Some useful yoga exercises for children

Yoga is an oriental practice that is based on Hindu spirituality. Without entering into his spiritual background, we can help ourselves with some of the exercises he proposes to improve our physical state and, at the same time, discharge our tension. In the same way, we can help our children to develop pecuniary while we encourage other skills such as concentration or tranquility.

As explained by Naylín Núñez, author of the blog for beginners 'Yoga is more', childhood is a very important stage in our lives "and experiencing something like yoga in childhood is wonderful." In this way, it ensures that this exercise "improves flexibility, gives strength, coordination and body awareness, it improves the concentration and the sensation of calm coming to feel more relaxed ".


The benefits of yoga in children

Núñez is also a monitor yoga, and tells that once a little cousin asked him to teach him some postures. This girl, with hyperactivity, little by little it was calming while exercising various steps of this fun exercise. It is an experience that is fully supported by science, which has shown that yoga prevents childhood stress.

"Through yoga, children will exercise your breathing and they will learn to relax to cope with stress, situations conflictives and the lack of concentration, so obvious problems in today's society, "they comment, on the other hand, from Eco Yoga Festival, which say that this exercise helps children" on their long journey to the physical and psychic domain ".


It is this organization, which provides us with an interesting list with All the benefits that yoga has for children:

1- Development and dexterity of the motor muscles.

2- Flexibility in the joints.

3- Improvement of postural habits of the spine.

4- Massage of internal organs.

5- Improvement in breathing habits.

6- Stimulation of blood circulation.

7- Improvement of self-esteem.

8- Low in the level of child stress.

9- Improvement of the senses.

10- Agility and integrity

11- Calm and relaxation.

12- Stretching.

10- Better development of attention, concentration, memory and imagination.

11- Harmonization of personality and character.

12- Timely channeling of physical energy.

13- Better understanding and interaction with others.


When to start with yoga

It is common for parents to ask ourselves at what age our children can start certain activities. In this sense, experts say that children can start practicing yoga from the four years. In fact, it is possible that in certain yoga academies you find that there are groups for children from that age, because each class must be adapted to the needs of children's evolutionary stage.

In this sense, parents are advised to pay close attention to the characteristics of yoga groups. "In the case of children, Motivation is a very important factor ", explain, so it's convenient "that in a yoga class there are not more than 15 children gathered", which would guarantee that the class is personalized.

"Children should feel comfortable and relaxed", they add from Eco Yoga Festival, which indicates that the little ones should be dressed" with loose, light, comfortable clothes that allow them to make any movement with comfort ".

About the time, the truth is that here there are no special limitations: Yoga can be practiced at any time of the day, but the best time for your practice is in the morning. "It is also advisable to avoid the ingestion of solid foods two hours before your practice," they say.

So do not hesitate, it is true that during the course children have many extracurricular classes, but a physical activity that, in addition, provides them with such a level of relaxation and knowledge of your body It will be very beneficial.

Angela R. Bonachera

Video: Yoga for Kids: Part I


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