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How to apply kids yoga to reduce violence? In this time and age the whole world is heading towards developing, inventing and improving scientific technologies, living conditions and personal health facilities. This scenario is initiated in almost every region of earth cause pooling of negative thoughts, developing mentally distractive behaviors and instability such as aggression or violence, anger, hatred, jealousy and egoistic issues. All these behaviors lead in increasing the ratio of violent activities in society.

Unfortunately the youth of this generation is very much suffering or involved in these types of behavioral disorders due to many reasons like loneliness, powerlessness, mental illness, some loss or trauma and abuse. Practicing holistic techniques of yoga is the best scientifically proven remedy for addressing and combating emotions related to violent behaviors. This physical activity offers mental focus and equipped practitioner with ability to manage levels of stress and anxiety, main factors behind this situation. Yoga exercises also provide control over negative thoughts or feelings by allowing deep peace and calmness.

The therapeutic yoga system is a science that integrates inner self with universe, establishes harmony among mind, body and soul also leads towards positive physical and mental transformation. All the limbs of Patanjali’s yoga sutra help in developing synchronization between mind, body and spirit by offering mental equipoise. Practicing ethical forms Yamas and Niyamas in daily life can inculcate positive behaviors and prevent an individual from indulging in aggressive or violent activities.

The methodology of yoga is recommended as one of the best option to deal with distractive behavioral activities by its neuro-hormonal modulating effect. During practice session the feeling good hormones “endrophins” are released in adequate amount result in channeling energies into positive behaviors, making body strong, toned and mentally stabilized. It is also proved by many clinical studies and investigations that regular performance of yoga techniques especially meditation, paranayama and bodily poses offer enormous benefits to practitioner emotionally and behaviorally by supporting to fight against negative thoughts.

Different bodily postures such as stretching, balancing and relaxing with deep breathing pattern help an individual to acquire self focus, self control and tranquility. Incorporating of paranayama control breathing exercises like Anuloma Viloma, Bhramari and Sheetali offer mental stability main cause behind different type of aggressive or violent activities. During performing paranayama exercises the nervous system naturally become soothed and calmed, it is also suggested that when any one experienced excessive heat in body with agitating, restless and impatient symptoms Sitkari and Shitali paranayama will be helpful. Meditation procedure helps in calming disturb mind and wandering negative thoughts by giving instant ecstasy to practitioner. Meditational approaches such as Omkara, Transcendental, Mindfulness, Sthula and Sukshma are said to be highly beneficial for reducing violence or aggression and making inner self serene.

Restorative poses, inverted asanas, forward and back bending help to reduce and prevent practitioner from stress and anger as these poses are referred for stabilizing mind. Bal asana, supine bound angle pose, seated forward and head to knee posture are best to practice. Twisting and hip opening asanas aid in synchronizing endocrine and nervous system, both of these systems are responsible for regulating emotional wellness.