HeartLight
Yoga Tales
Beneath a great Banyan tree, little friends are learning what to do with big feelings — one breath at a time.
An illustrated storybook series for ages 7–10 · Volume One
Beneath a great Banyan tree, little friends are learning what to do with big feelings — one breath at a time.
An illustrated storybook series for ages 7–10 · Volume One
Under the oldest Banyan tree anyone can remember lives Ojas the Owl — a gentle, violet-eyed teacher who has been waiting for the right students to arrive.
Here, lessons aren't about spelling or sums. They're about jealousy and courage, belonging and finding your voice. And Ojas's very first lesson is the most surprising of all: your first friend has been with you since the day you were born. It's your breath.
Each friend at HeartLight School carries one of the seven ancient energy centres — the chakras — mapped from the roots of the tree to its crown. Children simply meet friends who feel the way they do; the wisdom works quietly underneath.
Bouncy, bold, and sometimes too loud — Yagoo's fire burns bright, and he must learn the difference between confidence and showing off.
Ziya feels everything deeply. Her journey teaches children that a tender heart isn't a weakness — it's a gift that helps everyone belong.
Slow, steady, and quiet — Tara gets there in her own time, and discovers that even the softest voice deserves to be heard.
Nimo watches everything quietly. He learns to trust that little voice inside — the one that sees what eyes alone cannot.
The ancient teacher who holds it all together — appearing in every volume as the quiet thread of wisdom beneath the Banyan tree.
The chakra system and yogic breathwork come from India's oldest wisdom traditions. HeartLight translates them into stories a child can feel — because the problems children face today are ancient at heart.
Screens, noise, and busy days leave children wound-up with no off switch.
Pranayama — simple breathing — is the off switch children carry everywhere. Every chapter ends with a practice families can do together.
Jealousy, anger, and worry live in little bodies with no words attached.
Seven centres give feelings a place to live in the body — so children can name them, find them, and breathe with them.
Children learn early to seek approval, likes, and comparison.
In every story, the answer is never outside the friend who needs it. That's yoga's oldest teaching, told warmly enough for a child to keep.
