We all know as adults that life can be quite stressful but most of us don’t consider that our children can also feel very stressed in their lives.  Life seems to travel at a much faster speed these days and as a result both adults and kids are under a great deal of pressure.

Teaching your children yoga can help them to deal with lifes pressures, both now and also gives them some great techniques to deal with the challenges that they will face in life as they get older.  Yoga can help boost a childs self esteem while also teaching them methods of relaxation.  These skills can benfit them in life and help them to develop cooperation and compassion.

The physical benefits of children practising yoga are also very great as it improves strength and coordination and also flexibility.  This in turn can also improve their concentration levels and their sense of calmness and relaxation.

Children are generally much more flexible than adults because as we get older we stop using many muscles and they lose their flexibility.  If children can learn yoga at a young age it will help them to keep their flexibility which will aid their health as they mature.

Not only will children experiene the many benefits that yoga offers but they will find it fun to do.  Instructors will often teach children yoga by playing and imitating animals and plants to reach certain yoga poses.  This helps to nourish a child’s natural creative talents and makes yoga classes fun and effective.

Kids love to talk and love to be on the move, many kids find it hard to stay still for too long a period of time.  So making yoga fun and exciting will keep their attention and although yoga is often practised for relaxation, there are many poses where kids can play the role of various animals and can include animal sounds in their role play.  Allowing children to let go and roar like a lion or bark like a dog will help to improve their self esteem as well as keep them interested and excited in their yoga classes.

By teaching children yoga in this interactive and fun way they will enjoy the benefits of flexibility, balance, focus, peace, health and well-being and they will have the foundations for a life long healthy practise of yoga.