Kids, parents, grandparents, and everyone EVERYONE can benefit from the most basic lesson in this FUN book. Great read for everyone with illustrations by Ela Smietanka that are so much fun and colorful that should become a family classic!” Barnes and Noble reviewer Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry publishing for providing me with a copy of Mula and the fly in exchange for my impartial review. But with the help of a mischievous little Fly, Mula learns to wake up, get moving, and make her dreams come true! Mula and the Fly’ is a fun, expressive yoga story that fantastically portrays how slowing down, breathing and focusing can help you achieve your goals better!” NetGalley reviewer This is a bright fun story for children, that comes with an audible scan code. The illustrations are fabulous – I loved the multi-coloured Mani the Elephant.

The I book I read to day is Mula and the Fly a fun yoga story by Lauren Hoffmeier. I loved the illustrations by Ela Smietanka. Absolutely! This book was written to be fun and educational for all readers. These books introduce readers to the basic practice of yoga and mindfulness through humour and fun, and teachers and parents will enjoy that as well because the benefits of mindfulness and yoga extend to the following:When a tiger has better balance than you do, it may be time to refresh your fitness routine! In her humorous series about a sleepy tiger and mischievous fly, Lauren shows us that we can all practice mindfulness through even the tiniest of steps. Read our exclusive Q&A to find out more. It’s quite a leap from a yoga instructor to a children’s author! Tell us a little about your journey

I appreciate that Mula struggles to get the breathing and positions down instead of just getting them right away because that's what children experience when starting out in Yoga. Thank you to Sweet Cherry Publishing and NetGalley for this arc children’s book. This review is 100% honest and of my own opinion. The illustrations that accompany the story are absolutely delightful - very colourful and expressive. The cute pictures and the yoga poses illustrated by the characters (including the introduction to yoga provided by Mani the elephant at the end of the book) will appeal to young children. Highly recommended. What a fabulous bright, colourful book and a great way to encourage the children to move and stretch following Mula and her yoga poses.A friendly fly is on hand to show her how she can master her breathing and focus her mind to achieve her dreams.

Now, for all the theatre buffs out there this became a classic moment right out of the comedy of commedia dell’arte.But this was not the theatre. This was supposed to be a peaceful moment in a peaceful yoga studio. Still, rather than ignore the fly I turned this disjointed moment of fly-swatting into what is now the Mula and the Fly series. What positive impacts have you seen yoga have for children? When I saw the first book in this series I thought it would be pretty self-contained, a gentle little story that shows an animal starting out on their path to being a yoga fan, and potentially (with the right teachers, for it wasn't perfect in and of itself) making other fans as it went along ( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...). Well, with not one but two sequels, we have a choice between them – either seeing Mula the tiger doing her poses, and getting scorn from a monkey. There's no way this bragging little primate will be persuaded to join in too, surely? Or we can find an elephant down in the dumps as they haven't been told they're wonderful for hours, and need a bit of a breathing exercise to refocus, and some positivity from within. This is a message that is not just important for young children, but for everyone. There is so much pressure for ‘likes’ on social media nowadays, but just because they don’t always come when you want them, it does not make you less. Sometimes others forget to tell you how great you are, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t think it. What a lovely, interactive story! A must-have for any child’s bookshelf, I know it will soon be finding a space on ours at my setting! Libraries are becoming multifunctional spaces within schools – do you think yoga in the library will take off?

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I think this would be a cute way to introduce yoga to a toddler. The illustrations are bright and lively. Mula and the Fly is a perfect addition to any little ones library.” - Barnes and Noble reviewer My daughter is 3 and loves yoga, she described this as ‘HAPPY! Happy yoga book!’ It's a lovely story and comes beautifully illustrated. I like that it has Mula's yoga flow, which is clear and easy for little ones to follow. I think we will be returning to this book again and again.” - NetGalley reviewer

Mula is a sleepy grumpy tiger dreaming of fun and playful actions that she believe she can only achieve in her dreams. It turns out it's not just the power of our imaginations that we could be stretching in the library! Recently featured by The New York Times, author Lauren Hoffmeier is passionate about opening up children's eyes to the transformative power of yoga. Her heartwarming series showcases easy poses that we can all try in our playgrounds, classrooms and even libraries. Watch the videos below to join in. But when she takes some big deep breaths and listens to her heart, Mani discovers that she knows exactly who she is – no compliments needed. This is the second book that I have read in this series of Mula and similar to the other one this one is finding a way to teach kids about the mental health benefits of Yoga. In this book we are following Mula and Mani the Elephant. Mani is having a sad morning as he hasn't gotten his morning compliment for another person. A compliment that proves to him that he matters and is special. The book is brightly coloured with beautiful art work and the flow of the book kept my child engaged, often stopping to take deep breaths or mimic Mulas roar.

Mani is an adorable little elephant, who is feeling down in the dumps because she has not received her morning compliment from any of the other animals today. In fact, not only does she not know how to feel about herself without someone telling her that she is is smart or talented or beautiful, the absence of these compliments are actually making her feel *bad*!