Yoga; The Amazing Health Benefits For Children
Not a fan of joining after-school activities, my daughter was unconvinced with a capital ‘UN’ as I took her to my yoga studio for a taster session of yoga for children. Her unwillingness began to thaw a little at the warmth emanating from the welcoming yoga instructor who greeted her so kindly. As I watched them interact, I realized that very few adults talk to children in the way the way yoga instructor was doing; actually listening to my daughter’s comments and responding to them fairly, respecting her with equal gravity as she would another adult. By the time they had spoken for a very short time, my daughter seemed thoroughly bought in, seeming relieved there were no demands, obligations or rules. It was totally different to school, and introduced her to an activity which invited her to unplug from all the stresses, rules and routines which make up children’s lives – The things we impose on them through our system of education, and which they generally accept, but which often