Yoga for children

December 11th, 2009 by Butch Aggen, School Owner

At The Goddard School of Cedar Park, parents of our infants and older children often comment on the yoga included in our curriculum. Here’s a video of local news coverage of our baby yoga program.

There are many different ways you can begin teaching your child yoga even at an infant age. To start out with as soon as you have been given the okay by your doctor there are certain yoga moves that are safe to practice with your baby. You can find these moves in different yoga baby books as well as some special videos and DVD’s you can purchase at a number of different places. Taking a class is also beneficial. Besides giving the advantage of getting back into shape after having your baby you are slowly teaching them those important yoga techniques.

baby yoga work by Judy at birthlight.com.
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As your baby grows and becomes a toddler, you can then show them how to physically do the yoga moves themselves. You can also practice some of the important breathing techniques that are essential to doing yoga the correct way. As your child grows they will begin to perfect these moves and breathing exercises and start to do them on their own.

There are also DVD’s and shows that are designed just for children of this age. They will reap the most benefits by being in a yoga class with other children their age. Not only will they get the opportunity to practice yoga that is taught by a trained professional but they will also get social interaction which is very important at this age. Besides being taught yoga they can also learn about eating healthy and how all of it links together to affect them. They will see their peers practicing the same moves and try to mimic them.

The most important benefit that comes of teaching your child yoga is of course how it will affect their health. Your child will not only be physically healthier but they will also feel better inside and boost their self confidence helping them along their way of growing up.

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