We all know the amazing benefits of yoga for adults; such as, easing back pain, helping with insomnia, headaches, etc. The list of benefits goes on and on. But what about yoga for kids? These days, children live a fast-paced life filled with school, homework, and other extracurricular activities that can cause stress if it gets to be too much. Yoga specifically designed for kids can provide an opportunity for children to slow down, stretch and connect to their inner joy so that they can learn to cope with stress and remain flexible. Even though it’s simply an introduction to yoga and done with a little bit of game playing, it doesn’t mean that kids cannot get some benefit from practicing yoga. The method of teaching yoga for kids is flexible. It can be modified with game playing, singing, storytelling, drawing, simple breath meditations and rest.
Yoga for kids: How is it beneficial?
– To be healthier and help obesity in children: By taking yoga class, kids are triggered to move. Nowadays, because of the computer games, kids move less than they ought to. – To control their stress: Yes, children can get stressed out, too. Being over scheduled, tough competition in school, peer pressure, all are the cause of your kids’ strain. Yoga can help them to get relaxed. Their ability to control their breathing can be applied to deal with problems they face in real life. – Better concentration: Controlling breathing is a way to learn how to focus. Yoga can be a very good way in learning that. Some studies have shown that kids who practice yoga, especially those with special needs, such as those with ADHD, are able to concentrate for longer periods of time. Poses are balanced between quiet and active ones. Children follow the teacher’s instructions by learning simple anatomy, their locations and function. That way, their yoga improves very quickly. – Relaxation: Yoga will teach children to have the calm patience and relaxation to sail through their hectic days with ease. But even more than learning patience, flexibility, and relaxation, is the fact that you can make a yoga practice a routine that your child will carry with them throughout their lives. Think about a sport that you played when you were a child. You likely played that sport because you loved it and even if you don’t play now you likely still watch that sport whenever you get a chance. Yoga is no different. If your child tries yoga now and they enjoy it, then yoga will likely be something that they will carry with them throughout their lives. They will not only experience the many health benefits of yoga, but they will also go through their lives with the kind of conscious awareness that only yoga can bring. Not to mention when a child sees a parent do something, they naturally want to do it too. Your child will feel like they are getting to do something really special if they get to go to your yoga studio with you. What better time to teach them a practice that they can carry with them throughout their lives? Yoga for kids should be enjoyable. See what a yoga class can do for your kids; watch how they can grow stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally, as well as, have lots of fun.
