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Kids Holidays and Yoga: Five calming yoga poses for the holidays.

 

With the excitement of the holidays, combined with travel, visitors, schedule changes and a greater focus on material things, kids can sometimes find themselves overwhelmed and out of sorts.

Parents can encourage their children to enjoy some quiet focused time such as reading a book, listening to calming music or doing some yoga.  Yoga has a special way of bringing our focus to our bodies and breath without necessarily trying.  When this happens, even for a moment, calmness replaces our thinking minds and our stress.

So if you find that your children need a few moments to recuperate during the holidays, encourage them to try these 5 yoga poses for kids to help return them to a lovely calm!

 

Butterfly Pose

For Butterfly sit and touch your left and right feet together with your knees wide. Sit up tall, lift your chest and put your hands on your ankles.  Relax your face and head while lifting your chest up, up, up!

 

Cow Pose

For Cow Pose sit with your legs outstretched. Bend your knees and have your legs apart with your feet flat on the floor.  Slide one leg under the other, then line your top knee up with the lower knee (as in the photo).  Now meet your arms behind your back with one elbow high and the other low.  Sit as tall as you can!  Hold the pose for a bit of time and then switch to the other side.

 

Turtle Pose

For Turtle Pose sit with your legs outstretched.  Bend your knees, legs apart with your feet flat on the floor.  Bend forward at the waist and slide your arms under your legs.  You can either put your hands on your feet or back toward your hips (as in the photo). Relax your head toward your feet.

 

Child’s Pose

For Child’s Pose sit on your feet then bend and place your forehead on the floor.  Relax your tummy between your thighs and your arms by your side.  Try to relax your whole body.

 

Savasana

For Savasana (relaxation pose) lie down on your back with your palms facing up. Close your eyes.  Relax your body from the top of your head to the bottom of you feet.  Imagine your whole body melting into the floor.  Relax in Savasana for a few minutes.  Then sit up slowly and enjoy the rest of your day!

Namaste!  (“The light in me honors the light in you!”)

 

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This entry was posted on Monday, December 24th, 2012.
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The Benefits of Yoga in U.S. Schools

Yoga classes for kids are taking off, as advocates say it’s especially helpful for those with focusing problems

A 2003 study by California State University, Los Angeles found that yoga improved students’ behavior, physical health and academic performance, as well as attitudes toward themselves. That same year, Leipzig University reported that yoga reduces feelings of helplessness and aggression, and in the long term helps emotional balance. The benefits of yoga are particularly strong among children with special needs, research shows. (more…)

This entry was posted on Friday, July 6th, 2012.
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Yoga May Help Prevent Adolescent Mental Problems

High school students who do yoga may derive psychological benefits, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in the April issue of Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. Leading author, Jessica Noggle, PhD of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston said that since mental health disorders usually develops in teenage years: “Yoga may serve a preventive role in adolescent mental health.” (more…)

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 5th, 2012.
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Yoga on the Brain: How Doing Yoga Changes Your Child’s Brain

Kids yoga is like kale for the brain—extremely healthy. From emotional regulation to social intelligence, kids yoga classes offer plenty of opportunities to build positive synaptic connections. Below, we explore three ways that kids yoga classes benefit the brain. (more…)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012.
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Scientific Studies that Support Kids Yoga

These 3 Studies Show how Yoga Improves Stress Management, Spatial Memory, and Body Control in Children

Scientific research has proven that … no matter how healthy a
child’s body may be, it can always benefit from yoga practice. (more…)

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 1st, 2012.
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