Yoga is good for everyone, but it is getting more common to children. As time passes more parents are sending their kids to yoga classes to provide them with the same benefits teens, adults and seniors receive. Yoga can be defined as the system of stretching and positional exercises derived from this discipline to promote good health, fitness, and control of the mind. These key aspects can be used to uphold a happier lifestyle for children too. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America 40 million people suffer from one or both of these conditions in which most can start developing around age six. Making sure that you put your child in good hands from the beginning is important with assuring that they grow up with a happy and healthy lifestyle.
Benefits of Yoga for Children
Children are found to suffer with emotional, social and physical challenges and conflicts. Due to these issues, adding a dedicated yoga practice can help relieve these battles. There are few different important benefits of yoga for kids.
1) Build and Maintain flexibility- Children are born with innate flexibility. This flexibility is easily lost if it is not maintained over a course of just a few years. Introducing yoga to children, is important in being able to keep their flexibility. Yoga poses challenges different muscles throughout the body and can help children learn how their body functions. Strength and flexibility allow for fewer and less-severe injuries, especially when kids are engaged in sports, playground activity, and good ol’ rough and tumbling.
2) Develops Focus and Concentration- Children often find themselves constantly distracted. Whether it is what happened in school, or what is on the television their minds are always running. Practicing yoga can help clear their mind. Having a peace of mind here and there, will help decrease the risk of children developing anxiety or depression. It will also promote concentration which can be a strength that is passed through in school focus on getting better grades.
3) Boost Self Esteem and confidence- When children learn to succeed and achieve their goals they build their confidence. Creating children to learn that they have the ability to succeed if they put their mind to it young is important. When children do yoga and challenge themselves with new poses it exposes them to experience achievement, which can be carried with them throughout the rest of their life’s.
Green Locus Yoga and Children
Many studios are creating classes specifically for children. Green Locus Yoga is a part of this movement, by adding this wonderful opportunity to children. This provides your child with a fun and safe environment to start or continue yoga. They will be the ability to not only learn yoga, and set their own goals, but get to meet other children their age who are a part of the program as well. To sign your child up simply contact us and we will let you know about our upcoming children's opportunities.