Yama Kids Yoga

Yama Kids Yoga offers yoga games, stories, beginning postures, movement, meditation, partner yoga, acro-yoga, music, mindfulness, crafts, movie night, and an after school program. It also offers yoga birthday parties and seasonal camps.

Programs

• Toddler Yoga (Ages 2-3) — 2-3 · A mixture of yoga games, stories, beginning postures and movement. Parents need to be nearby.
• Preschool Yoga (Ages 3-5) — 3-5 · A mixture of yoga games, stories, beginning postures and movement. Parents can drop off if the child is at least 3, but may need to stay if the child is younger or uncomfortable.
• Elementary School (Ages 5-10) — 5-10 · Combines yoga games, postures, and meditation. No experience necessary.
• Middle School (Ages 11-14) — 11-14 · More advanced than the elementary school level. Includes beginning postures, inversions, advanced balancing poses, partner yoga, acro-yoga, and meditation.
• High School (Ages 14-18) — 14-18 · More advanced than the middle school level. Includes beginning postures, inversions, advanced balancing poses, partner yoga, acro-yoga, and meditation.
• Family Yoga (All Ages) — all ages · An introduction to yoga class with yoga games, postures, music, meditation and fun.
• Yoga Camps — Seasonal camps include yoga, introductions to mindfulness, meditation, crafts, games, and fun.
• Birthday Parties — A fun alternative for children’s birthday parties. Parties are two hours long and include a one-hour yoga session plus food, dancing, singing, cake and fun.
• Special Events and Programs — Includes after school program, homework, yoga, movie night, and other special events and programs.

At a glance

• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Current session: Fall Staff Development Day BUSD (Half-Day Only) (Oct 5–Oct 5, 2026); Indigenous Peoples' Day (Oct 12–Oct 12, 2026); Fall Staff Development Day BUSD (Oct 30–Oct 30, 2026); Veterans Day (Nov 11–Nov 11, 2026); Thanksgiving Camp (Nov 23–Nov 25, 2026); Winter Break Camps Week 1 (Dec 21–Dec 23, 2026); Winter Break Camps Week 2 (Dec 28–Jan 1, 2027)
• General schedule: Classes adapt to children's changing bodies and minds. Yama Kids Yoga offers many camp sessions throughout the year, including fall, winter, summer, spring, and special holiday camps.

About the provider

Beth Houghton is the founder of Yama Kids Yoga. She founded Bendy Berry Yoga in 2009 and started Yama Kids Yoga as the East Bay’s first yoga studio dedicated solely to teaching yoga to children. The studio’s mission is to work with a child’s natural rhythm and energy and introduce kids to movement, breathing, and meditation. Beth Houghton was certified to teach children's yoga by Karma Kids Yoga in 2009 and received adult yoga certification in 2011 through Yoga Alliance and Flying Yoga Shala under Laura Camp.

Camp cancellation policy: full refund if canceled more than two months before camp start; 50% refund if canceled more than one month before camp start; no refund within one month of camp start. Aftercare is available from 3 PM to 5 PM for some camps.

Last updated September 19, 2026.