While relieving the pressure of failure in competitive sports, yoga provides a fun, safe, playful, and non-competitive way for children to engage in physical activity that helps develop both the mind and body. A dedicated yoga practice helps children cope with various academic, emotional, psychological, social and physical challenges or conflicts that they face in their daily lives. It provides a relaxing and joyful environment for children, as they cultivate better coordination, resilience, and balance, and also become more focused and confident. By including breathing techniques, behavior patterns, and physical postures, yoga helps take children on a path of constant self-discovery and body awareness. The allure of yoga lies in the fact that it can be performed alone or in a group, and does not require any elaborate equipment or dedicated practice space and can therefore be performed in a fun way by children of any age, at any age. anytime and anywhere. .

The five key areas in which yoga benefits children are as follows.

1. Encourage a healthy lifestyle: The earlier kids are introduced to yoga, the easier it will be to incorporate it into their lifestyles. It also instills healthy eating habits, teaches better breathing, and promotes care and concern for physical and mental well-being.

2. Sharpens Focus and Memory: Regular yoga practice hones focus and concentration, stimulates mental processing and responsiveness, and promotes memory and retention among children. This, in turn, allows children to do better in school.

3. Body awareness and improved connection between mind and body: Performing Asanas increases awareness about the bodies, while the meditative facets of yoga and Pranayama help to achieve a healthy mind. Yoga, therefore, allows children to take care of their own bodies, especially, as various research has shown, for children with special needs.

4. Develop self-esteem and self-respect: Yoga helps develop confidence and self-esteem among children. While enhancing team skills such as social interaction, cooperation, and synergy, it simultaneously promotes individuality and self-expression. Therefore, instill respect for oneself and others, as well as for the environment.

5. Instill good values: The practice of yoga together with the knowledge of yogic philosophy instills in children good virtues such as truthfulness, moderation, perseverance, gratitude and self-discipline. The practice of yoga is therefore the easiest and best way to develop character among children.

A child who begins yoga at a young age is blessed with a life of health, calm, and well-being of mind, body, and soul. As parents, we must guide our children to the path of yoga as soon as possible, to give them a healthy childhood and a solid future.