There are numerous benefits to children when they do yoga. Yoga can help them:
- Develop strength, co-ordination & flexibility
- Learn to find quiet
- Encourage creativity – a calm mind is a creative mind!
- Learn to listen to their bodies
- Become aware of their breath
- Build emotional skills
- Encourage whole brain development
- Support a child’s overall development
Yoga complements a child’s other chosen activities in Sports, Music and the Arts by improving motor control, balance, breathing and whole-body awareness whilst stimulating creativity and encouraging emotional well-being.
Here’s what kids have said about doing yoga with the Samye Centre:
- “It helps me feel calm inside”
- “I love learning new things”
- “I like imagining being animals!”
- “I like the feeling of stretching”
- “It’s fun!”
- “I make new friends”