| Everyday people are reporting their wonderful | | | | • Intensifies tolerance to soreness and |
| experiences on health benefits of Yoga, the | | | | enhancing mental clarity |
| transformation of being, taking you beyond the here | | | | • Boosts functioning of the immune system |
| and now. In one great session of Yoga, people get to | | | | • Enhances posture and muscle tone |
| practice a number of things; some Yoga poses | | | | • Improves blood movement |
| (asanas) breathing exercises (pranayama), meditation | | | | • Results in healthy, glowing skin |
| and chanting. In Yoga you get to learn basic terms like | | | | • Cleanses and improves overall organ |
| Mudras, Bandhas and Chakras. Best of all, Yoga is fun | | | | functioning |
| and soothing while, at the same time, being delectably | | | | • Bestows peace of mind and a more positive |
| challenging to beginners. | | | | outlook to life |
| It seems like a hot new trend, but yoga in fact began | | | | • Infuses a sense of equilibrium and internal |
| more than 3,000 years ago in India. The word yoga is | | | | harmony |
| Sanskrit (one of the very old languages of the East). It | | | | Preventive Value |
| means to "yoke," or unite, the mind, body, and spirit. | | | | • Yoga helps to bring natural order and poise |
| Yoga for kids is an excellent way for a child to | | | | to the neuro-hormones and metabolism in the body. |
| exercise and has many other benefits for a child's | | | | • At the same time, these aerobics improve |
| health. Not every type of yoga can be used as yoga | | | | endocrine metabolism, thus providing you with a |
| for children though. It must be taken into consideration | | | | preventive shield. |
| that children's' bodies are still growing and cannot cope | | | | Curative Value |
| with the strenuous exercises of intense yoga sessions | | | | • Yogic postures activate the energies that |
| as it can affect both their bodies and minds. There are, | | | | have accumulated and stagnated in the energy |
| however, a number of program created especially for | | | | pockets of the body - since left inert, these energies |
| children who utilize the more gentle poses and | | | | create various ailments. |
| breathing exercises from a number of special types of | | | | • Yogic exercises cleanse your body, mind |
| yoga . Yoga classes for children can be a very | | | | and awareness by venting toxins from the body. |
| rewarding movement as it can help self-conscious | | | | Types of Yoga Poses: |
| children become more aware of the things they can | | | | 1. Seated poses – Seated poses are useful |
| do. | | | | for practicing breathing exercises and relaxation or |
| Benefits of Yoga | | | | meditation techniques. Seated poses are also regularly |
| • Brings down stress and enhances power of | | | | used as a warm up or as a starting point for other |
| relaxation | | | | poses. Performing seated poses can help get better |
| • Boosts physical strength, stamina and | | | | your posture and open your hips. |
| flexibility | | | | 2. Standing poses – Standing poses are often |
| • Bestows greater powers of meditation and | | | | used as warm up or as a starting point for other |
| self control | | | | poses. Standing poses are beneficial for intensification |
| • Inculcates impulse Control | | | | your legs, opening your hips and improving your sense |
| • Helps in rehabilitation of old and new injuries | | | | of balance. |