Business taps into benefits of yoga for kids for birthday parties.
Whenever parents think of what to do for their little ones on their birthdays, they may kick a few ideas around. Bouncy house? Trip to the amusement park? Magician-clown hybrid? Well, how about a class that teaches the benefits of yoga for kids? It's certainly original – and according to one instructor, it's fun for children, too!
"I try to make yoga fun for kids, so really every pose can make the kids laugh," said teacher Jamie Anderson, as quoted by INFORUM.
She first got the idea of offering yoga parties for kids when she volunteered in South Africa, and discovered that children can't help but laugh and have fun when practicing the mind-body regimen.
To make the activity more engaging, Anderson incorporates games and storytelling into her exercises. For example, when children pose like cows or cats, she encourages them to moo and meow.
Anderson also believes that yoga isn't just fun for kids. It can actually help them focus, build flexibility, become self-aware and build self-esteem.
Any parents who are interested in the health benefits of yoga for their children should check out their Seattle yoga studio. The kids would certainly be in good company. As of 2007, more than 1.5 million American children had taken up the holistic healing technique, as reported by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
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