Yoga is an effective way to help children balance their physical and mental energy. The tenets of yoga are non-competitiveness, balance, trust and surrender, which are valuable concepts to teach your children. The University of Virginia Children's Hospital has even incorporated a yoga program into its treatment options for children with disabilities. You can use yoga videos to help your child learn the practice. Videos are a great way to get started in the comfort of your own home.
Gaiam Family Yoga
The Family Yoga DVD from Gaiam is led by renowned yogi, Rodney Lee accompanied by his wife and children. In addition to encouraging the whole family to practice yoga, this video progresses through a series of user-friendly postures that are designed to enhance kids' communication skills, build confidence and trust for themselves. The video culminates into a sitting relaxation pose instead of the traditional lying pose used by adults. In the final sitting posture, the family enjoys calm silence together. At a total length of 40 minutes, this video is appropriate for children of all ages and welcomes the company of adults. Gaiam Family Yoga is one of the videos recommended by Columbia University Medical Center's education/informational component of Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer.
YogaKids 3: Silly to Calm
YogaKids 3: Silly to Calm is a popular yoga video for children ages three to six. The videos popularity rest on the fact that it acknowledges and utilizes children's natural jubilant energy while leading them on an exploration of yoga. Instead of attempting to alter your child's silliness, this video give your child a way to channel and express that creative energy through yoga. At a total run time of 35 minutes, the series of 20 postures does ultimately end in a calm relaxation pose. Created by Marsha Wenig, mother and certified yoga instructor, this video is a winner of the Parent's Choice and Kids First Awards.
Yoga 4 Teens
Yoga 4 Teens is a comprehensive video instructional experience for adolescent yogis. At a total length of 90 minutes, the video is presented in two parts. Fortunately, the first hour is entirely instructional to ensure proper alignment and avoid injury while practicing. The program then progresses into a 30-minute yoga practice with four teens on screen. Christy Brock guides the group through an integral practice that includes sun salutation, hip openers, standing poses, backbends, sitting poses and the final savasana or relaxation pose. "Yoga Journal" editor Richard Rosen confirms, this video is an effective an well produced program.
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