Tips for Teaching Kids Yoga

Series Summary

Yoga originated over 5000 years ago as meditative practice, and it was to include the breath work that allows you meditate. It causes your spine to relax while enhancing flow to the brain. Yoga is beneficial for stress relief, circulation, and the lymph system and it also enhances breathing and posture. Many women in particular find yoga beneficial because of it's calm and soothing nature which allows them to easily unwind while having a low impact workout as well.

In our society today it is common to be slightly overweight. What we don't think about as much is that age is not as much a factor of this problem any more. Today more children are clinically overweight than ever before. Yoga is a very good way to introduce children to fitness and meditation, both of which are very important. In this free video series our expert will show and explain many yoga poses such as the famous downward facing dog pose, the cobra pose, the bridge pose and the airplane pose. No matter what your age, anyone can need a bit of help so watch these videos and see how yoga can make you feel!

Video Transcript

"Hi, I am Sharon Tessandori the owner of Barefoot Works Yoga Studio located in Lexington, Kentucky. I'm here today on behalf of Expert Village and I will be sharing with you some yoga poses that you can do with children. Yoga is a wonderful discipline that helps children to become stronger, more flexible and build endurance. It also helps to focus the mind and foster a position self-esteem. The following exercises and poses are designed for children between the ages of 7 and 11. It's important to know that these poses should be taught in a light hearted and encouraging manner. While practicing yoga with your child, please clear the area with any sharp or breakable items. Also be sure to check in with your child about how the poses feel. Nothing that you do should be uncomfortable or especially not painful. But most importantly breathe and have some fun."