Classes for Young Yogis

Why should you start Yoga at an early age

You’ve probably heard that yoga classes help kids learn how to ease stress and manage their emotions in an interactive and mindful way. Our mindfulness-based curriculum is designed to help youth/children become more aware of their inner world and how feelings and thoughts interact, resulting in different ways of communicating. We help children learn how to pause and observe their emotional states, thought processes, and physical sensations in a calm and nonjudgmental manner before interacting and making choices.

We encourage kids to practice mindfulness in a variety of different situations. Whether they are feeling happy or stressed, whether they’re enjoying quiet time in nature or are engaged in a competitive game with others. 

We help children see that every child’s body does yoga differently because  each person is wonderfully unique! This approach empowers every child to gradually achieve appreciation for what their body can do and helps them develop thoughts and emotions that  support, rather than hinder, their yoga-bilities. What a child learns about themselves, and others carries -over from the yoga mat to other areas of their life. Stress management tools and techniques we integrate into our program, gives kids powerful tools they can use any time to effectively manage their emotions and interactions. 

Benefits of Yoga & Mindfulness for Kids

The research on the benefits of yoga and mindfulness for kids shows:

• Enhanced awareness of their body, how it moves, and how it experiences emotions
• Greater ease connecting to other people and to their surroundings
• Enhanced emotional intelligence and resilience.
• Better ability to focus and to self-regulate behavior and emotions
• Improved confidence with physical skills such as balance, coordination, agility
• The ability to experience relaxation and learn how to enter this state of being in other settings such as at school, at home, and in peer groups.