The CHARM IT! office is a buzz with the sound of om every Wednesday @ 6pm when we have our weekly in-house yoga class. It’s the end of the work day where we all breathe, relax and leave the day’s stress behind on the mat. Many of us at High IntenCity are parents or parents-to-be and are curious about the practice for our children. Will they enjoy the benefits of yoga as much as us?
In order to get the answers to our questions, we asked our guest Yoga Guru, Tara, to give her insight on yoga for children. Tara is a mother, Qi Gong practitioner and body worker whose practice includes Kundalini yoga, Ayurveda massage, meridian acupressure, and reflexology. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years, teaching for 10 years, and is basically our go-to person for everything health & wellness.
Here’s what Tara had to share with us in my interview…
Yoga! All parents should take a class first so they can understand the benefits. Even better, go to a family yoga class!
6wks! Mommy and Me Yoga classes
To help them focus, improve health, better sleep, and less worry!
Trust, self confidence, relaxation & fun!
Kids are a little bit free with themselves. They like to stand on their heads or try to put their feet behind their heads.
Comfortable clothes, water, most kids like having their own mat, but studios have extra mats that you can borrow.
The best way to practice at home is to watch a kids’ yoga video first, so you can learn some poses, and then they can have fun with it by trying it on their own.
Just sitting down and becoming aware of their breath is a benefit.
To realize we are all different, and to not compare themselves to others.
Keep it light and fun! Yoga should be no pressure!
She likes being in a class having fun with the other kids!
Shoulder stand
Shoulder stand is one of my favorite poses as well. My actual favorite pose is Triangle Pose, but that’s for another post! Thank you Tara for giving us a better understanding of yoga for children, we look forward to chatting with you in future posts.
Cool where can I start !
If time is money you’ve made me a weaihtler woman.
I’m going to try this out, thanks