Children live in a world on the go, filled with video games, competitive sports, social pressures and the list goes on! Yoga keeps children healthy physically, mentally and emotionally.

Being a former elementary school teacher, I have seen children who do yoga improve their performance in behavior, focus, test taking skills, memorization and reading. Yoga teaches children how to calm themselves and stay in control of their behavior. Children learn how to breathe properly, relaxing their nervous system and easing anxiety. In addition to health benefits, yoga’s value to children also includes the environment of supportive exploration.

Children need to discover the world on their own. Telling them to think harder, do it better, or be a certain way because it’s good for them is not the optimal way. If you provide a supportive, responsive and creative environment for them, they will learn. Yoga is free of competition, judgment and it is a very safe place for children.

Bee Happy Bee Well at USMMA gives children the rare opportunity to just be kids within the context of yoga asana and meditation, while teaching self-awareness and self-care.
 
-Emily Leahy, RYT
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To find out more about our program or to sign up your child please email Stephanie Luke at stephanie@usmma.org