CHILD'S POSE

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.b Sound Files - Mindfulness In Schools

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Yoga for the Special Child

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Yoga for School Kids

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10 Cool Meditations for Pre-Teens and Teens

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Instagram photo by Mahadevi Yoga Centre • Oct 22, 2016 at 8:15am UTC

Im honoured to have trained again with the gifted Sonia Sumar who has dedicated her life to teaching yoga to children with special needs 💖💖💖

Holistic Me After School Program at Robert W Coleman

It's all about giving children their own self regulating tools using Yoga and Mindfulness. Magic & children are the bestest teachers 😃😃😃

This School Sends Kids To Meditation Instead Of Detention With Impressive Results

Do watch this inspiring video on sharing Yoga with each other. It shows the power of love has the huge capacity to heal not only kids individually but their families & communities too. That's why We are here, to connect & love

Disability in Africa: Nairobi's Yoga classes, Focus on Africa - BBC World Service

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Making Yoga Kid-Friendly

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Treating Your Child’s ADHD… Naturally

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The pineal is a tiny gland, located in the medulla oblongata of the brain. In yoga, it is closely linked with ajna chakra, the seat of wisdom and intuition. When the child is about eight years of age, the pineal begins to degenerate. This decay corresponds to the beginning of sexual maturation, precipitated by the release of hormones from the pituitary gland. Many children do not cope well during this transitional period, when sexual awareness is developing. Therefore, disruptive behaviour is often evinced at this age, such as anger, resentment, or violence, much of which can be directly or indirectly attributed to hormonal imbalance. Why burden a child with sexual responsibility at such a tender age? If we can find a way to delay the decay of the pineal gland, to maintain a balance between the sympathetic (pingala) and parasympathetic (ida) nervous systems, then the child can continue to experience childhood without the stress of inappropriate impulses. In yogic terminology, emotional disturbance is the result of an imbalance of manas shakti (the mental component) and prana shakti (the vital component). When there is excess mental energy, and a lack of prana, the child suffers withdrawal, depression, anxiety or lethargy. He lacks dynamism and cannot transform his mental energy into creative action. Conversely, if the child has excess prana, and not enough manas, then he will become very destructive and disruptive. A vast amount of energy with no control spells disaster. It is comparable to a fast moving vehicle with no brakes. Such hyperactive children are difficult to live with, and learning is almost impossible in this state. Yoga as preventive medicine A few simple practices, starting from the age of eight, will help to balance the mental and vital energies, and preserve the pineal gland, thus delaying sexual maturation and preventing needless psycho-emotional distress. The child can be taught surya namaskara (salutation to the sun), a dynamic exercise involving twelve different movements. This provides stretching and relaxation for the body, and helps to rebalance the energy. He can practise shambhavi mudra, focusing the gaze on the eyebrow centre, which is essential for maintaining the health of the pineal. Nadi shodhana, alternate nostril breathing, balances the nadis and nervous system, and teaches the child how to induce calmness within himself. In dealing with emotionally unstable children, we must remember that they are not necessarily receptive, cooperative or obedient, and a person attempting to teach them yoga practices may become easily frustrated when confronted by a negative, resentful child. The key point is to remain objective. The child may defy you, and show anger and hostility, but he is likely to be using you to express the anger he feels for someone else, perhaps his mother or father. In any case, yoga cannot be forced on anyone, so it is up to the adult to devise ways of introducing these techniques so that they appeal to the imagination of the child. If the child can experience even a brief period of mental relaxation, he will gain some insight into his own behaviour. For emotionally distressed children, who find inactivity almost unbearable, the combination of physical movement and progressive relaxation is most appropriate. After surya namaskara, the child will willingly lie down in shavasana for yoga nidra. Following the progressive relaxation of body parts, the instructor may run through a series of visualizations such as 'elephant', 'house', 'black dog', and so on. The purpose of the exercise is to induce deep relaxation, so that negative impressions locked in the unconscious mind will float to the surface and be dissipated. Total practice period should take no more than ten minutes a day. Children under the age of eight do not need surya namaskara or pranayama, but simple yoga nidra techniques can be introduced with good effects.