Abstract

Yoga Girls' Club is a non-judgemental and fun environment for self-exploration where girls and young women can feel empowered to manage the changes, challenges and social pressures of teen life with confidence and self-awareness.

The interactive workbook format introduces girls to yoga and meditation and offers frequent opportunities for self-reflection through short drawing and writing exercises, enabling girls to explore who they are and what they believe, in a positive and affirming way. The book guides the reader through 43 illustrated, easy-to-follow yoga postures, each with unique benefits for health and wellbeing, as well as explaining different yogic breathing techniques and suggesting yoga sequences to help girls develop their own yoga routines. There are also 9 fun art activities designed to encourage creative expression.

Ideal for tween and teen girls aged 11-17, this book will also provide practical tools for yoga instructors, school counsellors, psychotherapists, arts therapists and youthworkers wanting to explore identity, encourage body confidence and promote self-esteem with this age group.

I am pleased to recommend Yoga Girls' Club, it is a wonderful and comprehensive guide for adolescent girls to explore their individuality through yoga practice and art making. Tiffani Bryant's voice is inspiring and playful and she honors the intelligence and strength of her audience at all times.
Karen Gibbons, art therapist, yoga therapist, founder of Yoga and Art NYC, therapist with the Art Therapy Outreach Center, New York City and author of Integrating Art Therapy and Yoga Therapy
Tiffani Bryant's book, Yoga Girls' Club, invites girls to know and cherish themselves using the ancient tools of yoga and art. The book is laid out in a way that is easy to use, the drawings are charming, the inquiries are intelligent and thoughtful, and the projects are fun! I would recommend this book to all young women and yoga teachers who teach young women. And.... I have to admit, I also found valuable information for myself and my yoga students!
Angela Phillips, Owner, Director, Teacher, Angela Phillips Yoga Studio
Tiffani Bryant, PhD, teaches yoga to diverse populations including teens, college students, and members of the military. She guides yoga and art workshops for women and girls in community centers, yoga studios, school settings, and numerous spaces without walls. Tiffani lives in Norfolk, Virginia. Stay connected to Yoga Girls' Club at: yogagirlsclub.tumblr.com.
The book really opened by eyes to a whole new side to yoga. Before I was just going through the motions and now I feel like I am breathing into each move, sculpting my soul, and creating a reality I love being a part of.
Jenna Carlton, yoga student
This is a great book for teens or those teaching teens. It is highly interactive and focuses on listening to your inner voice. [This book is] very informative and an easy to use yoga manual.
Always Be Dancing
What is very appealing about Yoga Girls' Club is that Bryant guides the reader and encourages her (it is aimed at girls, although the exercises could be carried out by anyone) to make time and space for yoga, self-reflection, relaxation and play with colours. There are even little projects to attempt such as making a mala (bracelet) or a mask, and larger projects such as defeating one's emotional gremlins. The overriding attraction of this book is that it encourages the reader - both younger and older girls - to turn herself into a project and to feel good about herself inside and out.
Optimum Nutrition
Yoga Girls' Club not only teaches you about yoga but it also teaches you about you, this is a tool to learn about both yoga and about yourself.
Jesse Carter, yoga student