| Did you know that just like adults kids also undergo | | | | they doing. Take for instance the warrior pose. Teach |
| stress? They have to cope up with so many things | | | | them to imagine that they are the warriors and what |
| like school, daily dose of homework, excelling in | | | | warriors symbolize like strength and confidence. So |
| activities like sports in school, and the stiff competition | | | | when the kids perform the warrior pose they imagine |
| that they have to put up with to score grades. All this | | | | themselves as warriors who exhibit characteristics like |
| puts a lot of stress on the children and just like us | | | | being strong and confident. |
| adults they too need to relax. And for their relaxation | | | | Kids learn the art of team spirit and trust when they |
| the best activity would be Yoga. | | | | learn yoga with other kids. Most kids are unable to |
| Yoga for kids is an excellent tool which helps become | | | | keep their eyes closed and focus on their poses. To |
| more aware of their body giving them total self control. | | | | help them focus get them to visualize. They can also |
| Their sense of coordination increases and greater | | | | be taught deep breathing and through listening to music. |
| flexibility of limbs is experienced. Yoga is the best way | | | | Ask them to think of their favorite place at home or |
| that they will learn to cope with their daily work | | | | imagine themselves floating in air or playing at the |
| schedule with total ease. Children who have taken up | | | | beach or any activity they like. |
| yoga have been known to perform better at school | | | | Older boys can also be asked to think of their |
| and also excel in their co-curricular activities. | | | | girlfriends in order to relax but this normally does not |
| Many children who are hyper active have been greatly | | | | work as the kids tend to become shy when subjects |
| benefited from doing yoga as their hyper activity gets | | | | like these are brought up. After each yoga session, |
| toned down. Some kids are always fidgety and unable | | | | kids should be encouraged to share their experiences |
| to keep their attention focused on any one thing for | | | | with other group members. They can be asked to |
| long and teaching such kids yoga has made a marked | | | | describe how they felt and what they actually |
| improvement on them by helping them to shine. These | | | | visualized. |
| days children need lots of external stimuli in the form | | | | Children always have the tendency to let their |
| of movement so as to help them blossom. Children | | | | imagination run wild. So telling them a story with guided |
| are full of impulsive behavior and yoga helps to | | | | imagination will also help them to calm their nerves and |
| channel it effectively. | | | | relax. Allow the children to imagine that they are |
| There are many yoga postures which will benefit kids | | | | actually walking on green grass or they are chasing |
| but the warrior pose and the tree pose work well on | | | | butterflies in a beautiful garden. Making them do this will |
| kids. Doing these poses helps them to calm down, build | | | | help them to become more relaxed, peaceful and one |
| confidence and maintain balance. Kids will enjoy doing | | | | with nature. |
| their poses once they are encouraged to imagine that | | | | It is important that all kids be taught yoga as it |
| they become the very poses they are doing. The right | | | | educates them on the union of the body mind and |
| way is to get them to become the very poses that | | | | spirit. |