Sara Gallo
SARA GALLO
Tottenham, ON
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Sara’s (she/her) niche in kids & family yoga brings a lightness to the mat through exploration, play, and music. Sara soothes your children with her sweet singing voice and is one of the greatest humans that your children could have as a role model. She is Appleseed’s Co-Owner, an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT), and a Certified 500-Hour Yoga Instructor, with qualifications from Rainbow Kids Yoga, Pre and Post-Natal and Restorative Yoga, and yoga for children who are differently-abled. Sara is passionate about inclusivity, accessibility, spreading hope and holding space for her students. Sara and her partner Joe welcomed their daughter Lily Grace to this world on July 25, 2021!
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TODDLER - Community Helpers: Construction! 🏗
Walking - age 3. Vroom vroom!! Are you ready to pretend to be a digger, a dump truck, a bulldozer, a crane, and more?! Meet Sara and have a blast in this sweet construction yoga class where we look to the helpers of our community and show our appreciation for all the work they do.
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MEDITATION - R.A.I.N. & Sound
Ages 9+. Sara guides tweens on a meditation first in sound, and secondly through the R.A.I.N. acronym (recognize, acknowledge, investigate, and non-attachment). This slow, melodic narrative will support your children in self-regulation and tuning into the present moment. We hope you enjoy!
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YOGA STORYTIME - "The Invisible Garden" by Marianne Ferrer
All ages. Sara plays yoga to the book "The Invisible Garden" by Marianne Ferrer and Valérie Picard! In this story with very little words, Arianne explores a beautiful garden while the grown ups talk and activates her magnificent imagination! Enjoy a rest and peaceful moment after class.
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FAMILY - Fun In The Rainy Veggie Garden
All ages! Tip toe with Sara through the rainy veggie garden to see who you may see! There may even be a rainstorm as you ponder earth worms, birds, and other friends through family yoga games! Class ends with a family relaxation.
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TWEEN - Rainy Day Yoga
Ages 9-12. Chill out with Sara when it's wet out with Rainy Day yoga! This class is slow, chill, and incorporates movement of all kids. From wiping the rain away on your skin to a short rainy meditation at the end, you will be thankful it's raining outside! (Note: this class can be done on a ...
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MEDITATION - Honey & Our Five Senses
All ages. Get sticky with Sara as she explores the beauty of honey making through the five senses! You don't need anything but a comfortable seat for these 7 minutes with the bees!
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TWEEN - Busy Worker Bee Yoga
Ages 9-12ish. Worker bees unite! Come play yoga with Sara and learn all about worker bees and their role in the intricate hive network. You will learn your bee breath and more!
***Please have a yoga block or tissue box or a large book for balancing.
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YOGA STORYTIME - "Please please the bees" by Gerald Kelly
All ages. Bond over "Please Please the Bees" by Gerald Kelly and read by Sara! Start with your bee breath and movement, then play along to the story, and lastly Sara shares with you practical ways that YOU can help the bees!
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FAMILY - 10 Ways to Help Mother Earth
All ages. Pore over ways to revive our Mother Earth with Sara in this Earth Day Special Class! These ideas are simple and practical from picking up garbage to reducing your plastic purchasing! Sara will sing your family into connection with lifted hearts leaving you wanting to take this loving...
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FAMILY - Aquatic Songbirds: Dippers
All Ages. What's a Dipper, you ask? Let's find out!
Join Sara as we learn all about Dippers in this class for the whole family - this one is a little more ease-ful if you need some winding down time together, lots of forward folds!Thumbnail image by Joe Straker on Unsplash.
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BREATH PRACTICE - Flower Breath
All ages. Leave this practice feeling calm and grounded, like you've been lying in a bed of wildflowers. Using our hands in a tactile strategy, we'll take deep breaths to open our flowers, and smell those sweet gifts that May brings!
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FAMILY - Flower Mandala Yoga
Create the biggest, most beautiful blooms you've ever seen with your family! This short practice guides you through a little warm up, and then leaves you to share your unique gifts of movement with your family - so you can make this practice as long, or as short as your family needs! Be sure to e...
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MEDITATION - Flowers
All Ages. A quick little journey to pick the most beautiful flower you can think of - what will yours look like? This short practice uses our imagination as we follow flowers into fruition!
Cover Photo: Photo by Yan Savitsky on Unsplash
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MEDITATION - Earthing
All ages. Take off your shoes and spend some time on Mama Earth with Sara! Earthing is the practice of connecting to the ground and has incredible health benefits for your mind, body, and soul. Enjoy learning about Earthing with Sara - this is a practice that you can take into your daily life!
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FAMILY - Squirmy, Wormy Journey
All ages. Encounter the squiggly world of worms in this class with Sara all about the life cycle of a worm! Did you know worms have 1-5 pairs of hearts and breathe from their skin? Learn, connect, and play with your family all to the theme of earth worms! This class is especially fun during t...
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TWEEN - Life Cycle of a Silkworm
Ages 9-12. Encounter what it's like to be a silkworm in this tween class with Sara! From eggs to caterpillars, cocoons and adults moths, you'll open your eyes a ton in this energizing class. Breathe, move, and learn all about this domesticated, Mulberry leaf eating producer of beautiful silk!
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YOGA STORYTIME - "Snail & Worm" by Tina Kügler
All ages. Encounter Snail and Worm on their adventures around the garden! Sara will get you moving and breathing to this class with 3 short stories in one. If you'd like, grab a blanket and stuffy for the last relaxing bedtime story...you won't want to miss this class!
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TWEEN - Be Like A Tree
Ages 9-12. Grow your gangly roots down into the ground and reach those arms up high like the canopy! This tween class with Sara is all about embodying the characteristics of trees and expressing them in various poses. Sara will take you on a beautiful rhythmic journey that includes movement, fl...
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MEDITATION - Picnic Eating Meditation
All ages. How sweet, salty or bitter was that bite? Eating meditations are wonderful for bringing awareness to our senses, and another sense we don't often talk about: interoception, or the sense of the internal state of the body. Sara takes you on a picnic meditation here, let us know how you ...
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FAMILY - Packing for a Picnic
All ages. Potato salad or avocado sandwiches?! What will you pack for your family picnic at the park?! Move along with Sara in this class for all ages that will get you planning your next sunny outing. And don't forget the sweets!
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YOGA STORYTIME - "Our Little Kitchen" by Jillian Tamaki
All ages. Aprons, measuring cups and fresh ingredients, what's your favourite recipe?! Turn the movements of cooking and playing in the kitchen into yoga while reading this captivating story! Preventing food waste and accessing your creativity are just a couple of the fun things we'll do in t...
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TWEEN - A Park Picnic
Ages 9-12. Who's hungry?! Chill with Sara at a sunny picnic in the park on a chair! This class is great for all ages and mobility levels and will have your body feeling stretched, centered and calm in no time. This class is great for in the classroom or home!
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MEDITATION - Strawberry Senses
All ages. Be ready to use your imagination and senses as we explore this sweet and juicy strawberry practice! We build off of last week's eating meditation by being aware of what our bodies need and finding a comfy spot, as well as being okay with the distractions that will inevitably come our wa...
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TWEEN - Being You!
Ages 9-12. Journey through the chakras with Sara and learn all about Being You! From red to purple, core to crown, awaken your deepest self and connect to all the parts of YOU!