Beaches mums have created yoga mats for kids, writes Erina Starkey - The Manly Daily Do your children need a little inner peace? Do you need a little outer peace? If so, it might be time to encourage the littlies to take up yoga. And to ensure they are appropriately kitted up for their classes, northern beaches mums Kristy Moore and Jennifer Temple have begun making premium yoga mats, designed for children aged three to eight. “I teach a regular Pilates class at a primary school and I noticed that all the children had to carry these big, heavy mats around, along with their school bags and everything else,” Kristy Moore, co-owner of Sunchild Yogi, said. “It started me thinking about...
I am currently reading, “The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care” by Sally Fallon Morell. It has some interesting concepts about everything from the spiritual meaning of teething to vaccinations and illnesses. I would imagine some would find it quite “out there” but a lot of it is actually quite useful. I found an interesting section titled “The serious business of play”, about kids play and their imagination. I will copy here, have a read and let us know what you think. “Only young children know how to play – to occupy themselves with objects while creating an imaginative narration in the mind. While the word “play” is defined as a recreation or amusement, for children, play is...
It's hard to be a kid today. Children deal with many distractions, temptations, overstimulation and peer pressure. Schools are challenged to do more with less and be creative in how they reach even the most isolated child. Yoga is a low-cost, helpful tool that can have a positive impact on children. Here are some of the many benefits of teaching yoga to kids: Yoga helps kids to: Develop body awareness Learn how to use their bodies in a healthy way Manage stress through breathing, awareness, meditation and healthy movement Build concentration Increase their confidence and positive self-image Feel part of a healthy, non-competitive group Have an alternative to tuning out through constant attachment to electronic devices 1. Awareness of the...
Yoga and mindfulness could hold the key to calm... Initial studies of the effects of teaching Yoga and Meditation in children, point to a rangeof benefits, including improvement in sleeping and concentration. “Yoga andmindfulness could hold the key to calm”, say some early learning experts. Meditation isgreat for young minds. The following article published on the 5th August 2017 by Amanda Phelan in the Sydney Morning Herald explains this in a little more detail. Have a read below! "The reported intervention effects include decreases in stress, anxiety, and depression and increases in empathy, meta-cognition and behavioural regulation in school-aged children and adolescents," says Dr Yoon-Suk Hwang, a research fellow at Australian Catholic University's Learning Sciences Institute Australia (LSIA). "There is...
Yoga presented in a child's language can help counter the stress experienced by little ones living in a hurry-up world. Learn the benefits of teaching yoga for kids. Our children live in a hurry-up world of busy parents, school pressures, incessant lessons, video games, malls, and competitive sports. We usually don't think of these influences as stressful for our kids, but often they are. The bustling pace of our children's lives can have a profound effect on their innate joy—and usually not for the better. We have found that yoga can help counter these pressures. When children learn techniques for self-health, relaxation, and inner fulfillment, they can navigate life's challenges with a little more ease. Yoga at an early age encourages...
