Yoga Accessories Aren’t Just For Adults – Children Enjoy Yoga Also!
As yoga’s reputation grows, more pathways regarding this practice are being explored for children. Marsha Wenig, who created YogaKids Classes, which trains teachers all over the country, says there is much more interest today in kids’ classes. “When I started, there was maybe one other yoga teacher for kids,” she says. “Now there are thousands of people around the country teaching yoga to children. It’s very different from teaching yoga to grownups.”
Although a modern concept, kid’s yoga grew from parents seeing their children could enjoy it and also gain body knowledge, coordination, and stress relief. Over the last several years, yoga classes that include uncomplicated yoga accessories for kids of all ages have been springing up in yoga centers, park districts and schools. Yoga also supports children to develop strong, flexible and hale bodies as well as advance imagination, increase attention span and develop self-esteem. “With yoga exercises, you’re bonding with your baby…Depending on your flexibility, you can do all sorts of playful things with your baby in various yoga positions…” according to Marsha Wenig in Fitness magazine.
Not every type of yoga can be used as yoga for children though. Their needs are different – their physical bodies, growth rates and metabolism fluctuate greatly from those of adults. This must be taken into concern when taking allowance for kid’s yoga. There are, conversely, a good number