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Yippee We Have Yoga!

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Students at The Goddard School® located in Cedar Park, Texas, benefit from our daily yoga class provided for children ages six week to six years.

Teachers use the Apple Blossom Yoga guidelines, developed by the Yoga School, to augment cross-curricular learning through motor skills, science, math, language arts and social skills.  Using nature, animals, and a little imagination, young learners gain improvements in focus, body awareness and control, balance, creativity and flexibility.  To view TV coverage of our baby yoga program, CLICK HERE.

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  • The program is designed to educate the “whole” child through age-appropriate activities to enhance the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of each child.
  • Regular yoga practice helps children become more aware of their inner selves which, in turn, helps them learn to release anger, frustration and fears.
  • Physical fitness and basic movement skills assist in children’s spatial awareness, rhythm and creative expression.

The Goddard School of Cedar Park is the only private kindergarten and preschool in Texas accredited by both AdvanceEd/Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and National Accreditation Commission.  It is a curriculum based program for ages six weeks to 10 years.

 

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Yoga for children

Friday, December 11th, 2009

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.

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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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Benefits of Teaching Infants and Toddlers Yoga

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

The Goddard School of Cedar Park incorporates yoga as a regular part of the curriculum. Here’s some background why we do so! As parents we only want the best for our children which include teaching them ways to be healthier both physically and emotionally. While most adults are aware of the benefits that come from practicing a daily yoga routine they are not aware that they can also share these benefits with their children even as young as infant, toddler and Pre-K ages. After your infant is born and up until they are five years old they have a great opportunity to really soak up knowledge and learn new things. Yoga is of course the practice of physical moves that connect both the mind and the body and help one learn how to reach a new level of relaxation.

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How can these relaxation techniques help an infant, toddler or a Pre-K age child? Much like the same way they help adults. We adults often take for granted that certain circumstances and every day events do not effect children, even infants, toddlers and Pre-K age kids the same way they affect us. That notion is false. Studies have shown that stressful atmospheres can have an effect on infants moods and make them appear anxious and more fussy. Toddlers and Pre-K age children will also act out more and may even regress. By practicing yoga techniques with them they will learn from an early age to how relax and calm themselves in a healthy way.

Another benefit that will come of teaching your infant and young child yoga is that you are teaching them how important exercise is to both your physical health and mental health. Every year more and more Americans are becoming obese with an alarming number of them being our children. By starting out early and teaching them the importance of staying physically fit your child will have a decreased chance of becoming obese later on in life.

I’ll share some more ideas on yoga for children in my next blog.

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