Safety Guidelines for Kids Yoga Classes
There are many benefits that children gain from practicing kids Yoga, such as stronger muscles, improved balance and flexibility...
What Can Parents Expect from Kids Yoga?
Kids Yoga classes are a great way to get children active, teach them lifelong habits, and give them improved body awareness. The benefits...
Kids Yoga Warm-Ups
Finish the Kids Yoga session with one or two quiet breathing exercises. Telling a story or having kids use their imaginations can help...
Yogic Mindfulness for Children in Schools
Yogic mindfulness in our public schools will increase student achievements. The old proverb that says it takes a village to raise a...
Safety Precautions for Kids Yoga
Kids yoga instructors and parents should also make sure to be aware of potential muscle and joint strains or injuries. Children are naturally more flexible than adults, and might not even realize it when overextending. Yoga instructors should teach children to listen to their bodies and stop if a pose is uncomfortable, to stretch slowly and breathe deeply, and never to force a pose.
The Need for Yoga in Schools
Yoga requires little to no equipment, depending on how it is practiced, and teachers can easily be trained to teach a few basic Yoga...
Kids Yoga Games
Kids Yoga teachers can also ask each child to go into an animal pose, and then ask the other kids to guess which pose it is. Since Yoga...
The Benefits of Yoga For Children
For children, as all through life, your body is changing and yoga helps one understand all their parts and movements. As children grow...
Is There an Optimum Age for Children to Start Yoga?
There are some readiness cues to look for to determine if a child is ready to begin a yoga routine. If the child takes an interest in yoga, or has older siblings and parents who practice yoga, let her or him join in for the last few minutes. If a child can follow verbal directions and imitate the body movements of others, he or she might be ready to start yoga. If a child can sit quietly for a few moments or has developed a sense of body awareness; that is a sign that he or she is ready to start a yoga regime.
Safety Guidelines for Kids Yoga
Most yoga classes for kids follow an informal, energetic format that is a bit different from adult classes. Children are naturally flexible, having looser joints than adults. In order to avoid joint injuries and muscle strains from taking a stretch too far, children should be taught to go slowly and recognize when something doesn’t feel right.