm down in the classroom, practice mindful thinking and learn about different birds. For Yoga Studios to use in their Kids Yoga Classes as a fun book, and resource for using through the class. Yoga is life long. When you practice the postures yourself or WITH children, take great care, warm up well, move slowly and do not attempt anything you do not fully understand. If you need extra guidance there are many helpful resources and videos online, you can also visit www.littleyogiuniverse.com for more information. Happy reading, happy practicing and happy adventures in the infinity of the HEART!

YOGA in my HEART! THANK YOU is on the simplest and most powerful phrases and prayers we can ever say. When we are grateful for what we have it allows our hearts to be filled with LOVE rather than lack. 'Yoga in my heart' is a book about giving thanks from our hearts and love to our self and others. It is also a full yoga class (approximately 75 minutes but can be shortened or extended). It is perfect for kids yoga classes or workshops and can also be used in the classroom and in the home! Discover the joys of opening the heart while making different shapes, becoming different plants and animals! Use the brilliant body to bend, stretch, breathe, sing and send lots of love!Of the many parts and paths of Yoga, the main points of focus in this book are: ✪ Bhakti Yoga ✪ Asana Postures, ✪ Pranayama (Yogic Breathing Techniques), ✪ Meditation ✪ Mindful observation of thoughts. The book can be used as a fun story or a Kids-Yoga Asana Class.It is also interactive and encourages: ✪ Making noises! ✪ Answering (and asking!) QUESTIONS! ✪ Self-inquiry and observation of energy ✪ Using the imagination and creativity (e.g. What animals can you be?) The perfect book for Parents and Children to start a Yoga practice together. For Teachers and Students to warm up or calm down in the classroom, practice mindful thinking and learn about different birds. For Yoga Studios to use in their Kids Yoga Classes as a fun book, and resource for using through the class. Yoga is life long. When you practice the postures yourself or WITH children, take great care, warm up well, move slowly and do not attempt anything you do not fully understand. If you need extra guidance there are many helpful resources and videos online, you can also visit www.littleyogiuniverse.com for more information. Happy reading, happy practicing and happy adventures in the infinity of the HEART!

Time to get MUDDY!Squish, squidge, SQUELCH! MUD is AMAZING! But, if there is one thing that little Marvin doesn’t want to be – it’s muddy!Marvin loves being squeaky clean and his sister Maddie, loves planting, rolling and digging in the mud. Despite her best attempts to get Marvin to join her, Marvin prefers to stay away from getting dirty at all costs!However, an innocent trip to the farm could change everything!This book was originally written for Evolve Arts Jesters: Early /years Adventures curriculum – Our world and Nature. It can be used as a story, as a tool for exercising the imagination in creative drama classes and to learn about mud and how fun it is to sometimes get a bit muddy! Find out more about Evolve www.evolve-arts.com.This book plants a tree in INDIA!Little Yogi Universe is a proud partner of One Tree Planted, Reforesting and planting trees all over the world. www.onetreeplanted.org.Love Nature. Love our Earth. Love to Learn!

Let's discover the BANK! Meet Hank and follow him on a day-in-the-life of a banker. “Hank at the BANK” was first written as part of the Evolve Arts SG Early Years Adventures curriculum. The book is part of an Integral Education series and can be used as a fun story, to learn about banking, or as it was originally created – to go on an adventure to the Bank – put on a hat and tie, get a credit card, use paper money, answer the telephone, operate a till, all with the imagination!A book for the drama class, classroom or home.

Let’s go to the library! Meet Mrs. Look, she loves to learn. One day, while looking out of her window, she sees an empty spot on the lawn! What could she fill it with… A lemon tree! Perfect. Instead of googling how to grow a Lemon Tree, Mrs. Look decides to go Old-School and heads down to her Local Library to find a good old fashioned BOOK on how to grow a Lemon Tree – but it’s not as easy as she first expected! This book was originally written for Evolve Arts Jesters: Early /years Adventures curriculum – Words and Sounds. It can be used as a fun story, as a tool for learning, finding and sounding out L-words and as a resource for exercising the imagination in creative drama classes – going on the bus, getting a library card and getting a book out of the library to grow and imaginary tree of your own!This book ACTUALLY plants a tree in INDIA!Little Yogi Universe is a proud partner of One Tree Planted, Reforesting and planting trees all over the world. Love Nature. Love our Earth. Love to Learn!