Where there’s Yoga there’s magic!

Yoga is an ancient wisdom that promotes healthy living through guiding and teaching people to develop awareness and knowledge of their own mind, breath and body. This is done through drawing on a wide range of tools (including asana (postures), pranayama (breathing), relaxation, meditation, visualisation and sound) to develop a suitable and appropriate Yoga practice tailored to the individual – adult or child.

The benefits to a person’s overall health and wellbeing from practising Yoga are endless. These benefits plus more are also seen in Kid’s Yoga. Where Yoga for kids differs to adults Yoga is that it is fun, loud, interactive, creative, dramatic and playful.

‘Yoga is a holistic practice, with an inner as well as an outer focus. But most importantly, it’s fun!’     – Gopala – Rainbow Kids Yoga.

The Benefits of Yoga for Kids

YOGA:

• helps kids relax, have fun, unwind, and calm themselves
• reduces stress
• helps improve concentration and memory
• promotes a healthy, active lifestyle in a non-competitive environment
• helps kids sleep better
• increases emotional strength and inner strength
• nourishes creativity
• enhances the strength and alignment of growing bodies
• helps improve gross and fine motor skills
• improves digestion and other systems in the body (circulatory, hormonal, nervous, skeletal, muscular and respiratory)
• increases strength and flexibility
• builds coordination, spatial awareness and balance
• encourages compassion, kindness and respect
• develops teamwork and cooperation with others
• develops self-confidence, self-acceptance and self-love
• helps increase a child’s sensory and body awareness
• builds awareness of the importance of slow, deep breathing
• helps to create balance in body and mind
• encourages awareness and appreciation of the world around us