| This article has been written due to comprehensive | | | | concentration techniques, as well as, traditional conflict |
| case study. As a mother and professional in the field | | | | resolution strategies and dialogues. |
| of Yoga, I'm confident it will help you understand this | | | | Moreover, since yoga classes involve working in a |
| important subject. | | | | community, children develop team skills while working |
| Yoga for kids is generally considered not an | | | | to get in the poses. The anatomical flexibility specific to |
| educational formula but rather a way of showing | | | | young age makes postures a lot easier to perform; |
| children ways to cope with stress. In Eastern countries | | | | adults on the other hand have to work a lot more to |
| such as India, children receive yoga classes at very | | | | reach the mobility level necessary to practice yoga. |
| small ages, but in the West, parents make the choice | | | | Although the physical part is not that challenging, a |
| whether to train their kids or not. The very good part | | | | major obstacle comes from meditation and relaxation, |
| about it results from the possibility of the children to | | | | particularly because kids enter such states more |
| develop self-awareness and spirituality more quickly | | | | difficultly. Therefore, visualization proves the best way |
| and better than a grown-up. Yoga for kids teaches | | | | of helping young and grown up yoga trainees get into |
| body and mind control as well as it helps create good | | | | the relaxed state of mind. |
| behavioral patterns. It can be shown that yoga training | | | | The names of the postures in kids yoga classes allow |
| does effectively decrease bullying and increase anger | | | | children to learn them more easily. Thus, instead of |
| management for 4th and 5th grade students with | | | | performing asanas they will make a bridge, a mountain, |
| whom I have personally worked. The rationale for this | | | | a cat, a dog or a cobra, to name only a few. |
| hypothesis was based on the first vow of raja yoga, | | | | Moreover, trainers never push the practice of kids |
| ahimsa, that one vows to be non-violent to self and | | | | yoga to the limit of pain, as the activity wouldn't be that |
| others. | | | | attractive with an extra pressure. |
| Presently, some schools include kids yoga as an | | | | A comprehensive yoga program can greatly reduce |
| additional curricular activities, but most of the time | | | | violence and bullying, but, the long term lasting effects |
| classes are independent. Just like dance and karate | | | | are still unclear but should be obvious at this point. The |
| courses, kids yoga can be easily squeezed in the | | | | results of this intervention acknowledge yoga as an |
| child's daily program. Therapeutic studies indicate that | | | | effective method for increasing anger management |
| yoga has had very good results in the case of | | | | skills and decreasing physical outbursts of violence for |
| hyperactivity or deficit disorder cases. Since with these | | | | upper elementary school age children during the time |
| disorders, kids constantly crave movement, kids yoga | | | | of implementation of a competently applied program. |
| helps to the channeling of these impulses in | | | | This article was written to provide you with knowledge |
| non-destructive ways. Self-confidence, balance and | | | | about the subject of why Yoga for Kids is so |
| calm are the great benefits to result from | | | | important in today's world. I appreciate you taking your |
| yoga-for-kids programs. The children learn yoga | | | | time to read it. Visit my site to see focused kids and |
| philosophy, practice yoga postures, learn breathing and | | | | proven results. |