Yoga 4 Kids

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Children's Yoga Teachers Directory (Canada)

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Yoga 4 Kids is specifically developed to teach yoga & meditation to children of all ages and abilities from toddlers to teens.
Yoga 4 Kids offers private Yoga Therapy to infants, children and teens with special needs and professional development workshops for adults which qualify as Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through Yoga Alliance.

Yoga is an ancient science and philosophy that has been practiced for thousands of years.The popularity of Childrens’ Yoga is increasing. It can be found in after school and lunch time programs, special education classes, pre-schools, daycares, yoga centers and dance studios. Yoga 4 Kids combines dynamic movements, postures, breathing exercises and meditations of Kundalini yoga and Hatha yoga into an integrated and holistic program of physical fitness, education and social and self-awareness.

Yoga 4 Kids Article for Vitality™, Toronto's Monthly Wellness Journal, May 2006

Yoga, adapted for pre-school children, develops body awareness, language, good listening skills, cooperation and powers of observation. It teaches pre-school children about nature, their environment and inspires their imaginations. It prepares them for breathing techniques used in yoga. They learn by playing, singing, moving and imitating. This is an ideal time for children to begin a yoga practice.

Yoga with school aged children balances quiet and active poses with game playing, singing, storytelling, drawing, simple breath meditations and rest. Children can easily follow the teacher’s instructions by learning the names of different body parts, their locations and function. As children learn the names of the postures and movements they develop a yoga vocabulary. They can use their yoga poses to play games, take on the qualities of different animals or use their imaginations to make up stories about animals on a farm, climbing a mountain or trekking through a jungle. They can each assume the role of leader and teach their classmates a yoga posture or breathing exercise. Their yoga improves very quickly.

Pre-teens and teens learn about anatomy and physiology in greater depth. We discuss how muscles and joints allow bones to move; how yoga and meditation affect digestion, immune and neurological functions and the nervous and glandular systems; how yoga and meditation can help them study for exams and cope with the stress and pressures of daily life. The classes are physically challenging and provide a complete workout for young bodies.

Yoga for the Special Child R, LLC, the Sonia Sumar Method of Yoga Therapy is a step by step, therapeutic hands on and integrated system of hatha yoga poses, eye exercises, specialized breathing exercises, music and sound therapy and relaxation techniques. It is designed to increase basic motor, cognitive and communication skills in children with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida. It helps reduce hyperactivity, balance emotions, improves concentration, coordination, and self-control in children with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD and ADD.

Yoga Therapy “empowers the soul to empower the body so that the child can grow with a feeling of wholeness” and reach her/his full potential. Early intervention enhances the healthy and natural development of infants and toddlers. However,it is never too late to reap the benefits of Yoga Therapy.

Family yoga is an activity that the family will have fun doing together. Establishing a time to do yoga and meditation will help to cultivate a healthy lifestyle, bring compassion to the relationship and strengthen the bonds between family members.

Teaching Yoga to children is challenging, exciting and rewarding. I am continually encouraged by the positive results, both physical and emotional, that I have observed in children who take yoga regularly. Children’s spontaneity, innate joy and natural innocence and wisdom are always an inspiration....and we have lots of fun.

OM Shanti, Shanti,Shanti

May there be Peace, Peace and Perfect Peace

Sat Nam & Namaste.

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