All children can benefit from the positive effects of yoga
Parents seek activities for their children that, in addition to having fun, have positive benefits for their physical and mental development and for their health. Yoga for children can be a good option to combine play with relaxation, concentration and balance.
Originally from India, the word yoga means 'union', union first with oneself (the child meets himself, learns to know himself), and then with others (the little ones learn to relate and communicate with their environment).
When can my son practice yoga
Experts agree that the best age for the child to enter the yoga exercises is from 4 years. At that age the little ones already know perfectly what can be expected and wanted from them and they already have the capacity to carry out and control certain movements of the body.
At that age, for children, the practice of yoga is a playful activity. However, thanks to yoga they manage to forget the possible situations of pressure or stress that appear at school or at home and they relax, adopting a calm attitude, reducing tensions and facilitating their concentration and self-control. It also promotes their creative potential and enhance their talent.
Benefits of yoga for children
Yoga is a recommended activity for all children. The search for balance and harmony is a good basis for children to enjoy a happy and healthy adult life in the future.
For the restless or active child as well as for the shy or shameful child, yoga helps channel their energy and reaffirm their self-esteem. It will help the more active to learn to relax and concentrate more, while also encouraging the quieter children to lose their fear of others and open themselves to the universe around them.
Yoga, adapted to the personality of the child
Consequently, depending on the temperament of each child, it will be necessary to plan the yoga classes with some types of exercises or others. You can not plan a standard yoga practice the same for all types of children, but rather we have to study and analyze the temperament of each one. It is necessary to take into account diverse characteristics that later will influence in the formation of a personality and of a normal or deviant physical development. These characteristics are:
- Level of activity of the child: frequency and speed of their movements.
- Regularity or irregularity in their physiological functions: sleep, hunger, etc.
- Reaction to new experiences such as a new bedroom or being with strangers.
- Minimum force or stimulus needed to draw your attention to make a new movement or activity.
- Expansion energy in which he expresses his emotions, states of mind, desires, illusions, etc.
- Ease with which your attention deviates from one activity to another by some peripheral stimulus.
- Time of uninterrupted attention to a simple activity such as watching television or a posture.
Therefore, yoga is a highly recommended activity for children, a game that favors its development in every way and helps you relax, concentrate and lead a more peaceful life now and in the future, always maintaining a positive attitude.
