Kids Yoga Health benefit Making the News

A recent articles in the Latimes and CNN/Health studied this topic in detail and interviewed many children and their parents to find out just what benefits they were getting through yoga.
below are the summary

Highlight from the LAtimes articles -

source - Kids health benefit from yoga

- A preliminary study of pediatric healthy benefit of yoga published in 2008 find more skills and concentration improvements , on top of better posture and breathing.

- Yoga stretching and body alignment can create a better athlete , said Michigan State University , strength coach Mike Vorkapich , Players use back and arm movements to improve strokes and picthces, he said.

- Listening improve too , Said Jennifer Hayes , an MSU yoga teacher.

Highlight from CNN / Health Articles;
Source - Yoga helps even little one channel energy emotion

- "It's just incredible" , Al-Yasha Williams saif , shaking her head in disbelief when her 6 years old daughter Sole Williams brewer walks out of class much more dialed back than when she bounded in . My daughter has a lot of energy and this has channeled it

Matsha Wenig saw the calming effect yoga breathing gave her young students more 20 years ago when she taught in a California School

For Children with a lot of energy or ADHD , yoga proves to be a suitable substitute even for medication.

"he couldn't settle himself , he was just very high -strung ,and bored with everything,"she said "But wow , yoga opened something ( slow , steady , deep yogic breaths ) put him in his space when things get too tight , rough and crazy , do his own little Eagle pose.

So you can clearly see from the above articles , parents and families all over are turning to Yoga to help their children find calmness , balance and confidence. In addition , studies are finding yoga poses and exercises to be great for coordination , concentration , motor skills and other important mental and physical skills.
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Standing Kids Yoga Poses

Kids Yoga Pose # 1 - Archer's Pose

Good for mental focus , confidence and energy. Also , good when the prince has the hit the target to free the princess

Kids Yoga Pose # 2 - Yoga Mountain Pose

Stand up nice and tall and reach up high in the sky with your palms together. Journey to the Himalayas anyone?? Good for stretching the whole body and expanding one's energies.

Kids Yoga Pose # 3 - Yoga Tree Pose

Good for building Balance and agility. Also good for the brain development and concentration.

Kids Yoga Pose # 4 - Yoga Sri Rama Pose

it is the pose that Sri Rama takes when he is giving his blessings to others. Never to early to learn about giving and devotion.


Kids Yoga Pose # 5 - Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks are great for kids in many ways.They not only develop coordination , strength but they also help develop the brain and concentration. Start in Mountain Pose # 2 and then jump to the pose shown below and then jump and return to Mountain Pose # 2

Practising restorative Inversion with Kurunta

Kurunta - The puppet with the rope and the wall make inversions poses possible for the beginners. Most of the beginners are quite confident in putting their body upside down without worrying to compress the neck and the head, and even they make it as a restorative pose as they are able to hold more than 5 to 10 minutes comfortably to maximize the benefits from Inversion - revitalizing * rejuvenating* Refreshing

Fun * Joyful * Moment in Yoga for Kids

Yoga for Kids - is a new , fun and joyful way for Kids to learn yoga - taking the body in the shape of many familiar animals , esp downward facing down , cat stretch , snake , cow, Eagle and so on.

The class is conducted in a friendly & an interaction manner to encourage Kids to interact with one another and learn how to move & exercise the body. As all kids 'exuberance are irrepressible, therefore , the final guided relaxation for every class is essential to unwind the mind.

For a free trial session, please contact Wendy Liew @ 8805019 for details.

Yoga for Kids

Kids can benefit tremendously from many easy to follow and practice Yoga Poses that names are derived from many animals , it is a lot of fun to learn !!!

Yoga poses help growing kids to develop :
> Correct Postures
> Body Coordination
> Body Awareness
>Concentration & focus
>Self esteem

On Health Benefits :
>Strengthen the Immune System
>Improve the breathing capacity
>Increase the strength and flexibility

Wendy Liew, a mother of two, the elder is already 12 years old. She is definitely able to answer what a growing kid 's bodily development needs . Hello moms! , have your kids enrolled and join her new,fun & friendly& joyful "yoga for kids " class on every Fridays @ 2pm. The introductory package fee $ 45 for 8 sessions. $ 8 for a drop-in. For more details , you may contact her at 8805019. let your kids enjoy the whole new experience of moving their bodies through the powerful yogic techniques. They deserve to become more healthier and brighter!!!