{"id":10456,"date":"2014-06-02T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10456"},"modified":"2014-06-02T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T13:30:38","slug":"benefits-yoga-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/benefits-yoga-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Yoga for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><strong>Yoga is an ancient spiritual and physical practice aimed at transforming both mind and body through conscious movement, exercise and breath work.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Yoga has been shown to have excellent\u00a0health benefits for people of all ages, and there are several organisations who specialise in yoga classes for children. \u00a0<\/span>Some of the many <strong>benefits of yoga for children<\/strong> are:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; Increased flexibility<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; Building of strength<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; Better ability to relax and cope with anxiety<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; Increased balance and co-ordination<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; Improved posture and alignment<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>&#8211; More self-confidence and better communication skills<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thirdroot.org\/events-workshops\/past-events-workshops\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yoga.jpg\" alt=\"yoga\" width=\"575\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yoga.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yoga-250x145.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yoga-700x407.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/yoga-120x70.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou can find a list of yoga teachers who specialise in working with children on the <a title=\"Yoga Alliance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yogaalliance.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yoga Alliance<\/a> website.\r\n<p class=\"p1\">You can also visit the following websites for children&#8217;s yoga classes in your area:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.injoy-yoga.com\/classes\/toddler-yoga\">http:\/\/www.injoy-yoga.com\/classes\/toddler-yoga<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogabugs.com\/\">http:\/\/www.yogabugs.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tattybumpkin.com\/classes\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.tattybumpkin.com\/classes\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p5\">Also, <a title=\"special yoga\" href=\"http:\/\/specialyoga.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Special Yoga Centre<\/a> in London provides yoga classes for children with special needs as well as expert yoga teacher training for those wishing to work with kids.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><strong>Have your kids tried yoga? 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