Yoga for Kids: It's Like Eating Your Greens, But Fun
Yoga for Kids is one of the fastest growing yoga niches out there today. It's taught in hundreds of studios across the country. A recent report from CNN featured kids that use yoga to cope with everything from ADHD to divorcing parents. But can a 4-year-old really appreciate the depth of the practice?
Who cares!? As long as it's helping them manage their stress and feel better, they're getting the benefit of the practice.
"I think the younger kids may not know exactly what they get out of it. It's kind of like when you put zucchini in their muffins and don't tell them," yoga instructor Cheryl Crawford told CNN. "They don't really know. They just know they they feel good." (See video below.)
Do you have kids who practice yoga? Have you noticed any benefits?
Who cares!? As long as it's helping them manage their stress and feel better, they're getting the benefit of the practice.
"I think the younger kids may not know exactly what they get out of it. It's kind of like when you put zucchini in their muffins and don't tell them," yoga instructor Cheryl Crawford told CNN. "They don't really know. They just know they they feel good." (See video below.)
Do you have kids who practice yoga? Have you noticed any benefits?
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Comments
Great idea. So many children don't get any exercise at all anymore. Yoga is a good and easy place to start
Posted by: Kim Crystal | November 16, 2009 2:16 PM
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Makes perfect sense.
Kids have an instinctive understanding of Yoga because they're still operating more on the right side of their brains, which is what Yoga is trying to get adults to do.
Bob W. http://YogaDemystified.com
Posted by: Bob Weisenberg | November 16, 2009 4:11 PM
Our Grounded Kids & Teens are so dedicated and we are very proud of each and every one of them. Find Grounded:yoga, laughter, elevation on Facebook and our website gogrounded.com.
Posted by: Amy Haysman | November 16, 2009 6:03 PM
I have taken 24 hours of Grounded training and my kids are so excited to get "grounded". I teach over 50 children in the Memphis area! The parents share stories about how their child brings yoga into the home. Kids get yoga!
Posted by: Stephany Fair | November 17, 2009 8:41 AM
Great entry! On Dec. 14, Living Beyond Breast Cancer will be holding a free yoga program at the Philadelphia Marriott West from 6-8pm. The program will focus on the emotional benefits of yoga, esp. for women going through breast cancer treatment. Is this something you could advertise in a future entry? For more info, go here: http://lbbc.org/content/event/yoga-uniting-body-mind-spirit.asp?c=educational&t=participate&sn=networking
Posted by: Michelle | November 18, 2009 11:56 AM
I teach about 150 kids a week, and they can't get enough of it. Really!
The asanas, the philosophy, my Little Feet Kids Yoga program has seen s many more schools adding yoga as noon hour and after school activities. Just think of the wonderful adults this will produce!
Dhana Musil
www.Dhana.ca
Posted by: Dhana musil | November 20, 2009 12:31 AM
Kids and teens love yoga. We can all benefit from the stress reduction which comes as a result of yoga practice. Kids also can develop greater confidence as they try and succeed at something new, challenging and adult. Often kids make the greatest yogis as they are open and willing to try without holding back. We, adults, could learn a thing or two from them.
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Posted by: Donna Freeman | November 25, 2009 11:43 AM
Yoga through deliberation machinery remarkably to accomplish harmony and helps the mind labor in management with the body. How often complete we get back with the aim of we are unable to play our activities correctly and in a satisfying behavior for the reason that of the confusions and conflicts in our mind weigh down violently in the lead us. Yoga for Good Health!
Posted by: Spiritual Article | December 7, 2009 7:13 PM