Parents often say, "my kid loves Yoga” and we believe it!  Yoga positively influences children of all ages. Students can be their personal best by building individual skills that create healthy bonded families and safe caring communities. 

Students from all walks of life, including under-privileged youth to the highest performing student-athletes and young performing-artists, benefit from Yoga.

Here are some benefits of kids Yoga in alphabetical order. We’ll bet you can come up with even more!

• Active
• Balanced
• Courageous
• Disciplined
• Encouraged
• Focused
• Grounded
• Healthy
• Imaginative
• Jovial
• Kind
• Leader
• Mindful
• Nourished
• Optimistic
• Peaceful
• Quiet
• Routine
• Strong
• Team Player
• Upstanding
• Valued
• Wonderful
• Xenodochial (friendly ☺)
• Youthful
• Zealous 

…and SUPER FUN!

Growing up is difficult! Our driven culture with academic, social and performance pressures paired with the impact of digital multi-media consumption creates the most intense conditions parents and educators have ever faced.

Kids are struggling to manage their energy often with extreme highs and lows. Many families are suffering - feeling over-scheduled, stressed-out and disconnected.  

Problems emerge early with conditions such as:

• Low muscle tone
• Developmental delays
• Impulse control 
• Sensory integration imbalances
• Sleep disorders

and too often lead to diagnoses of:

• Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Childhood obesity
• Anxiety
• Addiction
• Depression 

Yoga is proven to help with all these conditions. It’s Yoga Kids® is working to make Yoga even more accessible with IYK® at home, school and sports.

In two to ten minutes a day, no matter where you are - from cradle to grave, Yoga is always there for you. It’s a practice for life.

I found Yoga when I was 25 years old. I wish I had found it earlier. After 25 years of practicing and teaching, the mind and body benefits of Yoga have become parallel. Strength, flexibility and balance (satisfaction, yet continually striving) are what bring me back to Yoga. Yes, it stretches my body, but perhaps even more, it stretches my brain, experiencing the contrast between movement and stillness that comes with the practice.

It makes me feel strong and curious, exploring my edges, feeling them, and stopping to breathe through them. Sometimes losing it, falling, even crying, and the frustration of it! Challenging myself to focus and commit, adapt and persevere. Discovering the combination of effort and ease. Feeling proud and productive. Trusting myself. Forgiving myself. Accepting and releasing whatever I may be holding on to too tightly. Loving myself for where I am and often envisioning where I want to go. Finding freedom and flow energetically.

It’s not an exercise for me; it’s a metaphor for life. It informs my awareness, my attitude, my approach, and my actions. I love its depth, lack of perfection and unending-ness. Simply put, it makes me feel good, even when it’s difficult. I crave that connection for my body, mind, and soul to live life more fully.

I teach Yoga because I want everyone to feel that connection - especially parents and kids. Serving yourself through yoga enables you to contribute to your own performance, health, and happiness. That radiates to your sphere of influence with family, friends, classmates, and co-workers. That positive impact can make the world a better place. I wish for that!

And the beauty is, it starts with you, and it ends with you. You have that power. Everyday. Every moment. It’s a huge responsibility and a fantastic opportunity! I love it.