Yoga is a series of stretches and poses that an individual does while controlling their breathing technique. Since it’s a gentle activity, almost anyone can do yoga, regardless of your age or fitness level. Yoga allows children to express their energy and joy. It gives them an opportunity to try out new yoga poses, which encourages them to believe and achieve.
Yoga exercises can be intense and vigorous, depending on your personal choice. No matter which type of exercise you do, it will allow your mind and body to relax and reflect.
1. Yoga allows children to challenge themselves
Children will be given the opportunity to try out new yoga poses. To an extent, children get to overcome an obstacle.
2. Children get to take time off and reflect on their personal health
This allows children to understand what works well for their body. This can be related to breathing problems, anger management, and even time management.
3. Yoga encourages connection between each other
Children will learn to communicate with each other, especially when they are practicing yoga poses with a partner.
4. Yoga provides a method, environment where children can explore themselves
The environment that the children practice in will be private, meaning they will be able to learn about their strengths and weaknesses.
5. Yoga works as a “natural medicine” for people of all ages
Yoga is a natural, drug-free method for your body to reset and re-energize.
6. Children will understand how to control their emotions through success and failure
Failure does not always bring negative effects. In fact, children can learn about the process and how to prevent failure through yoga techniques
7. Yoga is non-competitive (Self-challenge)
Instead of competing with others, yoga allows you to set goals (achieving whichever yoga poses you like).
8. Yoga improves sleep patterns especially in young children
Practicing yoga poses right before bedtime can benefit sleep quality and sleep schedules, as well as breathing techniques.
9. Children learn about determination and perseverance
When something such as yoga is fun for kids, they always want to know more. This excitement helps lead to feeling more determined and persevering when difficulty arises.
10. Encourage kids to be patient and learn
In the beginning, children will have to pay attention to practice certain yoga poses. They might even have to observe an expert first before trying it out themselves.
Yoga brings positive aspects to our spiritual and mental well-being. Growing up is a challenging period for parents and children, so let’s use yoga to de-stress and unwind. Yoga provides fun activities for kids and parents. So why not try it out? At Lan Lan Yoga, we utilize a simple three steps method to take yoga for children to the next level by having the children to reflect their own experience, helping them perceive, believe and achieve!
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